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Saint Valentine’s Day did not begin as a Hallmark card with flowers, chocolates, long-stemmed roses, conversation hearts, and romantic...

As we reflect and remember the Feast Day of St. Lucy, I had to go back and do some research. I have always thought of St. Lucy because...

I’m writing this reflection after a recent conversation with my brother who’s left the Catholic Church. Hearing more about his personal...

Type into Google “patron saint of feminists” and you will find that there is no such title. There are suggestions such as Sts. Brigid,...

As the liturgical year draws to a close and we enter these twin feasts of All Saints and All Souls, I tend to think on my loved ones who...

My first exposure to St. Hildegard of Bingen was through her artwork. Hildegard experienced a series of visions throughout her life,...

St. Monica is known for being St. Augustine’s mother and the chief source of his faith conversion. As a mother of two boys, I understand...

After receiving the news that she would bear the Son of God, Mary’s immediate response was to seek the comfort and counsel of her older...

Jane Frances de Chantel (1572-1641) - Feast Day August 12 “Throw ourselves into God as a little drop of water into the sea, and lose...

I have recently learned that “rumination” is a clinical term; I have long used the word as a synonym for “contemplate,” for example...

Today we celebrate three of Jesus’s closest friends: Lazarus, who is described as “the one you love” (John 11:3); Mary, who performs the...

As I write this piece celebrating Mary Magdalene on her feast day, I keep thinking how beloved she must be to so many of us who write for...

“But Mary treasured all these things, pondering them in her heart” (Luke 2:19), reflects Mary’s heart as Our Lady of Mount Carmel....

I was standing in a Mexican town square, looking at the facade of a church, when my phone pinged. I was feeling homesick during my study...

Mary is a woman who has known grief. Certainly as a mother, her own child was killed. But also just as a woman.

May 13th is the Feast of Our Lady of Fatima.  I started reading everything that I could find on apparitions or visions of the Blessed...

We named our second daughter Josephina Clare, after many strong women: St. Clare of Assisi, Jo from Little Women, my beloved Aunt Debbie...

In late September of 2023, I moved to a particular neighborhood of Detroit called Corktown. The oldest neighborhood in the city of...

The stories of Saint Lucy paint a picture of a young girl with unwavering faith and devotion. In Sicily at the time of Emperor...

The vibrant colors and varied faces of a Diego Rivera mural provided the background to the story of Saint Juan Digeo and Our Lady of...