Books that Made Me a Better Mom
Looking for a new read? How about one that might help you grow in your important role of mother?
10 things you might not know about Sts. Mary and Joseph
I can’t finish off this year of blogging without spotlighting and honoring the most exemplary Christian marriage of all time: the marriage of Sts. Mary and Joseph, parents of Jesus. Did you know all 10 of these things?
10 Things You Should Know About St. Gianna Molla
Our holy role-model for November is a very recent Saint, a wife, mother and pediatrician, who chose her baby’s life over her own… meet St. Gianna Molla.
A Litany of Married Saints for All Saints’ Day!
Looking for some married Saint friends in heaven? Here’s a review of those we have met here on the blog, formatted as a litany prayer to pray for their intercession for your marriage!
Get to Know…Bl. Karl I and the Servant of God Zita
Possibly my most controversial Holy Role-model choice yet … The last emperor and empress of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Karl and Zita.
Doubt vs. faith: Sts. Elizabeth and Zechariah
Our holy role-models for September are the parents of St. John the Baptist, Sts. Elizabeth and Zechariah. They were righteous despite the cross of (what they thought was) lifelong infertility… and then experienced a miraculous pregnancy!
The power of a mother’s prayers: St. Monica
Our married saint for August is from the early centuries of the Church: St. Monica, mother of St. Augustine of Hippo. He was converted by her constant prayers and tears on his behalf.
A family of saints: Sts. Louis and Zélie Martin
Our holy role-models for July are perhaps the best-loved married saint couple behind Sts. Mary and Joseph. But how well do you really know Sts. Louis and Zélie Martin, parents of St. Thérèse of Lisieux?
St. Thomas More: The king’s good servant, but God’s first.
Our Holy Role-Model for June is St. Thomas More: apologist, advisor to the king, martyr… and also devoted husband and father.
Cyprien and Daphrose Rugamba, Servants of God
Our holy role-models for May, The Rugambas, worked for peace and unity in Rwanda, but were killed in the 1994 genocide there. They are currently on the path to beatification by the Church!