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Raising Chaste Catholic Men: A Review
As a mother, I am constantly thinking about and worrying about my children. I think about their health, their education, their friends, their religious upbringing, their happiness, their sadness, their...
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To Say Their Names
Our names are important. Even if we share the same name as someone else, our names are still uniquely our own. If someone said, “Tell me about Michelle Fritz”, I’m sure that there would be all kinds of...
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Advent, Momma Mary, and the {Slightly Messy} Art of Offering It Up
As Advent comes to a close, for me it has not been without a fair amount of spiritual introspection and reflection of the Blessed Mother’s final weeks and hours leading up to the Christ Child’s birth....
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The Camera in My Mind
I often look at my children and am amazed at how time has changed them… their faces no longer pudgy with baby fullness; their tiny hands bigger- some bigger than my own; their voices deeper; some are...
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Raising Pro-Life Leaders: #whywemarch
It’s 6:00 am and the alarm rings on a cold, dark January morning. Before my feet hit the ground, I fully experience the decadent warmth of my bed. We’ve all arranged to take the day off. It’s a school...
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Marry Her and Die for Her: A Book Review
Doing book reviews is always interesting. You never know what you’re going to get! I was definitely curious when, last fall, I was asked to review a book titled Marry Him and Be Submissive. What a...
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Father’s Day Liturgy: Cheerios, Tears, and Prayer
Mass with a five year old and a two year old. It’s a beautiful, chaotic, maddening, complicated adventure, isn’t it? The longest hour of the week for sure. How can 60 minutes seem so excruciatingly...
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The Innocence of Childhood
Can one recapture the innocence of childhood? Unfortunately not. But what a gift if we choose to recapture the path that leads us there. The past several weekends, my husband and I have enjoyed a rare...
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Beyond the Darkness
I wrote this post last year after a dark season of Lent. If you entered the Lenten season with a heavy heart, where fears and doubts consume your thoughts, know, sweet friend, that we are called to be...
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Love As Christ Loved (Part 3): Recognizing Honor, Dignity, and Beauty of...
In Matthew 19:14, Christ made it abundantly clear His love extends even to the littlest of us, by instructing His disciples, “Let the little children come to me, and do not stop them; for it is to such...
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Greater the Gold: Adding Siblings is Worth the Sacrifice
This spring, we were thrilled to welcome our seventh baby. And to add to the excitement, it was a boy, after twelve years and three daughters. Our two older sons were thrilled to have a new brother and...
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Responding to Crisis
Right now the Church needs our prayers more than ever. This crisis has all the hallmarks of a satanic attack on Mother Church. As a family, pray for her. Pray for her protection. The post Responding...
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The Worst Best Advice I Got as a New Mom
Time - it does go by fast. In my head, I’m still the young mom, even though the mirror tells a cruel contradictory story. But you know what? The post The Worst Best Advice I Got as a New Mom appeared...
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The Addiction that Slowly Kills Families
Boys whose fathers are addicted are more likely to display aggressive behavior than fathers who are not addicted. Conversation tends toward one topic. Inability to give up control. Never sick. The post...
View ArticleYour Ultimate 2019 Pregnancy & Infant Loss Resource Guide
Each year, on October 15 - National Pregnancy & Infant Loss Day, Catholic Sistas has made it a priority to share the vast and varied experiences of our writers (and friends writing guest pieces) on...
View ArticleLove Begins at Home
There are some days I wonder how I am going to make it through. The kids are fighting, the house is a mess, the bills need to be paid but there isn’t enough money for everyone, and we have appointments...
View ArticleDiary of a Homeschool Mum Part 2
Back in March I introduced the beginning of a new series I am writing for Catholic Sistas – Diary of a Homeschool Mum and today we pick it up again with part two: July 7th 1991 C.P. Ontario, Canada...
View ArticleTheology of the Body Congress: Hope for a Broken World
There is no denying that our world is broken. We only have to turn on the television or read the news online or in print to know that our world is hurting. As a result of this brokenness, we see our...
View ArticleHaving Good Kids: Is it the Luck of the Draw?
I can’t count the number of times people have told me I am so lucky to have such good kids. They see them sitting in church or gathered around a table if we’ve been fortunate enough to be able to go...
View ArticleA Brush With Death to Remind Us to Live
Traveling home from Kansas City to Georgia last night, my family and I almost lost our lives. As I drove my van, loaded down with 9 of my children, a car from the northbound side of the interstate lost...
View ArticleThe Beautiful Mess of the Family: An Interview with Bill Donaghy
Family life… what does that mean? If we are to look at society we know that the term is changing at an alarming rate. The family is being redefined and reconstructed before our very eyes. The biblical...
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