Where were you on May 8?

I was working at home, as per usual, and my husband was out running errands. He texted “White Smoke!” My first thought was “Already?”

We all want to be great conversationalists. Who doesn’t want to be the person who lights up the room with our charm, wit, and empathy, easily connecting with others?

This article review for "An Exemplary Couple: Saint Gianna Beretta and Pietro Molla" by Valentina Di Marco, explores how the saintly couple balanced faith, marriage, and career. The author, a Catholic business owner, draws personal inspiration from their story, particularly how Gianna successfully integrated her medical career with motherhood through Pietro's support and their shared spiritual foundation.

We are healed (sometimes!) by our doctor. We are healed (again, sometimes!) by our therapist. And we are healed (always!) by Jesus. It might not be right away, and it may not look the way we’d like it to, but Jesus always heals.

If you want to know what it looks like to find healing with Christ, two new books can help.

There are so many biographies and memoirs about businessmen and companies founded by men. I’ve long thought we didn’t have enough books about woman-founded companies and female entrepreneurs.

That’s why I was excited to see a new book this summer about the founding of one of my own favorite brands, Kate Spade New York. We Might Just Make It After All: My Best Friendship With Kate Spade is written by Elyce Arons, Kate “Katy” Spade’s best friend and one of her co-founders.

Work should not be separate from the rest of our life. We are the same person whether we’re working or parenting or resting or spending time with family or friends. The same virtues we hear about at Mass or read about in Scripture are the ones we must use in our workplace.