by Claire Dwyer | Feb 17, 2019 | pro-life, Saints
I love the saints. I love that the Church gives them to us, raises them up so that we can see what holiness looks like lived out in this life. I love that they point to something better, brighter. What we see in shadows, little hints in the sacrament of the every day,...
by Claire Dwyer | Dec 15, 2018 | Saints
Recently I was listening to an Avila Institute class lecture. Professor Hollcraft’s comments on fortitude in the everyday situations and decisions of our lives solidified something which struck me deeply a few years ago. My friend was giving a talk about the...
by Claire Dwyer | Dec 1, 2018 | Saints
No family is perfect. Well, maybe one. But Jesus, Mary, and Joseph are definitely the exception. Even in the best of homes, even when the parents are canonized together and a child becomes one of the most beloved saints of all time, there can be deep hurt. ...
by Claire Dwyer | Nov 13, 2018 | Saints
St. Frances Xavier Cabrini must have been a flexible soul. Several times in her life, God asked her to pivot in her plans and follow him in directions she had not thought to discern. But through her obedience, the Lord did amazing things – and now she is...
by Claire Dwyer | Oct 24, 2018 | parenthood, prayer
I sat at the kitchen counter, twirling a pen, my calendar open before me. I was determined to find a way to create some more order to my time and my life. In the early days of finally having all six of my children in school, I had already noticed that rather than...
