Sometimes our bad habits can be opportunities to assess, grow, and determine our next steps. When we hold all the important things of our life loosely it is a bit easier to let them go. Bad Habits I h

Our Author Belinda Terro Mooney is a mom of 7 adults whom she homeschooled, and a spiritual mother to many. As an author, she writes on Catholic topics like the Saints and Reparation, and mental healt

Lets chat a minute How are things in your life going? We are well into school year mode around here. And apparently, it is beginning to cool off in some parts of the country. Not where I live. Howeve

On July 17 to 21, we celebrated the National Eucharistic Congress in Indianapolis, Indiana. I was able to go with my husband and a friend. It was an amazing time, filled with learning, prayer, music,

Suscipe This prayer is from St. Ignatius of Loyola. It appears in week four of his Spiritual Exercises. Suscipe means receive in Latin. Why pray this prayer? It helps us surrender all the should

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Meet our Author Maria V. Gallagher is an author, advocate, speaker, and life coach. Her latest book is Glorious Encounters with Mary: A Guide to Living the Mysteries of the Rosary. Her other books inc

Its Summer And this year Ive set aside July to do some deep work in my soul. I need it. Its been a tumultuous year and I have a desire to reconnect with God and me! Random Thoughts A few random tho

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Prayer Let nothing disturb you, Let nothing frighten you, All things are passing away: God never changes. Patience obtains all things Whoever has God lacks nothing; God alone suffices. St. Teresa of