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“And behold, I am with you always, until the end of the age”
Matthew 28:20
Encouragement for the Failed Perfectionist
There are some days we feel the weight of our flaws more than others. And I believe transitions and new ventures do bring out the temptation to see where we are lacking, even if we very well know that we have plenty of strengths. Personally, I cannot say that...
Episode 43| You Have Permission to Take a Break
Have you listened to our podcast yet? Find it on iTunes, Spotify, Google Podcasts, and anywhere else you listen to podcasts! A full directory can be found here. I think the title says it all, but this is a quick little episode here to remind you that you have...
The Surrender Novena
Day 1 Why do you confuse yourselves by worrying?Leave the care of your affairs to meand everything will be peaceful.I say to you in truth that every act of true,blind, complete surrender to meproduces the effect that you desireand resolves all difficult situations....
Combatting the Most Dangerous Lie
One of the most dangerous lies of the enemy is that we’re alone; that we’re the only one feeling a certain way or struggling with a certain hurt. It’s this lie that causes us to withdraw from our sources of joy, from communities that love us, and from...
Episode 42| Confidence, Comparison, and Trust in God with Miss USA 2009 Kristen Dalton Wolfe
Have you listened to our podcast yet? Find it on iTunes, Spotify, Google Podcasts, and anywhere else you listen to podcasts! A full directory can be found here. Today I’m joined by author, speaker, mother, TV Host, Miss USA 2009, and my friend, Kristen Dalton Wolfe!...
Fully and Freely
I’m in a constant state of learning how to love myself. I say this because I’ve kept up with an on-and-off tradition of writing letters to myself since my twenty-fourth birthday (two years ago). Instead of journaling, I collect cute notes and postcards when I...
Sparkle With Self-Forgetfulness
I still so vividly remember Jennifer Fulwiler’s talk at SEEK 2014 in Nashville, and especially the words above. She talked about how easy it is to get wrapped up in what other people think of us, so much so that we can find ourselves distracted from reality because...
Episode 41| The Catholic Feminist is Here!! with Claire Swinarski
Have you listened to our podcast yet? Find it on iTunes, Spotify, Google Podcasts, and anywhere else you listen to podcasts! A full directory can be found here. My dream podcast guest is here and I’m over the moon!! Claire Swinarski is a woman of many talents – an...
Episode 40| Q&A- Negotiation, Fear of Failure, Social Media, and Repetitive Sins
Have you listened to our podcast yet? Find it on iTunes, Spotify, Google Podcasts, and anywhere else you listen to podcasts! A full directory can be found here. It's episode 40 (wow) and we're here with a question and answer episode! Thanks for submitting your...
Encounter Jesus in The Chosen
“To fall in love with God is the greatest romance; to seek him the greatest adventure; to find him, the greatest human achievement.” ― St. Augustine of Hippo Have you seen it yet? Seasons 1 and 2 of The Chosen, co-written and directed by Evangelical Christian...
Choosing Joy
"Joy is the net of love by which we catch souls." - Mother Teresa Whenever I share The SundayMonday with a new friend, the first question is "Wow, how do you share your faith in the workplace?" Many people tell me that they feel uncomfortable or unsafe about...
Episode 39| Girls Just Wanna Have Fun! with Erica Carnohan
Have you listened to our podcast yet? Find it on iTunes, Spotify, Google Podcasts, and anywhere else you listen to podcasts! A full directory can be found here. Your resident chill girls are back with an episode all about joy, fun, play, and not taking things too...
A Gal’s Guide to Transitioning to Grad School (Without Going Nuts)
The last two weeks leading up to the start of school were always full of anticipation as a child. Summer was waning and a new school year was on the horizon. I would wonder to myself, who would be in my class? Were my best friends from the previous year going to be...
Martyrdom Mentality
“Take the case of courage. No quality has ever so much addled the brains and tangled the definitions of merely rational sages. Courage is almost a contradiction in terms. It means a strong desire to live taking the form of a readiness to die. 'He that will lose his...
Episode 38 | Where Are They Now? Follow Up to Episode 4: Joy in Seasons of Waiting with Sarah Bui
Have you listened to our podcast yet? Find it on iTunes, Spotify, Google Podcasts, and anywhere else you listen to podcasts! A full directory can be found here. It's the follow-up episode you've been waiting for!! This past spring, Sarah Bui and I recorded an episode...
Labor Day and the Dignity of Work
Yesterday was Labor Day in the US, a day taken to rest and reflect on the dignity of work and the human worker in our culture. I love thinking about the dignity of work – the goodness of this invitation to partake in God's creative action as members of the...
