by Elizabeth Sala | Jan 17, 2023 | Church, Quince Prep, Society, Teachings
Jane Austen’s character Fanny Price models the phrase “nothing is so strong as gentleness, nothing so gentle as real strength.” I remember a time in college when I called my dad for advice about managing anxiety. I felt overwhelmed by the social pressure of school and...
by Elizabeth Sala | Nov 11, 2022 | Health, Society, Spirituality
Here’s a hot take: maybe death is like a tooth extraction. Okay, maybe not that hot. C.S. Lewis pioneered this analogy in The Screwtape Letters. But it’s a statement I’ve been meditating on recently because last week I underwent a wisdom tooth extraction at the...
by Michelle C. Martin | Oct 11, 2022 | Health, Marriage, Parenting, Prayer, Society, Spirituality
Where does my identity come from? The other day I was driving home by myself. I had taken a little time, like I do every Wednesday evening, to get away from my responsibilities as a stay-at-home mom and go to a cafe by myself to write. My car automatically connected...
by Elizabeth Sala | Oct 6, 2022 | Health, Marriage, Marriage Prep, Prayer, Questions, Society, Spirituality
Tonight, I’m having a drink. It matters because after much anxiety, I know that I’m not pregnant. But for a week, I lived in a fog of uncertainty. Would my period arrive this month? Days slipped by. As Tuesday gave way to Friday, I tried to resign myself to the idea...
by Tara Brooke | Oct 30, 2020 | Family Life, Health, Society, Spirituality
“It’s Gonna Be Ok!” While I was driving in my car yesterday, I heard these words on the radio. About a week ago, after going to the Sacrament of Reconciliation, I decided to change my radio station from country music to Christian music. I realized that swearing had...
