living the domestic monastery out loud
Despite the rising death rates due to lockdowns and the shocking rate at which fellow Americans eagerly encourage the government to strip them of their God-given rights (life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness come readily to mind as well as privacy), I have discovered there are some good things that have come out of …
I was recently invited to be on the Freed From Feminism Podcast, first with my husband to discuss single income large families, and second to talk about my return to the Church and my conversion from feminism and toxic femininity. I hope you enjoy the listen and it gets you thinking about the lies that …
As Catholic wives and mothers we are always preparing. Preparing meals. Preparing clothing for the day ahead. Preparing for Mass shenanigans of small, squirrely children. Preparing the bath. Preparing lessons for our homeschool. Preparing for birth. Preparing our children for life as adults. Preparing. As I write this, I struggle to think of a moment …
I dread the question, “how many children do you have?” I want to share about the little one I never had the chance to meet on this side of the veil. I feel a duty to acknowledge his* life and shout from the rooftops, “My baby existed! And he mattered!” More often than not, I …
Well hello there, Gentle Reader… It’s been some time since we sat down together. How are you? Are you well? Is your family well? How has life been for you these last six months that the world has been gripped by the Virus of government overreach? We are fortunate to not have suffered a job …
I recently found myself drinking a cup of coffee and contemplating what is often described as the “hidden years” of Christ. Those precious years in which our Lord was being raised by the Blessed Virgin Mary and St. Joseph so often capture my imagination. It’s amazing to think that we know very little about Christ’s …
“Why me?” Go ahead and raise your hand if these words have ever escaped your lips or if you’ve ever thought them. Your hand is raised, isn’t it? Of course it is, because at some point in everyone’s life, there has been a moment when we endure some test or trial, some agony or tragedy …
The definition of rape culture is “the belief that victims have contributed to their own victimization and are responsible for what has happened to them.”( https://www.unh.edu/sharpp/rape-culture) While it can be true in some situations, it has become just another favorite buzzword used to promote the radical feminists idea of a “perfect society”. Which of course …
I still wake up in the dead of night sobbing silently and think, “why?” “No one ever told me that grief felt so like fear. I am not afraid, but the sensation is like being afraid. The same fluttering in the stomach, the same restlessness, the yawning. I keep on swallowing.” “A Grief Observed, pg 3, …
Ah, social media – the glorious invention that has allowed the world to be smaller, one’s own social circle to grow beyond our wildest imaginations and a place where like-minded people can come together and share opinions, ideas, news and the general frivolity of everyday life. From Facebook to Twitter, Instagram and SnapChat, social media …