Babies and Dreams
I have been wanting to write this post for a while - I just wasn’t sure when or how, because I wanted to say exactly the right thing. Luckily, the Olympics has given me some motivation, and I do think now is the time to flex my writing muscles and write about...babies...
One Step Closer to That Promotion
So you’ve been in your role for months -- maybe even years -- and you’re tired and frustrated. It could be that you’re bored and don’t see a clear path to the next opportunity. Or perhaps it’s the opposite -- you’re working overtime, picking up other responsibilities,...
How Do You Define Your “Life’s Work”?
Whether you love or hate your job — Jesus is offering you a chance to glorify Him through it. What a doozy of a question. But let’s make it easy and put the answer right here in the first paragraph – if you’re constantly searching for your true “life’s work”, you’re...
Episode 37 | Authenticity, Intimacy with God, and a Heart to Heart with Bridget Handy
Have you listened to our podcast yet? Find it on iTunes, Spotify, Google Podcasts, and anywhere else you listen to podcasts! A full directory can be found here. Bridget is one of the best people I know, and her radical faith and trust in God is contagious. I had to...
Delighting in the Still, Small Voice
Last week, I went on a three day silent retreat at a beautiful home on the Long Island Sound. But I almost canceled it (more than once). I almost canceled this retreat, that I scheduled months ago, precisely because I knew that this time of transition was going to...
Confessions of a Chasti-holic
Here’s something I’ve never told anyone before: I missed the first and only chastity talk at my small Catholic school in fifth grade. I didn’t hear one until college. By then, I had forgotten the belief of saving sex for marriage that my upbringing had taught...
Episode 36 | Mental Management, Performance under Pressure, and Developing Confident Self Image with Heather Sumlin
Have you listened to our podcast yet? Find it on iTunes, Spotify, Google Podcasts, and anywhere else you listen to podcasts! A full directory can be found here. I am SO excited about this episode! I was first exposed to Heather and her work in 2017, and over the past...
Episode 35 | Busting Money Myths with Agape Investing’s Katie Jones
Have you listened to our podcast yet? Find it on iTunes, Spotify, Google Podcasts, and anywhere else you listen to podcasts! A full directory can be found here. Join Katie Jones from @agapeinvesting as she busts three myths about money and faith. Katie also covers...
We’re Back! And You’re More Than What You Do
Wow, it feels SO good to be back in the newsletter game! I've missed you :') A lot has changed over here – I left my job, I'm officially a New Yorker, and I'm starting school in two weeks! All of this change is fun and exciting but man, my prayer life has been...
Be Seen (The Little Way)
It’s my personal opinion and painful observation that most of us seek to quench the aching thirst to be seen in the wrong ways and worst places. We bust our butts for beefy lists of accomplishments and social media followers and likes, all while landing on our backs...
Episode 34 | Teaching in the Bronx and Praying Specific Prayers with Jacelyn Vo
Have you listened to our podcast yet? Find it on iTunes, Spotify, Google Podcasts, and anywhere else you listen to podcasts! A full directory can be found here. In today's episode, you'll get to hear from one of the most beautiful and holy people I know – Jacelyn Vo!...
A Diagnosis is Not Defeat
How struggling with failure led to my ADHD diagnosis and changed my experience with work, life, and my faith. I’ll be the first one to admit that I’ve been a perfectionist my entire life. I’ve gotten the grades without trying, achieved the highest test...
Episode 33 | Dreaming a New Dream in the Midst of Heartbreak
Have you listened to our podcast yet? Find it on iTunes, Spotify, Google Podcasts, and anywhere else you listen to podcasts! A full directory can be found here. We’re getting a bit vulnerable on the podcast today and talking about heartbreak. I’m not sure what’s going...
Our God – The Ultimate Foundation
“It’s not the beauty of a building you should look at; it’s the construction of the foundation that will stand the test of time.” Since I was a little girl, one of my favorite activities included looking at houses. The exterior elevation, the landscaping, the...
Relationship Precedes Mission
The following are reflections from a participant of the 2021 GIVEN Catholic Young Women’s Leadership Forum that took place from June 9-13, 2021, in Washington, D.C. “It is thus my hope, dear sisters, that you will reflect carefully on what it means to speak of...
Big News, Life Changes, and a Quick Break!
Hello, and welcome back to the SundayMonday Tuesday! As you may have gathered from the subject line of this email, there are some big life changes a-brewing over here! In just a few weeks, I will be moving to New York to attend NYU Stern School of Business to pursue...
Episode 32 | I’m Going to Business School
Have you listened to our podcast yet? Find it on iTunes, Spotify, Google Podcasts, and anywhere else you listen to podcasts! A full directory can be found here. I have exciting news to share! After nine months of taking tests, writing essays, a million coffee chats,...
