I want us to have such an understanding of the profound gift of motherhood that we can look at the young moms, single moms, working moms, and stay-at-home moms in my life with awe at the radical beauty that is their motherhood.
Valentine’s day celebrates love, the expression of God’s own nature.
You’ve been freed from bondage. Your shackles have been broken by Another. Your chains to sin are gone.
So… besides there being more flames present at Mass, what else changes during the Advent season? Well, I’m here to provide you with a few Advent life-hacks, to help you enter a bit more fully into this liturgical season:
“I won’t get married to a woman unless I’ve had sex with her first,” a friend boldly said, as we caught up over coffee…
Trust me, I’m the first to admit that it can be tempting to buy into the “me, myself, and I” anthem and get carried away with taking care of me and only me.
When we take time to make ourselves look good, we should not feel guilty of being vain. Certainly, we shouldn’t get carried away with investing in our appearances, and turn that into an obsession.
Let the melodies provided here encourage, motivate, inspire, and excite you. 2016 is a new year, full of new opportunities for change, growth, and joy.
I’d hear these talks and hear the way these people spoke about Jesus and His relentless love for them and I’d think to myself, “Does my story even matter?”
