“Where are my bold and persistent female saints?” As an outspoken extrovert, I have looked for years for saints in the Church who I can relate to. Saints who walk in holy boldness. Saints who aren’t afraid to fight for…
“Where are my bold and persistent female saints?” As an outspoken extrovert, I have looked for years for saints in the Church who I can relate to. Saints who walk in holy boldness. Saints who aren’t afraid to fight for…
In today’s super feminist culture, we love to admire and affirm the success of powerful women, from the brilliant company executive to the inspiring adventures of Wonder Woman as she saves mankind with her goodness and supernatural strength. But when…
When I was little, sometime around third grade, I wanted to be a martyr. Not that I wanted to die a martyr’s death, or even be remembered as having a martyr’s courage or faith or unyielding hope. In all honesty,…
With my name, most folks assume I am named after St. Bridget of Ireland. Of course, she is one of the patron saints of beer! Much to my surprise when I was younger and in my first years of religious…
Have you ever felt like you aren’t good enough? Do you sometimes carry around feelings of guilt or shame from something you have done in your past? In Scripture, when describing St. Mary Magdalene, St. Luke describes her as someone…
St. John the Evangelist did some pretty amazing things. Not only did he give us a wonderful account of Jesus’s life, but through his mystical experiences, the letters he penned, and a life shared with Jesus’s Mother, Mary, St. John…
Have you ever called on St. Anthony of Padua to help you find something lost? I’ve done this more times than I can count, and he always, ALWAYS comes through. I’ve asked him to help me find my leggings, and…
Welcome back to the back-by-popular-demand podcast Saints for Slackers Season 2! Join me and my cohost, Jeff Sanchez (my velvety voiced brother!), for the kickoff with Episode 0 here. EPISODE 0 SAINTS FOR SLACKERS SEASON 2 SHOW SUMMARY Begin at…
I imagine myself walking in this beautiful garden with the Lord. The physical beauty of each flower, the various hues of color, and the splendor of light is no match to the interior feeling of love that enters my heart…
The world is LOUD. There is constant noise, advertisement, interruption, stress, movement, activity, and busyness. We are pulled in a myriad of directions, with numerous obligations, headlines, deadlines, items the world or those in our circle see as urgent, and interruptions…
