+JMJ+ As someone who deeply loves my faith and my Church, I feel compelled to point out a glaring injustice. I generally avoid politics...

I have found solace and peace in many places. One of those places is the Latin Mass.

+JMJ+ I am a Catholic survivor of clergy abuse, and my faith has been tested in many ways. The betrayal I experienced from someone who...

Let this be a call to action for all of us. To remember the immense love and grace that Jesus offers us in the Eucharist.

+JMJ+ While women around us can certainly inspire, motivate, and encourage us, it is to Mary and the saints to whom we should look to...

A reflection on Jesus of Divine Mercy +JMJ+ Jesus suffered everything we suffered. He joins us in our suffering and never leaves our...

Encouraging respect for God's holy name +JMJ+ It seems that everywhere these days we hear the name of God being taken in vain, and many...

Some reflections and encouragement for the new year +JMJ+ As this new year dawns upon us, I just want to say a quick thank you to you all...

Some reflections during this Advent season +JMJ+ There is always hope. If you’ve been following for me awhile you probably know that I...

+JMJ+ The other afternoon, I experienced a moment of pure panic. I wasn't doing anything particularly significant, just hanging the wash...

+JMJ+ 2020 has been quite a challenging year, hasn't it? There's really no word that comes to mind to accurately describe it. Our world...

A few thoughts as we approach the end of this Lenten season and sharing some helpful resources from Our Sunday Visitor +JMJ+ Well, we've...

My thoughts on the Coronavirus (COVID-19), the Catholic Church sexual abuse crisis, and finding Christ during this Lenten season +JMJ+...

+JMJ+ For many reasons, 2019 was a very difficult year for my family and me. Upon waking this morning in this new year, I honestly felt a...

+JMJ+ I became pregnant with my husband's and my first child in 2010. Call it "mothers intuition" but I knew right away that we were...

+JMJ+ It hardly seems possible that three months have gone by since my heart nearly gave out when I suffered an episode of ventricular...

+JMJ+ “Judge the Catholic Church not by those who barely live by its spirit, but by the example of those who live closest to it.” (Ven....

Originally posted to Faith Restored on August 23, 2019 Usually, I’m a bit of a homebody. I don’t typically go too far from home and I...

Originally published to Faith Restored on August 7, 2019 The beauty and majesty of the New Hampshire mountains never ceases to amaze me!...