I remember when reminding someone of a divine relationship was a last-ditch, humorous attempt for comfort in an unfortunate situation. “I just backed my car into a tree.” “Well…Jesus still loves you.” Whether it’s over-used or assumed irrelevant, the phrase … Continue reading
Today, we celebrate the feast of St. Martha, sister of Mary and Lazarus, and one of the few women mentioned by name in the New Testament. I never realized before how close Jesus was with Martha and her siblings. They … Continue reading
Today I (Caroline) am leaving for Komga, South Africa to love on some kiddos for a year at Open Arms Home for Children. This is a big step for me considering my severe homesickness at Camp Tekakwitha that kept me away from … Continue reading
This week marks the first session of Camp Tekakwitha’s summer 2014 season, and today is Princess Day at camp (the inspiration for this blog), as well as Archbishop Naumann’s birthday, who is a great supporter of both camp and this blog … Continue reading
In these weekdays sandwiched between two graduation ceremonies, I, Emily, find myself in quite a reflective, existential mood. (Back-to-back graduation weekends will do that to a person.) Last week, I returned to my own alma mater, the University of Notre … Continue reading
“Olay!” “Hiney!” These were the altered versions of our names that greeted Caroline and I as we arrived home from school each day. They were exclamations of glee emitting from this little imp of a girl, our three year-old sister, … Continue reading
Princess Prayer 