by Michelle C. Martin | Jul 6, 2023 | Church, Liturgy, Prayer, Spirituality, Uncategorized
Maria Goretti: July 6th is the feast of St. Maria Goretti! Goretti is an eleven-year-old Italian girl, who died hours after being stabbed fourteen times. She lived in a farming community in the late 19th century. A teenage boy named Alessandro Serenellis gave her a...
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 Michelle C. Martin | Aug 2, 2022 | Church, Family Life, Marriage, Marriage Prep, Prayer, Spirituality
Several years ago, I heard this story about a goldsmith and his fire in a homily. Fr. Carl, the priest who would eventually marry Joshua and me, delivered it. ~ One day a woman went into a goldsmith’s shop to make a purchase. His hands were covered in soot, his apron...
