Did you know you can go on a pilgrimage without a passport? Learn how Catholic women are finding sacred places close to home — and how you can too.

There are four famous St. Teresas:  St. Teresa of Avila, St. Thérèse of the Little Flower, Mother Teresa, and St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross.  However, I’d like to introduce you to St. Teresa of Avila, Spain, also known as “Teresa of Jesus.”

In the life of a Catholic woman in business, distraction can masquerade as responsibility. Messages, meetings, client demands, research, family obligations, financial pressures, and new ideas all compete for our attention. We may be working constantly while becoming increasingly fragmented within. We react quickly but discern poorly, completing tasks without remembering what all the activity is meant to serve.

In this personal reflection on the feast day of St. Faustina, we are reminded to commit ourselves to the Lord as she did. Despite dealing with ridicule and doubt, and ultimately dying young after a painful illness, St. Faustina left a life that serves as an example for us all.

Everywhere I look on the Catholic interwebs the past few weeks, I see one major theme: leisure, or purposeful and restorative rest for our bodies and souls. From Pope Leo XIV to my favorite Substack writers to witty reels on Instagram, we are suddenly laser focused on leisure time.

At the back of St. Pius X Catholic Church in Corpus Christi, Texas, there is a stained glass window depicting  Pope St. Pius X surrounded by a group of children around seven to eight years old in First Holy Communion outfits, with the Chalice and Blessed Host above the children and the Pope.