Despite my most valiant hopes, the unexecuted Saint Patrick’s Day activities and recipes lay dormant within the World Wide Web. For the fourth year in a row, I... Read More ...
Goodwill has saved my sanity. The store, that is (though a giant heaping of the lowercase version would do similar wonders for my mental health I’m sure). With... Read More ...
It’s tempting to wonder whether the world has gone mad. Although history holds many gloomy, erratic, and downright inhumane secrets, when faced with Church sca... Read More ...
Traversing a particularly brutal first trimester during Advent has given me pause for reflection on an all-too-common holiday malaise: sadness in the face of j... Read More ...
Prayer is time spent on and in our relationship with God. It can be conversation, contemplation, meditation, or activities offered to this end (in the same way ... Read More ...
A few years ago I read about professional athletes in strength- and speed-based sports turning to Pilates to improve their game. It stuck with me. It seems it’s... Read More ...
I was recently stuffing envelopes (so glamorous) with a co-worker when I off-handedly commented on her hidden competitive streak. Without missing a beat she rep... Read More ...
By young adulthood, most of us have formed some sort of idea of what we consider to be the best way to live. We believe certain spiritual truths and consider di... Read More ...
To be quite honest, I don’t know the answer to this question. If there were a clear-cut, one-size-fits-all solution, perhaps so many marriages wouldn’t fall apa... Read More ...
Often the most difficult application of faith is applying it to one’s own life. Recognizing the opportunity in job loss is not hard, until it’s your own job. Th... Read More ...
Kayla Sanmiguel lives in Saint Paul, MN with her husband and four children. She works in Institutional Advancement for The Saint Paul Seminary and spends her days soaking up these fleeting years when toddlers run amok.
