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Is the Holy Spirit Calling You to Attend this Dynamic Conference?
Sr. Dede Bryne will be the keynote speaker at the upcoming in-person Dynamic Women of Faith Conference to be held on the Solemnity of the Annunciation, Saturday, March 25, 2023, at Old Mill Toronto Event Venue, 21 Old Mill Road, Toronto. If you’re a mom struggling to...
How Acting Like A Feminist Can Ruin Your Marriage
In the ongoing discussion about male and female relationships, several recent articles emphasize men’s failures for women’s discontent, such as “Childish Men are to Blame for Women Having Kids Late in Life.” Some articles pin the blame on behavior, while others look...
It’s just the beginning …
I like to remind women, that the DWF conference is not over, it's just the beginning! What inspirations and graces did you receive? Now is the time to ACT on them. Remember, God wants to continue blessing you with grace upon grace, but He needs YOU to ACT on graces...
Are You Looking for a Miracle??
It’s Lent !!! It’s a sacred time of year and we are wondering if you might want to join us in becoming a miracle hunter of sorts! Stay with me, read on… don’t give up on my idea just yet! Is there something in your life you wish you could change? Some outpouring of...
7 Great Reasons to Attend Calling All Girls 2022
Dearest Moms, Have you and your daughter signed up for the Calling All Girls Conference yet? If so, CONGRATULATIONS! You’re about to embark on a transformative journey of discovery – and the best part is, you’ll be doing it together with your daughter! But if not… I...
5 Good Reasons to Register for the 2022 Live Virtual Dynamic Women of Faith Conference
In January I resolved to avoid participating in online events. Now I’m registered for this year’s Dynamic Women of Faith Conference, and I’m not looking back! After two years of being overwhelmed by a sudden influx of amazing online Catholic content coupled with a...
It’s How Fleas Brought Me Closer to God
It’s been a ridiculously bad year. For fleas, that is. Something about the summer being so hot with little rain, blah blah blah, I didn’t really listen because all I could see is the wretched fleas jumping off the carpet, biting my ankles and hitching rides on my...
The Light of Intimate Preparations
“And so I take (my wife) not for any lustful motive, but I do it in singleness of heart. Be kind enough to...bring us to old age together.” Tobit 8:7 “..Now, gird up your loins and arise...” Jer: 1:17 Which scripture verse more accurately describes how a couple...
Why Don’t We Tell Women What’s Making Them Miserable?
With so many feminist advances, women should be getting happier instead of just more medicated. Over the last five decades, feminism has made a long march through American culture, culminating in the first female vice president of the United States. But it isn’t clear...
Fasting: A Powerful Weapon
“Not all can accept this word, but only those to whom that is granted. Some are incapable of marriage because they were born so; some, because they were made so by others; some, because they have renounced marriage for the sake of the Kingdom of heaven. Whoever can...
New Spiritual Reads for Lent 2022
While Lent is still a whole month away (Ash Wednesday is March 2, 2022), ongoing supply-chain and shipping issues mean planning ahead is a good idea. This year I've had the chance to preview four new resources: one family prayer and activity booklet, one guided prayer...
The Holy Rosary – Prayers of Love
“When lovers are together, they spend hours and hours repeating the same thing: I love you! What is missing in the people who think the Rosary monotonous, is Love.” Sister Lucia of Fatima I have been a Catholic for my entire life, but it is only in the last 35 or so...
Do NOT get a Tattoo – 23 Good Reasons WHY
If you want to create a stir in Catholic circles, just bring up one of three topics: the practice of yoga the Harry Potter series or tattoos! Really, it's a done deal, throw those topics into the mix and you will get a heated debate going on either side. It's...
The Church Loves You, Single Women!
The Church loves you, single people! Why am I making this statement of the obvious? Perhaps because it’s not so obvious. Many single adults feel disenfranchised, neglected, even ignored in the Catholic Church. Why do they feel this way? Because so many groups,...
Quarantine – Blessing or a Curse?
What do you think about being forced to stay at home? A curse or a blessing? In the Gospel passage John 3:7-15, Jesus speaks with a certain man called Nicodemus and Jesus invites him to be 'born again' in spirit and explains why this is necessary. What on earth does...
5 Reasons Why a LIVE Online DWF Conference is a GREAT thing!
Alright, I'll admit it. When I first saw the e-mail from Dorothy that the Dynamic Women of Faith Conference was still a go but online, I wasn't about to wave my proverbial poms poms in the air. As a mother with two young children, the first thoughts racing through my...
Book Review: My Sisters the Saints: A Spiritual Memoir
In this inspirational and personal memoir, Colleen Carroll Campbell tells the story of how she struggled and found meaning in her life. Her journey begins in her college years. Caught between two worlds—the college party life and the quiet, more contemplative...
Frozen 2 Movie Review
On an early Friday afternoon during its opening weekend, I managed to get a seat in a packed theatre to see Walt Disney’s “Frozen 2” (2019): the much-anticipated sequel to the cultural phenomenon, “Frozen” (2013), for which I wrote an extended reflection some years...
The Unexpected Hour
Another year has almost gone and here we are again. Advent. The season of waiting. The season of expectation. From the first Sunday of Advent we are told to “keep awake” for we do not know when the Lord is coming. We need to prepare ourselves for the coming of that...
Should Catholics Criticize The Pope?
While the past three or four Popes were disliked mainly by people on the left, who wanted the Church to “move with the times”, Pope Francis has drawn the ire of conservative Catholics who fear that he is opening up the very possibilities that liberals were hoping for,...
Book Review: Tortured Soul
Scared straight: but with Purgatory. Theresa Linden’s newest novel, Tortured Soul, is a compelling tale of a haunting, with a twist. Jeannie Lyons is pushed out of her family’s home by her older brother and into a remote cottage that also houses a gruesome “presence.”...
Take This 10-Point Gossip Test and Never Gossip Again
No one wants to be known as a gossip, yet who among us has never gossiped? It's tempting. It is so tempting in fact, that we can convince ourselves that we were not really gossiping. Take the gossip test below to determine if you qualify as a gossip. If you answer...
Movie Review: Avengers: Endgame
This past weekend, “Avengers: Endgame” delivered the biggest opening weekend of all time, grossing an estimated $350 million over the first three days of its domestic release; and an incredible $1.2 billion at the worldwide box office in its first five days of...
Book Review: In Sinu Jesu
Written by a Priest, Recommended by a Priest — The Journal of a Priest at Prayer” is written by an anonymous Benedictine priest, and documents a series of conversations that Jesus and Mary had with this priest over a number of years. It’s a spiritual masterpiece that...