Greetings from the EWTNÂ studios in Birmingham, Alabama! Exciting news, friends! Our Lady, Undoer of Knots: A Living Novena was awarded second place in the 2016 Association of Catholic Publishers Excellence in Publishers Awards, Inspirational category. It’s a highly-contended award, and I am so very grateful to everyone who helped Read more
Mass shootings, ISIS threats, civil unrest… And then there’s the discord right within our own walls, I’d say it’s time for another VIRTUAL NOVENA TO OUR LADY, UNDOER OF KNOTS. The first run of the virtual novena was so successful that I’ve decided to repeat it, especially Read more
Day Nine Meditation Affliction is hard to bear because it reminds us that we are weak and dependent. It makes us feel helpless. It can wear us down to the point that we almost don’t want to care anymore. This is especially true when we suffer from an affliction that has Read more
Day Six Meditation Discord can happen between individuals, groups, cultures, religions, or nations. Often, it begins with something very small – a minor detail that gets blown out of proportion and becomes a major point of contention. It can begin with misunderstanding and lack of communication. In many cases, it Read more
Day Five Meditation Any type of loss – death of a loved one, the end of a relationship, or a child leaving home, for example – can spiral us into grief. Grief is a natural response to loss, but it can become all-encompassing and devastating. It separates us from the Read more
Day Four Meditation We can hope, and then we can have hope. it seems like the exact same thing, but it’s not. When we don’t get what we hoped for, we can become discouraged, even irritated or angry. Usually, that’s temporary. But sometimes that discouragement, irritation, or anger gets out of hand, Read more
Day Three Meditation No one likes to be confused, to have our status quo shaken. Once we have things figured out, we want to be left to our own devices to make certain that everything happens according to our own private conviction. We’d prefer to tell God how our life should Read more