My husband and I welcomed our third child on July 4. Naturally, amidst the joy, there are many things on our minds. One of those is how should we choose our baby’s godparents.
This can be a lot trickier than many people realize. I have two sisters, and my husband has two brothers—all four are active...
On Mother’s Day, my grandpa always tells everyone they should wish fathers a Happy Mother’s Day, too, because “If it weren’t for your father, your mother wouldn’t be your mother.” So, it is in that same spirit that I wish a Happy Father’s Day to all fathers and...
Attending Catholic school from kindergarten to college has given me many opportunities for Eucharistic Adoration. Some I attended (because I had to), some I did not—mostly because I hadn’t quite figured out what I was really supposed to be “doing” while I sat in the pew.
Fast forward a few years, and...
How do you receive the Body of Christ? And I don’t just mean in your hand or on your tongue. If you’ve ever paid attention to people as they receive Communion, it seems less than half really understand what they’re doing.
In second grade, one of the things I have never forgotten was how to receive...
Last Tuesday, I attended an event hosted by the Archdiocese of Cincinnati to address the topic of Faithful Citizenship. I was a little bit skeptical of how someone would present this topic without seeming to be from one side of the political fence or the other. John Carr, the Executive Director of the...
