The Wonders of the Holy Name by Fr. Paul O’Sullivan, O.P.
I hold the little book in my hand. It’s smaller than my hand, actually. Forty-five pages long, I read it in about …
About Meg Matenaer
Latest Posts by Meg Matenaer
Nailing Ourselves to the Cross This Easter
There she was. Walking down the sidewalk to pick up her sons at the end of the school day. Some years older …
The Wait for Francis and Googling Humility
My four-year-old breathed a heavy sigh beside me as he sat facing my laptop. “I just don’t like new popes.” His little …
An Open Letter to the Holy Spirit Regarding Cardinal Dolan, St. Patrick, and All Things Holy and Good
Your Thrice Holiness, I believe, I adore, I hope, and I love Thee. And I have a suggestion for You for the …
The Noggin Nest
He looks so confident, I think. Like he knows everything’s going to be okay. I peer at the baby pictured with the …
A Page Out of Butler’s
I am deep in my February volume from the Bulter’s Lives of the Saints, given to me by my darling husband so …
Young Hearts, Ancient Gifts: When Millennials Ask for Gifts of the Spirit
He sat down in our living room , putting his head back on our chair like he hadn’t slept in a while. …
Hope in the Pieta
Last May as my husband and I were leaving St. Peter’s Basilica with our group, someone whispered, “There’s the Pieta.” My heart …
The Weight Game
It’s on. Extra weight after the baby, yes. And also the weight game, which I always lose. After the birth of our …
Going Gray
Every twenty minutes all morning long I found long, silvery hairs attached to the baby’s pajamas, my pajamas, the couch, the carpet, …
What Have We Lost?
If you or a loved one has been hurt by abortion, please feel free to check out this earlier post on God’s infinite …
