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My mom regularly threatened my siblings and me with cotillion. Weekly, it seemed, our manners would horrify her at the dinner table, and she would tell us she was going to sign us up for the dancing and etiquette class that’s so popular in the south.
The path back to yourself often has to start somewhere concrete that creates breathing room before anything else is possible. You can't discern clearly when you're drowning. You can't hear God's voice when everything is too loud.
Homeschooling parents have the benefit of additional time and space to provide this primary education — but we have to stay close to Christ to do so.
Have you ever walked into a situation where you didn’t know how God would meet you there? Where you signed up for something because He gave you a nudge but you had no clue about the end goal?
How often do you wish you could take your words back? How much time do you spend practicing virtuous speech? We train our bodies and our minds, but have you ever considered training your tongue?
I walked into the quiet, dark hospital chapel and sat before the crucifix. Still in my dress and flats, I had been prepared for quite a different evening. On my way to lead my parish’s last bible study of the year, I received a call that one of my children was experiencing a medical emergency.
A generation raised on promises of happiness, clarity, and stability is waking up to the gap between what the culture sold them and what life actually delivers. This article draws from a keynote address given to Catholic young adults ages 25–35 and explores how Gen Z is questioning the world's empty promises — and where the Catholic faith offers something the culture never could: lasting truth, real hope, and a life that actually holds.
God made you good. Satan attacks that truth, particularly with women and their bodies and health. We as women often find ourselves caught in one of two extreme camps when it comes to our health.
Homeschooling is hard. Motherhood is hard. Being in business is hard. Another way to look at those three things, of course, is that they’re sanctifying.
In the life of a Catholic woman in business, success is often visible — but motives are not. We build, lead, teach, and influence, yet beneath our work can quietly live competing desires: to serve and to be seen, to give and to be validated. The discipline of the interior life invites us to return to the hidden place where intention is purified. It reminds us that God is not only concerned with what we do, but why we do it.
The month of June is dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus Christ, who is meek and humble of heart. In a world that champions ego, meekness is often overlooked or even met with an insulting attitude, but what is meekness?
Many Catholic women in business have learned to lead from the head and manage from the calendar — keeping the heart carefully protected. But the image of the Sacred Heart of Jesus reveals a different kind of strength: one that is open, pierced, and still offering itself. This article explores the connection between a guarded heart, chronic stress, and the nervous system — and invites Catholic women entrepreneurs to discover what leading from an undefended heart actually looks like.
It’s no surprise that the health of U.S. adults is less than ideal. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 90 percent of the nation's $4.9 trillion in annual health care expenditures is for people with chronic physical and mental health conditions.
If you have not already done so 一 or if it has been many years since you were certified 一 here are three reasons why you should consider getting your Standard First Aid and CPR certification.
Inspired by Our Lady of the Visitation, discover how active charity — encouraging others, practicing presence, and sharing success — transforms your work into meaningful ministry.
Angie sits at her computer, scrolling through job posting after job posting. She feels defeated as she reads each title and description and realizes she is not qualified for these positions nor do they sound remotely exciting. She sighs and shuts her laptop in frustration.
In today’s fast paced, high demand and performance-driven world, women in business are often told to chase results, optimize productivity, and push forward — no matter the cost. But what if the path to true success isn’t found in constant pushing, but in deep spiritual rootedness?
The most common question I get asked as an author of a new Bible study and a mom of seven is, “How did you do that?”
Mental energy powers our focus, presence, and performance. Discover how managing multitasking and reshaping the stories we tell ourselves can strengthen our faith, work, and well-being.
The illiterate of the future will not be the person who cannot read. It will be the person who does not know how to learn. - Alvin Toffler
If we want to be present and available for our families, co-workers, employees, and friends, self-care is the first step toward fulfilling that initiative.
The National Day of Prayer invites Americans to pray for our nation — including our workplaces. Businesses need leaders with integrity, humility, and empathy who can shape the workplace and reach beyond to our nation.
What would it look like if the most influential Catholic business leaders in your community gathered each month to pray together, hear world-class speakers, and hold each other accountable to a life of faith? That is the vision behind Legatus — and for more than 5,500 members across three countries, it is already a reality.
Work is more than a means of earning a living, it is a way to express love. It is a participation in God's creative work and a path to holiness. The Prayer to St. Joseph the Worker offers a powerful framework for approaching work with the right Christian attitude.
For many women, there is one question that looms quietly and sometimes anxiously over the early days of motherhood: What happens after maternity leave?
Catholic author Ginny Kochis shares expert insights on raising neurodivergent children with faith, practical strategies, and tips for the workplace.
A pilgrimage is as much about the journey as it is the destination. The heart of a pilgrimage is an encounter with the Lord, our God. Whereas vacations are about relaxation, sightseeing, and tourism, pilgrimages take us from our comfort zones and self-reliance to surrender and trust in God’s providence for the journey and in our lives.
Discover the power of God's Divine Mercy this Easter season. Learn how humility, the Feast of Divine Mercy, and St. Faustina's diary can transform your faith.
Relationship and connection are at the heart of the Christian life. We were not created to be alone but were created for relationship. Yet as our world becomes more virtual, it becomes harder and harder to connect deeply with one another. How do we form connections when everyone around us is staring at their phone?
Emotions both remit and require energy. Positive, growth-promoting emotions such as excitement, hope, and humility optimize happiness, performance and well-being. Negative, survival-based emotions include anger, frustration, and fear.