Episode 31 | Healing, Curing, and the Divine Physician with Dr. Tolu Rosanwo
Have you listened to our podcast yet? Find it on iTunes, Spotify, Google Podcasts, and anywhere else you listen to podcasts! A full directory can be found here. I'm so SO excited to finally share this conversation I had with Tolu a few weeks ago. She is an incredible...
What Captivates the Heart
On the Fourth of July, I stood out on the National Mall in DC with tens (maybe hundreds?) of thousands of people, watching fireworks light up the sky above the Washington Monument. It was beautiful. It was awe-inspiring. It was simply... captivating. That same day,...
Episode 30 | Are You My Mentor?
Have you listened to our podcast yet? Find it on iTunes, Spotify, Google Podcasts, and anywhere else you listen to podcasts! A full directory can be found here. Are you my mentor? Mentorship is a buzzy concept – especially around young professionals – but what the...
DayQuil Reflections
Hello friends, and happy Tuesday! This week's newsletter is going to be a little shorter than usual because I've been laid out with a nasty cold/cough/sore throat for the past five days (please pray for me!). So I'm just sharing a few of my congested thoughts from...
Words Like Honey
Words are powerful. Words can build up and tear down. They have the power to wound and to heal. Words can break and words can reconcile. I spent this weekend Austin with wonderful people, exploring the city, splashing in the lakes, and two-stepping until...
Episode 29 | Evangelization through Beauty with Singer-Songwriter Marie Miller
Have you listened to our podcast yet? Find it on iTunes, Spotify, Google Podcasts, and anywhere else you listen to podcasts! A full directory can be found here. "Every expression of true beauty can be acknowledged as a path leading to an encounter with the Lord...
Resting in His Heart
June, as you may know, is the month dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. You may have seen that mysterious image of the Sacred Heart – a heart burning, crowned with thorns, and a sword piercing its side. When I first saw the image some years ago, I was fascinated,...
Episode 28 | Faith in the Spotlight with Broadcast Journalist Kara Dixon
Have you listened to our podcast yet? Find it on iTunes, Spotify, Google Podcasts, and anywhere else you listen to podcasts! A full directory can be found here. What's the best way to live our faith in the world? How do we bring our authentic selves to work, when it...
Love That Surpasses Knowledge
During this month dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, I've found myself meditating on the love of God, which surpasses knowledge. I think, as a society, we're pretty focused on knowledge. And it's rarely lacking. We can google anything we want, find answers in...
Episode 27 | Women in STEM, Tough First Jobs & Go Irish with Laura Bobich
Have you listened to our podcast yet? Find it on iTunes, Spotify, Google Podcasts, and anywhere else you listen to podcasts! A full directory can be found here. Today I am honored to have one of my oldest and dearest friends: superstar engineer and Carondelet High...
It’s Time to Design Your Summer
Hello friends, and happy Tuesday! Today I want to explore something that one of my favorite podcast hosts, Gretchen Rubin, encourages her audience to do, which is to intentionally design their summer. The idea is simple, and so good: it's an encouragement to make...
Nothing I Hold Onto
I Lean Not On My Own Understanding. My life is in the hands of the maker of Heaven. There was, and is, so much about our faith that I struggle to understand. Concepts like our Trinitarian God, saving sex and sexual acts for marriage, and Christ’s redemptive...
Episode 26 | The SundayMonday is ONE!
Have you listened to our podcast yet? Find it on iTunes, Spotify, Google Podcasts, and anywhere else you listen to podcasts! A full directory can be found here. The SundayMonday is ONE!!! I cannot believe it’s been a year since these doors were opened and this...
Make It Like Our Birthday Everyday
The SundayMonday is ONE! On June 1, 2020, the doors to The SundayMonday opened, and this crazy journey began. To say that this past year has been one of the most wild, fun, and unexpected years of my life is an understatement. Because of you all and this site, I've...
The Most Important Question to Ask Today
Happy Tuesday, friends! Instead of a longer letter this week, I want to offer a simple question for reflection, posed this past week by a very good and very holy friend. Here it is: "Lord, what is Your will for me today?" That's it. Simple, clear, and leads us...
Ep. 25 | Should you take the job?
Have you listened to our podcast yet? Find it on iTunes, Spotify, Google Podcasts, and anywhere else you listen to podcasts! A full directory can be found here. This episode is inspired by a question sent in by a friend - "Should I take this offer, or wait for a more...
Episode 24 | Body Image, Intuitive Eating, and Self Care with Erica Carnohan
Have you listened to our podcast yet? Find it on iTunes, Spotify, Google Podcasts, and anywhere else you listen to podcasts! A full directory can be found here. Today I'm joined again by my friend, Erica Carnohan, as we discuss some of our favorite topics: body image,...
