I’m in the middle of moving. There are growing piles and accumulating boxes around me as I pack and decide what will fit in my new, smaller, apartment. This blog is interestingly timed, as I sit in the midst of…
I’m in the middle of moving. There are growing piles and accumulating boxes around me as I pack and decide what will fit in my new, smaller, apartment. This blog is interestingly timed, as I sit in the midst of…
Compliment: an expression of praise, commendation or admiration Affirmation: an expression of support by giving approval, recognition or encouragement Part of my healing process over the last seven years has been a reflection on how I receive positive feedback. A therapist I…
Editor’s Note: The following is part 2 of a live Crowdcast talk on Waiting in the Silence by Tammi McCarthy and Bridget Holtz. Read and watch part 1 by Tammi here. These talks are part of a 4-week Revival Series…
When a man trains himself to acts of virtue, it is with the help of grace from God from whom all good things come that he does this.” St. Joseph of Cupertino When I submitted my idea for our podcast,…
While planning the rollout of the next cycle’s blog posts, I signed up to write about the planned New Year cleanse. I hoped to start the new year out by reflecting on and demonstrating a clean start in all areas…
Prone to sin by nature, we bury ourselves in shame and forget that the mercy of God is so close to us that all we must do is ask for it. But asking is terrifying. bridget holtz We have all…
Today, if we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other–that man, that woman, that child is my brother or my sister. If everyone could see the image of God in his neighbor,…
Christmas is coming. I still have a visceral negative reaction to this phrase, considering that I am writing this blog post two days before a “2020 Thanksgiving,” and I anticipate a radically different Christmas as well! I am a believer…
Waiting. Is. Hard. We’ve been waiting for a return of some of our freedoms for months now (perhaps it seems like years to some of us!). We wait for the right job opportunity, the right man/woman, a healthy pregnancy, the…
We all know at least one person who lives fatalistically. We all likely know someone else who lives a life dictated by their emotions. These folks swing from high to low within moments, cannot find their footing, and often rely…
