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How to say goodbye to someone you love (when you don’t want to)
Aleteia - Mar 13, 2017 at 11:05 pm We prepare ourselves for practically everything in this life. We go to the best universities to get the most prestigious degrees, and yet we don’t prepare ourselves for the one...
How not to run the motherhood marathon
Aleteia - Mar 13, 2017 at 11:05 pm When you see the two lines indicating yes! pregnant! on your home pregnancy test, you automatically land at the starting line. No one asks if you want to, if you know how, or if...
Do you know what Mid-Lent is?
Aleteia - Mar 13, 2017 at 11:05 pm Celebrated this year on March 23, 2017, Mid-Lent marks, as its name suggests, the halfway mark of this season of abstinence before Easter, which in olden times was observed very...
Is monogamy natural or is the bar set too high?
Aleteia - Mar 13, 2017 at 11:05 pm A recent article in Vogue highlighted actress Scarlet Johansson’s perspective on marriage and monogamy: “I think the idea of marriage is very romantic; it’s a beautiful idea, and...
Don’t be the stereotypical Catholic woman, be yourself
Aleteia - Mar 13, 2017 at 11:05 pm A while back in college I heard from a surprised friend, “You don’t look like a Catholic.” I started laughing and thought, “Well, I wear pants, I joke about life, I read...
Global survey sheds light on women’s attitudes on equal pay
Aleteia - Mar 13, 2017 at 11:05 pm Women and equal pay is a hot topic in the U.S. lately, but it’s always interesting to hear what people around the world are saying about it. To that end, an interesting survey of...
The Nature of Forgiveness — Is it Humanly Possible?
Integrated Catholic Life - Mar 13, 2017 at 11:04 pm The exalted nature of forgiveness is attested to by the fact that it presupposes a number of other virtues. Consider three virtues in particular: justice, clemency, and mercy....
Daily Reflection — God’s Visitation
Integrated Catholic Life - Mar 13, 2017 at 11:03 pm When the crowds were increasing, he began to say, “This generation is an evil generation; it seeks a sign, but no sign shall be given to it except the sign of Jonah. For as Jonah...
Daily Catholic Quote — from Fr. Thomas Dubay, S.M.
Integrated Catholic Life - Mar 13, 2017 at 11:02 pm “Heroic love for God and neighbor is, of course, is closely aligned to profound intimacy with the indwelling Trinity. To a large extent, they are the same thing. We love Father,...
Encountering the Word — Romans 11:15
Integrated Catholic Life - Mar 13, 2017 at 11:01 pm A Daily Quote from Sacred Scripture “For if their rejection means the reconciliation of the world, what will their acceptance mean but life from the dead?” (Romans 11:15) Please...
Rare and iconic images of Mother Teresa
Aleteia - Mar 13, 2017 at 11:01 pm In a prayer written while she was still a Sister of Loreto, Saint Teresa of Calcutta (then, Sister Mary Teresa) wrote to Christ Jesus: “Give me the strength to be ever the light...
5 Ways to divorce your smartphone in Lent… or even after!
Aleteia - Mar 13, 2017 at 11:01 pm I once was waiting for a table at a restaurant and I saw a father and mother both glued to their phones while their two children desperately tried to get their attention....
Las Patronas: Women aid migrants risking their lives on a northbound train
Aleteia - Mar 13, 2017 at 11:01 pm According to the United States Customs and Border Protection, the number of migrants crossing into the U.S. from Mexico is down sharply, a development thought to be an effect of...
Transform your bathroom into a sanctuary for self-care
Aleteia - Mar 13, 2017 at 11:00 pm Women have to do away with the misconception (and the guilt), and learn to pamper ourselves from time to time. We deserve to relax and we deserve simple joys. We deserve the time...
The miraculous life of Gianna Masciantonio, a little girl kissed by the Pope
Aleteia - Mar 13, 2017 at 11:00 pm It’s been nearly a year since Pope Francis was in Philadelphia during his historic visit to the United States. Some may remember the moment a baby girl was plucked from the crowd...
What C.S. Lewis can teach us about true love
Aleteia - Mar 13, 2017 at 11:00 pm I wake up every morning like most of my millennial compatriots—swilling a cup of meticulously ground, measured, and uniquely brewed coffee (pour-over is my go-to). Our entire...
40 habits of calm, centered women
Aleteia - Mar 13, 2017 at 11:00 pm Maybe you’ve seen her: The woman who picks up her kids after school while balancing a briefcase and a baby, but never breaks a sweat. Maybe you know her: The woman who’s late for...
Debunking 3 myths on the Fall of the Roman Empire
Aleteia - Mar 13, 2017 at 11:00 pm “This is the end of the world as we know it”: that’s how most Roman citizens must have felt around the year 31 BC, with the arrival of the end of the Republic, or in the 5th ...
Must-see Instagram photo series of a mom & her matching daughters (PHOTOS)
Aleteia - Mar 13, 2017 at 11:00 pm In June 2016 mom and blogger Dominique Davis from England posted a picture on Instagram of herself with her two young daughters, 10-year-old Amelia and three-year old Penny,...
Why I’m not afraid to love my husband more than he loves me
Aleteia - Mar 13, 2017 at 11:00 pm My frustration continued to build as the time crept closer to 7 p.m. I had dinner waiting in the oven, a fussy toddler who was becoming increasingly difficult to entertain, and a...
