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Mar 19
5 min

Work From Home: The Old Ideal?

How should Catholics think about work-from-home vs. the traditional work-at-the-office setup? Is there a mean between the two?

Stephen Muff

Feb 24
5 min

The Silent Witness of St. Joseph

Many stories start at the beginning, but St. Joseph’s starts in the middle of his life. It may help to put yourself in his place.

Kendel Jordan

Dec 30, 2020
4 min

The Year of St. Joseph

Turns out St. Joseph is exactly what our world needs right now. Not a soldier, nor a healer, nor a miracle-worker, but a father.

Our Mission to the World Starts Close to Home

Emily Rogers

Nov 18, 2020
4 min

Our Mission to the World Starts Close to Home

Serving my husband and children with love, humility, and joy is how I can love the Lord above all else and love my neighbor as myself.

Kendel Jordan

Nov 6, 2020
5 min

The Wedding Garment

The dress hanging up in my closet, well past its date of intended use, has become a cause not for disappointment, but for grace.

Adoption in the Time of COVID-19: One Family’s Story

Colleen Smitek

Nov 1, 2020
5 min

Adoption in the Time of COVID-19: One Family’s Story

Josh and Andi are hoping, dreaming and praying to make that number one less — and bring Rosa Li home soon.

Lauren De Witt

Oct 22, 2020
4 min

What Choosing Life Cost Me

I was on the cusp of achieving all I had worked so hard for when those two little pink lines showed up, threatening to ruin it all.

Myriah Christine

Sep 23, 2020
4 min

Summer Growth

I have found throughout the years that the greatest achievements—feats which I thought I’d never accomplish—have been motivated by love.

Tamra Fromm, Ph.D.

Aug 14, 2020
4 min

Assuming Mary

As a Protestant convert to Catholicism, I had the usual difficulties connecting to the Blessed Mother.

Charlie J.

Aug 5, 2020
4 min

Deny Yourself

Though I struggle beneath the weight of my sins, I am propped up like the staff of Moses, but by a neoteric wood.

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