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The Generational Impact of (Many) Metanoia Moments
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My Most Irrational Fear
The more we can embrace the cross, the faster that resurrection and new life will come.
Managing My Mind While Carrying the Cross
When you hear "God will use this suffering for something" đź’”...
When is it Time to Call in a Coach?
What happens when you do the thought work and you still feel stuck? When you still feel anger, resentment and confusion around a certain circumstance? Maybe it’s time to call a coach and do some emotional processing. I recently found myself in this scenario. For a few months, I felt a bit disconnected from God […]
The Purgative Power of Two: Becoming a Catholic Coach Alongside of Your Spouse
It was the beginning of the pandemic. The world had shut down, sacraments were scarce, and in the midst of all of this, we discerned a cross-country move from Pennsylvania (my home state) to Texas (Albert’s home state) to be closer to Albert’s aging parents. This move, made with good intentions, wreaked absolute havoc on […]
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Good, Not Safe: A Paradox of the Christian Life
I want to give you a glimpse into the interior life I have started to experience since beginning the Metanoia Catholic Academy. The theme of “safety” has come up a lot in my journaling over the last year. Usually it comes out as the phrase, “I’m not okay,” or, “I won’t be okay.” It took […]
Are You Really Lost?
On a Sunday afternoon last September, my husband, Eric, and I hopped into the car and headed off to Crossville, TN. We planned to take five days for a couple’s retreat at the mountain resort. When you’re raising a large family, working in mission through the Church, and your husband is clergy, time away is […]
Pure Imagination
My kids, and even many friends and family, will tell you that I frequently serenade them with lyrics by way of word association. They know that if they come down to the kitchen in the morning describing last night’s nightmare, I will regale them with, “Last night I had the strangest dream. I sailed away […]
How Questioning Associations Can Change the Way We Think
During the first few months participating in the Metanoia Catholic Academy, I witnessed the transformations taking place in the group coaching calls, which occurred as we all learned how to challenge our thoughts. This made me ponder the question, “Could praying and asking a person questions really change the way they think?” With that in […]
