Being Christ in Our Lives: Jenna Guizar

I’ve been following Jenna Guizar, founder of Blessed Is She, on social media for some time, and it was a gift to meet her in person at the Edel Gathering in Charleston last month. Blessed Is She is a marvelous ministry for Catholic women of all ages, featuring daily devotions, regional communities, a book club, and… Continue reading Being Christ in Our Lives: Jenna Guizar

Being Christ in Our Lives: Laura Williams Fritz

High school was a tough time for me. A lot was going on at home. I had no faith life, and didn’t seem to be able to find my place anywhere. Laura Williams (now Fritz) was one of those people who seemed to do it all effortlessly, choir, drill team, synchronized swimming. Girls like her… Continue reading Being Christ in Our Lives: Laura Williams Fritz

Being Christ in Our Lives: Letitia Suk

Letitia Suk and I are birthday twins–both first day of summer, June 21 girls-and we’ve known each other more than twenty years. It took a while before I realized we shared more than our birthdays and a love for Maud Hart Lovelace’s Betsy-Tacy books, though I think she always knew. When we met, I had… Continue reading Being Christ in Our Lives: Letitia Suk

Being Christ in Our Lives: Monica McBrady

“Never see a need without doing something about it,” Australia’s first saint, Mary of the Cross MacKillop liked to say. Mary would have loved Monica McBrady. Monica made her Cursillo Weekend in New Jersey, and when she and her husband moved to Northern Virginia, they were both struck by just how much the Cursillo teams… Continue reading Being Christ in Our Lives: Monica McBrady