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April 24-26, 2019 Featured Speaker: Kelly Wahlquist Archbishop Brunett Retreat Center at the Palisades Featured speaker Kelly Wahlquist is a dynamic and inspiring Catholic author and speaker [...]

By: Caralyn   Confession: In the nine years that I’ve lived in New York City since college, the city has definitely taken its toll on this midwestern gal: I no longer wave at people [...]

By Hilary Scheppers     Prayer before reading: Thank you for this day, Lord, where we can learn about who You are through Your written Word. Thank you, Lord, for this community of women [...]

By Sherry Antonetti    “Speak Lord, your servant is listening.”   I thought about how we might try saying this before the Eucharist while in adoration.  How often do we ask God to listen to all [...]

By Katie Anderson     They’ve come in droves this year—one joyful announcement after the next—the babies are coming, the babies are coming! No complaints on my part 😊 The [...]

By Katie Taylor     I recently left my job.  Well, it was more of a career, a lifestyle, and, honestly, a central element of my identity. I was an Air Force officer and had served for [...]

By Sara Kohl     This past Advent I reflected on how backward the liturgical year seems to be: we end the New Year with the glory of the Lord, Christ the King, only to start the new [...]

By Lynda MacFarland     I’m studying the Old Testament right now, and one thing this has led me to ponder is that God’s will for all creation is for blessing, which means the power of [...]

By Kelly Wahlquist “It’s not so much how busy you are, but why you are busy. The bee is praised. The mosquito is swatted.” ~ Mary O’Connor ‘Tis the season of hustle and bustle. [...]

By Elizabeth Tomlin     We did not anticipate snow this morning. I expected a few more sunny, crisp fall days for my lingering roses, but they now hold ice crystals. Today was supposed [...]