Faithful Not Successful
In Which We Learn that My Book Has a Title!
I'm delighted to announce the title of my forthcoming book with Ave Maria Press! Awakening at Lourdes: How ...
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What Br. Juniper and St. Thomas Aquinas teach us about intellectual disability
I'm blogging at Accepting the Gift this month for the back-to-back feasts of Juniper and Aquinas! The best ...
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The Best Books on Disability That I Read in 2020
I've always been a voracious reader (and proclaimed it publicly when I shared my Goodreads 2020 Year in ...
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I’m Launching a Newsletter
Hello, reader! And hello 2021. Popping in briefly to say that Great Things are Afoot with my writing ...
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The Disabled: Modern Missionaries Inside the Church
On December 3, Pope Francis marked the International Day of Persons with Disabilities with a profound statement, one ...
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Why Jesus Coming in Weakness Matters to Special Needs Families
What I love about Christmas, as a special needs parent, is the same thing I love about Easter: ...
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My Rosary Story: Muscle Memory
[Ed: CatholicMom.com invited its authors to contribute personal stories of the rosary in our lives to celebrate October, ...
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A New Chapter in Catechesis for Persons with Disabilities
{This post originally appeared at Accepting the Gift and is reprinted here with permission.} In late June 2020, ...
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The Seven Sorrows: A Model of Suffering that 2020 Needs
Uniting our suffering with Christ’s, after Mary’s model, is one of the most powerful prayer tools we have ...
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Just as I am, and as I might be
Parenting—or life, really—requires holding a certain tension in your mind between two truths. Image: Boy standing in a ...
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I’m a Catholic wife, mother of six, and writer who wrestles with the problem of pain. What does faith look like in times of adversity and struggle? I’m so glad to have you here, joining the conversation. Learn more about me 🠖
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