The Most Wonderful Time: A Twelve Day Gift to Our Readers

There are many popular tunes this time of year. It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year is a pretty catchy tune, and as I sat to write these words, that song popped into my head. Because, as we await the celebration and festivities of Jesus' birth, it truly can be the most wonderful time of …

How the Feminine Genius Can Bring Peace to a Broken World

One of our favorite quotes from our patron Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross- otherwise known as Edith Stein- is "The world doesn't need what women have, it needs what women are". This quote ran through my head all day yesterday as I balanced taking care of my family's needs and reading through 9/11 remembrance …

Five habits for highly peaceful Catholics

Peace. Isn’t that the elusive thing we’re all after? It’s sometimes a feeling of satisfaction, or the act of letting go. You can’t necessarily make it happen for yourself, but I am convinced that most us are regularly doing things that hinder our ability to feel at peace. Know what I’m talking about? It’s the …

Peace in a Dark World

One of my favorite memories of elementary school took place at the grand finale of a Christmas program. The lights in the auditorium turned off as each student turned on a flashlight.  (Mine came right from my dad’s tool drawer—one of those thick yellow handled ones, labeled with my name on a piece of masking …

Hope from the Holy Spirit

" . . . hope does not disappoint us, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us." ~ Romans 5:5 We make the monthly schedule for Everyday Ediths at the beginning of the year, but the Holy Spirit must be at work in our choice …