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The Call of Sorrow The first time I met death, it was small enough to fit in my hands. I was in middle school, playing outside of our house, when I came upon a baby bird on the ground. It was so incredibly small—matchstick bones, feathers as fragile as glass. I searched all around for […]
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Most of us know that prayer is conversation with God. But the saints and Scripture show us that it’s far richer and more mysterious than we often realize. Here are five surprising truths about prayer that can transform the way you pray. No. 1: Prayer Can Transcend Time One of the most astonishing truths about […]
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Most of us know that prayer is conversation with God. But the saints and Scripture show us that it’s far richer and more mysterious than we often realize. Here are five surprising truths about prayer that can transform the way you pray. No. 1: Prayer Can Transcend Time One of the most astonishing truths about […]
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When Prayer Feels Hollow I remember a season when even the word “prayer” felt too heavy. My husband was deployed for nearly a year, and I was home with our sweet 9-month-old, working an insurance job that drained what little mental and emotional bandwidth I had left. Life felt mechanical. I wasn’t angry at God—I […]
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When Prayer Feels Hollow I remember a season when even the word “prayer” felt too heavy. My husband was deployed for nearly a year, and I was home with our sweet 9-month-old, working an insurance job that drained what little mental and emotional bandwidth I had left. Life felt mechanical. I wasn’t angry at God—I […]
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We're the moms behind Marian Mindset! Both of us became mothers before we felt ready for the gift of motherhood—Olivia at 17 with an unexpected pregnancy, and Hannah with surprise twins after being told she couldn’t have children. For years we struggled—yelling, threatening, and feeling like we were being punished.
But we also had the sense that motherhood wasn't meant to be like this; that God didn’t design motherhood to be a cross. Through His providence, we discovered mindset work, a practice rooted deep in Sacred Scripture and Tradition dating back to the early Church. And that work changed everything...
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