It’s that time of year again. The prompting to start something fresh and new – New Years. While the Church celebrates Advent as the liturgical new year, most of us also celebrate the January first New Year’s holiday, which are usually accompanied by resolutions. 

Do you make New Year’s resolutions?  I do.  But I can’t help but notice that a lot of people seem to be anti-New Year’s resolutions.  And to be fair, many of us lose interest in our big plans by February (maybe March if we’re lucky), and the oh-so-wonderful plans are thrown aside until another year rolls around. 

Drawing inspiration from the lives of saints and biblical teachings, this article highlights virtues such as love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control as inspirations for our 2026 New Year's resolutions.

As Catholic women, we often meet Mary not just in prayer, but in the quiet moments of our work — when a project feels impossible, when wisdom is needed in a meeting, or when we must speak truth with grace.

If you pray the Rosary with any degree of regularity, you know both how simple and how complex it is. If you want to pray the Rosary with more depth and understanding, pick up a copy of Catholic Women in Business Member Shannon Wendt’s new book, “The Way of the Rosary.”

Today marks the feast day of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph. In all honesty, when I imagine life for the Holy Family, I am tempted to believe it is one of ease, events going according to plan, and no conflict, especially around the dining table. At times this has led me to find the Holy Family unrelatable and yet still a model to emulate. I sometimes find myself gazing at an icon of Jesus, Mary and Joseph that is above our kitchen sink, shaking my head saying, “But you wouldn’t understand.”