The Why and How of Prayer!

Listen to the most recent episode of our podcast: 45: The Why and How of Prayer! God bless! https://anchor.fm/bapticatholic/episodes/45-The-Why-and-How-of-Prayer-e18hgbm

Waiting…

Sitting in the guest lounge of the mechanic can force one to reflect on the topic of waiting. Our culture has meticulously sought, with each technological advance, to put the ban on waiting. We want it yesterday as the saying goes. Unfortunately for us, what this means is that we have stricken down one of …

In the Moment

My kids and I had a rare morning at home without Casey, rare since quarantine started that is. I had planned out a walk early in the day at the park near our house, hoping to be able to get some exercise and some time out of the house before the day got too hot. …

God, Grant Me Contentment

What would your life look like if you were content? I don’t mean the kind of contentment where you settle for mediocrity and drown your self-loathing in pints of ice cream. I mean a bone-deep contentment with life. What would change in your heart if you were content? For once, maybe you could give over …

Be a Saint

Why do bad things happen to good people? We hear this question all the time. It's an argument that non-Christians use against the existence of a loving God. "If God is real and He is good, why does evil exist?" It's a complex question, perhaps rightly shrouded in some amount of mystery, but a question …

Why I’m Giving my Kids Back

Don't call CPS just yet. I have 3 wonderful littles that I am blessed to stay home with, ages 5,4, and 1. These early years of parenting have been difficult, to say the least, and have stretched me to my limits in many ways. As a definite Type A personality, I had everything planned out …

The Day

Today marks the 2 year anniversary of my brother taking his own life. I was tempted to write last week, when I celebrated his birthday, ignoring the harder parts of the story and focusing on the life giving moments that I spent with him. Part of me wanted to forget this day. I wanted to …

Filters

I was posting a picture to Instagram and decided to use one of the filters, you know the ones that make you look cuter, maybe take away some of the harsher elements in the photo (wrinkles, under eye darkness, etc.) I thought to myself “if only there were filters in life.” Then I stopped myself. …

On Mother’s Day

Mother's Day is such a joyous moment for so many mothers out there, if we’re lucky we get pampered and chores are done without major breakdowns(maybe?). But this day is one that is so hard for so many women in our world. These are the women that I want to celebrate today. To those who …

A Parent’s Love

Quarantine is starting to feel like it’s never going to end, like I’m locked in my own gilded cage at home. Things could definitely be worse; I’m thankful for my own health and that of my family, but being cooped up for this many days is starting to grate on everyone’s nerves. It seems odd …