What your grandma meant by “offer it up,” and how to make your life a gift to the world

May 7, 2019 Christy9 Comments

You’ve probably heard the phrase “offer it up” as a super-Catholic, sometimes flippant response to life’s problems. If you’ve ever wondered what it actually means, this is the post for you.

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What’s in a name? How our kids got their Catholic saint names and why it matters

March 7, 2019March 8, 2019 Christy10 Comments

Where did the Wilkens kids get those weirdo names, and why? All your questions answered here…

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Better than we know ourselves

January 20, 2017June 14, 2018 Christy2 Comments

I have felt, rather helplessly, this inner desire to find God’s call for my life and do it. I devoured these books because I found it so fascinating to listen to other people’s stories on radically following God’s call.

Faithful, Not Successful

The spiritual practice of special needs parenting

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What your grandma meant by “offer it up,” and how to make your life a gift to the world

What’s in a name? How our kids got their Catholic saint names and why it matters

Better than we know ourselves