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By Lisa Mladinich When I explain my spirituality to other people, I tend to use mommy metaphors. As a mother, it makes perfect sense that my vocation is the lens through which I understand [...]

  Welcome to WINE’s Summer Book Club! We are reading and discussing Blessed Are You: Finding Inspiration From Our Sisters in Faith by Melanie Rigney. We’re so happy you are [...]

By Sarah Damm Friday is the Solemnity of the Nativity of John the Baptist. As I reflect on John’s life, four themes stand out. Leap for joy. When Mary went to visit Elizabeth, John “leaped [...]

By Rhonda Zweber Today’s gospel reading (Luke 9:18-24) is a short one, but it is very impactful. The one question Jesus asks—“But who do you say that I am?”—speaks volumes all by itself. Everyone [...]

By Sarah Damm Welcome to WINE’s Summer Book Club where we will read and discuss Blessed Are You: Finding Inspiration From Our Sisters in Faith by Melanie Rigney! We’re so happy you [...]

By Alyssa Bormes By the time you read this, I will be facing the craziest decision that I’ve ever made … to walk the Camino de Santiago de Compestela, a 500-hundred-mile trek across [...]

By Sarah Damm Did you know that every month is dedicated to a different Catholic devotion? The entire month of June is dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. I didn’t grow up with an image of [...]

By Andrea Gibbs What happens when you take five children on a five-hour road trip? Only to stand in a two-hour line for a brief 15-second encounter with an international celebrity? Oh, and 13,000 [...]

By Lynne Keating It was a frigid and particularly dark night in early February when I pulled up to the small, dimly-lit conference room on the grounds of a tired old retreat center. Pitch black [...]

By Sharon Wilson “For this reason, I remind you to stir into flame the gift of God that you have through the imposition of my hands.” (2 Timothy 1:6) On Saturday, I had the privilege [...]