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Tired Moms: How to Experience Renewal of Mind, Body, and Soul
The problem is not that we’re tired moms. The problem is when we get sucked into spirals of anxiety, resentment, discouragement, chronic fatigue, and so on. The problem is when we settle for neglecting our health because we think taking time for ourselves takes away our ability to serve others. The problem is when we… Read more
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Holy Saturday: Blessing of the Easter Baskets
The Blessing of the Easter Baskets is an Eastern European tradition, where, as you can guess from the title, families had the first foods of Easter (usually breakfast) blessed by their priest on Holy Saturday morning. Read more
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This is ‘The Tangent’ You’ll Want to Hear (Veritas Catholic Radio)
“Reading your book kind of kicked my butt a little bit.” – Matt Sperrazza, co-host of The Tangent on Veritas Catholic Radio (an EWTN Radio Affiliate!) We all need a kick in the butt in our spiritual lives, don’t we? I’m so glad Matt (a newlywed with his first baby on the way!) mentioned this,… Read more
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Mother Angelica’s Wisdom for Tired Parents
March 27 marks the anniversary of Mother Angelica’s death, and we’re quickly approaching April 20, which would have been her 100th birthday on earth. Mother Angelica has been a spiritual mother to Dave and me for a long time, even more so when I began working for EWTN. She had the gift of being able… Read more
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How Our Daughter Plans to Help 25,000+ Souls in Her Lifetime (+4 Reasons We Support Her Efforts)
By Dave Cowden Note: I’m beginning a series on Daily Mass for Tired Parents, and this is the first post in the series. What better way to begin than by showing how a parent’s desire for the Eucharist rubs off on children! If you’ve been following along on our Instagram (@tiredcatholicparents) you’ll know that our… Read more
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Need a Saint to Pray for You? Ask St. Polycarp!
“Eighty and six years I have served Him, and He has done me no wrong.” St. Polycarp of Smyrna One day at work, I was lamenting to one of my superiors about the trouble I had finding a decent parking spot (Just a warning: if you ask me, “How are you?” I’m going to tell… Read more
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