Thriving during Ordinary Time

Friends, I shall be back on Morning Air tomorrow morning to discuss ways to thrive during Ordinary Time. Why the need to consciously thrive? Well, ordinary time isn’t as, you know, exciting as a special liturgical season like Easter or Advent. So we need to re-orient ourselves to remember that we are called to holiness in the day-to-day details of our ordinary lives, and actively living into ordinary time in the liturgical calendar is a good way to do that. We will be discussing gratitude, learning about the saints, evangelization, and prayer during ordinary time.

Catch me at 8:15 am eastern tomorrow online here, in the app, or on your local station.

Thanks for listening!

Audio of my interview on new motherhood now available

It was a pleasure to return to Morning Air to discuss my experience as a new mother. Long story short: it’s wonderful!

I mentioned the parable of the grain of wheat that falls to the ground and dies, in order to become something better - that is what motherhood makes me think of. You leave your “old” self behind, to live a vocation that God calls you to, and God gives you the grace and strength to do it.

You can listen here, starting around minute 17.

Come back here soon to see my latest article and next date/time on Morning Air. I hope you are having a wonderful summer!

Next radio appearance: June 6 at 8:15 am ET - on motherhood!

I am back! Just for a moment, to let you know I will be rejoining the Morning Air program on Thursday, June 6 to speak with John and Sarah about my new favorite topic: motherhood. The main thing I want to discuss is how becoming a mother reminds me of the grain of wheat parable. You know the one, from John 12:24-26:

Amen, amen, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains just a grain of wheat; but if it dies, it produces much fruit.

Whoever loves his life loses it, and whoever hates his life in this world will preserve it for eternal life.

Whoever serves me must follow me, and where I am, there also will my servant be. The Father will honor whoever serves me.

In motherhood, you certainly die to self, and there is quite literally a breaking open physically, but emotionally and spiritually, as well, to bear the “fruit” that is your child. You do also “lose” your life, meaning your old way of being. To do this with faith in God is to follow and serve him. So, it will be a great conversation, and I am really looking forward to it.

You can stream the conversation live here, listen in the Relevant Radio app, or find your station here.

I hope you had a magnificent Easter season and your ordinary time, and summer, are off to a great start!