by Olivia | Apr 27, 2020 | HAPPINESS
I’m always interested in what other people are reading, as I’m always on the hunt for more TBR fodder. So I thought I’d start sharing what I’ve been reading each month in case you’re looking for something to occupy your leisure, too...
by Olivia | Apr 21, 2020 | HOLINESS
Reading Saint Francis de Sales is like a reverse fine wine: it gets better as we age. I first read his spiritual classic, An Introduction to the Devout Life, in a Christian Spirituality class I took while studying abroad. I was nineteen and traveling Europe with a...
by Olivia | Mar 24, 2020 | HEALTH
I don’t need to tell you about what weird, unprecedented circumstances we’re living. I’m assuming you’re all caught up on the chaos of the coronavirus. So let’s not waste time diving into the specifics of the reality and the unknown. What...
by Olivia | Mar 8, 2018 | HOLINESS
I’ve dished before about why we think Pier Giorgio Frassati is awesome enough to make him the patron saint of our family and name our first-born after him. Even Fr. Robert Barron thinks he’s a baller. Another great thing about Frassati, like all good...
by Olivia | Feb 19, 2018 | HAPPINESS
Deep breath. Press the keys. Our six-week-old daughter was hungry for milk and my six-week-old postpartum body was hungry for healing. I nursed the first and placed her swaddled, sleeping self in the swing so I could serve the second. At the recommendation of many...