#Advent - Life on the Road Less Traveled

August 20, 2021

What is #PrayAcrossAmerica? And how do I get involved?

This fall Ave Maria Press is going to be releasing The Ave Prayer Book for Catholic Mothers, a beautiful, full-color collection of favorite prayers and #PrayerStories of more than 70 faith-filled, inspiring Catholic moms with children of all ages and stages. (Preorders go on sale September 1, 2021.) More about that later, except to say … As this book was in development, I got to thinking about the thousands of Catholic women across the country who needed this kind of encouragement, and I started praying about how I could connect with these sisters of mine in a very practical, personal way. During this “season of COVID” I […]

December 22, 2008

Mighty Mom Monday: Lessons in Gratitude

Thanks to “Mighty Mom” for reprising this heartfelt post here at EMN. In this season of Advent, may we always be mindful of those for whom the “holidays” are a painful reminder of what they need … first and foremost, the preservation of dignity. OK, when I was a child we lived in what I now know was poverty. However, because my then step-father was going to SMU to seminary (he never finished) we lived for a year and a half in the richest part of Dallas. It was very hard to be “the poor kid.” Well, during the second of those Decembers we got an […]

December 1, 2008

Mighty Mom Monday: Giving Thanks…

Mighty Mom is back, feeling very thankful … As we enter the Advent season, let’s join her in a moment of giving thanks. (I’m especially thankful that the holiday weekend is over and the kids are back in school!) Ferris Bueller said, “Life moves pretty fast, if you don’t stop and look around once in awhile, you could miss it.” So, what has Mightymom been doing for the last two weeks while she wasn’t writing Mighty Mom Monday posts? Cue the music! Sing along with me folks, the tune is “Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer”… There was retching and puking and cleaning the carpets. washing the […]