You Can Witness This Miracle Every Day
By Susan Ciancio “Mommy, I see it!” my then-six-year-old son whispered to me in Mass. “What do you see?” I asked. “The miracle.” I knew exactly what he was talking about because, just a few weeks earlier, I had explained to all my children that a miracle takes place...
Six Unique Ways to Grow Closer to God This Lent
By Susan Ciancio Lent is here! We now have an amazing opportunity to spend the next six weeks building our faith, growing closer to God, and shining the light of Christ to others. Some years it feels like we run out of ideas for Lent. We spend days beforehand...
Lenten Reflection Booklet Helps Build a Culture of Life
By Susan Ciancio Lent is almost upon us. As we think about the sacrifice Christ made when He allowed Himself to be tortured and crucified, we can’t help but feel both sorrow and joy—sorrow for the agony He endured and joy for His triumph over death and evil. We want...
The Bible in a Year Podcast, Fr. Mike Schmitz, and the Culture of Life
By Susan Ciancio For a little over a month now, I have excitedly listened to Fr. Mike Schmitz’s Bible in a Year podcast. For those of you who don’t know about this podcast, I can’t wait to tell you about it. And for those of you who do know, I want to share some...
Living by the Example of St. Angela Merici
By Susan Ciancio Angela Merici once told the sisters she led: “Be bound to one another by the bond of charity, treating each other with respect, helping one another, bearing with one another in Christ Jesus; if you really try to live like this, there is no doubt that...
St. Marianne Cope: Serving Others with Compassion
By Susan Ciancio This weekend, we will celebrate the feast day of St. Marianne Cope. St. Marianne was born in 1838 in Germany, but moved to New York when she was a toddler. She felt called to serve Christ and the Church, but had to help support her family when her...
The Harmful Effect of Silence
By Susan Ciancio Today is the feast day of St. Hilary of Poitiers. Hilary was born a pagan in the early 4th century. But through his studies and his reading of the Bible, he realized that Catholicism made sense, and he felt called to convert. A few years after he...
Inspiration in Our Broken World: Nellie Gray and Dr. Mildred Fay Jefferson
By Susan Ciancio Nellie Gray and Dr. Mildred Fay Jefferson have a lot in common. Do you know who these amazing women are? Both were incredibly strong women who stood up for their beliefs and gave voice to preborn babies in a world that told them they should believe...
10 Pro-Life Resolutions That Will Help You and Your Family Create a Culture of Life This Year
By Susan Ciancio As we ring out the old and bring in the new, it feels like we have the opportunity for a fresh start. And it seems only natural to want to make some changes. That’s why many people make resolutions at the beginning of a new year. Unfortunately, most...
10 Ways to Keep Christ in Christmas
By Susan Ciancio Christmas is nearly here! And though it may look different this year, no one can cancel the true meaning of Christmas. Indeed, you cannot have Christmas without Christ. Christmas morning often becomes a flurry of activity, with excited kids opening...
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