Breaking News! I’ll be chatting about Imitating Mary: Ten Marian Virtues for the Modern Mom with Brian Patrick tomorrow, Friday, April 19 at 6:35am CST. This is the very first media interview about my new release. Join us live or catch the podcast Read more
I am ecstatic to announce the line up for my Imitating Mary Blog Tour! Eleven wonderful authors have graciously (and enthusiastically) agreed to participate in the tour, and I’m both humbled and grateful to them for their generosity and support. Â Each (more…)
Sounds impossible, right? If you’re talking about changing yourself on the outside – your looks or physique – then, no, it’s not possible. BUT, if you’re talking about changing yourself on the inside – in five-minute increments over the course of a year, for example – then I’ve got just the thing for you! (more…)
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Today, Pope Francis followed through on his early post-election hints at reform in the Church. In a communique issued this morning, the Holy Father appointed eight cardinals from around the world to a permanent advisory group to counsel him on running the Catholic Church and reforming the Vatican Curia. This is a major announcement of great impact and gives indication that the way the papacy (more…)
Would you like to  bring hope and encouragement to people who feel lost and unsure about God’s love and the wisdom of his plan for them?
If you do, then I need your help for a book I’m proposing to a well-known Catholic publisher (I can’t (more…)
I’m (thankfully) coming to the close of one of the most stressful weeks I’ve had in a very long time. Perhaps your week was stressful, too. Regardless, I’ve got some good, clean humor to brighten us all. First up is one of my favorite videos – “William Tell Overture Mom.”  This is a classic, and one of my two sure-bet mood changers (the other is “Parent Rap.”) Below that are a few humor pieces (more…)
We’re hearing about “freedom” a lot in the news lately. Religious freedom. Freedom to bear arms. Freedom of speech…and many more. Everyone wants to have freedom, but sometimes that can be a sadly misconstrued and even misinterpreted term. Usually when (more…)