*This post contains some affiliate links where I may make commissions on items purchased. I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving! There is so much to be thankful for this year. My family had a great and busy day. We stayed home for Thanksgiving this year, and it was the first one we celebrated in …
Saints choose us
I have heard about saints “stalking” people, but I have never experienced it myself. That’s not the case for Melayna and Noah Alicea. They shared these stories with me and let me tell you, I got goosebumps reading them! Melayna shares her stories on 2 saints, St. Joan of Arc and St. Catherine of Siena, …
Saints Help Us With Our Daily Tasks
Saints enjoy being asked for help for daily tasks! Whether it is surviving the challenges of motherhood with several young kids, cantering at mass, applying for scholarships, naming our kids or even our business! I hope you enjoy reading these 5 saint stories on ways the different saints help when they are called upon. St. …
An Ode to Thanksgiving
The month of November always seems to go by so quickly. It seems like it was just Halloween! Now we have snow on the ground here, holiday drinks are out at the stores and social media is covered in ideas for gifts you can give for Christmas. (I will also be sharing some ideas on …
How friendship with the saints helped in times of need- 3 stories from Patrick Pulis
Friendships with the saints are so important to establish! Just ask Patrick Pulis, founder of Saint of the Month, a Catholic box subscription company. He shared 3 stories with me of how 3 different saints helped him with finding his wife, in time of need, and with growing in his faith! It was wonderful talking …
Friendship with the Saints- St. Gianna
I have a sister that is a canonized saint. I know it is hard to believe, but let me explain. Sistersand brothers are from the same “blood”. As Catholics, we receive the same Body, Blood, Soul andDivinity of Jesus in the Eucharist. This is why we call the saints, brothers and sisters in Christ. My …
3 Answers to Your Questions on the Saints- My research
I am a cradle Catholic, and have been exposed to the saints for all of my life. But there are still questions that have come up for me on the saints, whether they were my own as I was learning about them, or ones that I’d see posted in other social media groups. I wanted …
3 Answers To Your Questions On The Saints- Interview with Al McCauley
I am a cradle Catholic, and have been exposed to the saints for all of my life. But there are still questions that have come up for me on the saints, whether they were my own as I was learning about them, or ones that I’d see posted in other social media groups. I wanted …
Seeking help for a project!
Why do we need a friendship with the saints? Why do Catholics ask for intercessions from the saints? What does “communion with the saints” mean? I was inspired by my “friendship with the saints” post to start a project. Reflecting on all the saints I have become friends with got me thinking about how All …
Running a race 2 months postpartum
This past weekend my husband and I ran The Wild Boar Challenge. It is a 5 mile obstacle course over hilly (so many hills) muddy trails. We’ve run it once before, about 4 years ago (back when we only had 2 kids!). I was about 5 months postpartum then, had been working out consistently, running …