Who Are You Working For?
This week, I pondered the question: "If someone offered me a full-time salary to run The SundayMonday for a year, what would I do? How would I spend my time? What would I invest in?" I thought for a long while, and settled on doing a 30-day spiritual exercises...
This is Your Sign
This weekend I was wrestling in prayer. I was asking questions of God, begging Him for peace in a particularly painful struggle. For an hour, I dove into scripture, sat silently in expectation, and pleaded for greater peace and trust. Exhausted and honestly...
Episode 23 | Welcome to the Real World: Graduating Seniors Q&A Part 2 with Caroline Rose Owens and Lauren Niesen
Have you listened to our podcast yet? Find it on iTunes, Spotify, Google Podcasts, and anywhere else you listen to podcasts! A full directory can be found here. This episode is part two of our episode answering questions sent in by graduating seniors! I’m joined by...
Saying No
Saying No How did you respond the last time someone asked you to do something you really didn’t want to do? Did you take time to think about it? Did you politely decline? Did you swallow your objections and say yes to avoid making waves? As Catholic Christian...
Dear Graduating Jane…
It's Grad Week here at The SundayMonday! Every day, we'll be sharing content that celebrates, encourages, and empowers our newest worker gals as they take the next step into the world. Be sure you're following along over on Instagram, where our lovely resident...
Episode 22 | Welcome to the Real World: Graduating Seniors Q&A Part 1 with Caroline Rose Owens and Lauren Niesen
Have you listened to our podcast yet? Find it on iTunes, Spotify, Google Podcasts, and anywhere else you listen to podcasts! A full directory can be found here. On this episode I'm joined by the wonderful Caroline Owens and Lauren Niesen to tackle a whole bunch of...
No Ordinary Days
I woke up on the wrong side of the bed this morning. Irritable and restless, I wanted something new. I was unamused with the idea of another Monday, just like the many Mondays before this. Where's the adventure? Where's the fun? After a week of vacation and my...
Episode 21 | Wise Words with Nomi
Have you listened to our podcast yet? Find it on iTunes, Spotify, Google Podcasts, and anywhere else you listen to podcasts! A full directory can be found here. Today my incredible grandmother, Mary Ellen Judson aka Nomi, is on the podcast! We talk about everything:...
Episode 20: Q&A- WFH, Juggling Faith/Work/Life, Birthdays, Community, Dating + More!
Have you listened to our podcast yet? Find it on iTunes, Spotify, Google Podcasts, and anywhere else you listen to podcasts! A full directory can be found here. Wow, can you believe we’re already at episode 20?! I am so grateful to everyone who has been listening and...
Boundaries and the Beach
By the time you read this, I will be on a beach somewhere, with my stack of library books, ready and SO #blessed to be on an actual vacation!! But at the time of writing this, I am running around like a chicken with my head cut off. Going on vacation is hard work....
Episode 19 | Law School, The Sabbath, and Biking from Texas to Alaska
Have you listened to our podcast yet? Find it on iTunes, Spotify, Google Podcasts, and anywhere else you listen to podcasts! A full directory can be found here. “I have an image of God to bear this week, and not an image of myself to build.” My incredible friend,...
Ep. 18 | Finding our identity in seasons of transition
Have you listened to our podcast yet? Find it on iTunes, Spotify, Google Podcasts, and anywhere else you listen to podcasts! A full directory can be found here. In a world obsessed with identity, achievement, and prestige, moving on from something that we've held as...
For You
Happy Easter, beloved friends! I hope your Easter was filled with joy, celebration, sunshine, and yummy food. I attended the Easter Vigil (my favorite mass of the year) and wow, every time I'm outside before mass with the fire pit going and the candles all around me,...
Embrace, not Endure
We think, “No, this time I will endure. Things will be better in the future”. Indeed, they will. We think, “No, it can not be so!” We’ve defeated this demon, dealt with the night and already faced this winter. And yet— The ice pushes from the earth the stones...
Hiding Self View This Holy Week
It is not an exaggeration to say that my life changed on May 15 of 2020. After two months of overwhelming Zoom burnout, I was introduced to a little button by a friend. The feature? "Hide Self View." Now, instead of spending meetings constantly stealing glances at...
Ep. 17 | Young Adult Groups 101
Have you listened to our podcast yet? Find it on iTunes, Spotify, Google Podcasts, and anywhere else you listen to podcasts! A full directory can be found here. What's the point of Young Adult Groups? Will I be welcomed? Isn't YAG just a place to husband hunt?...
All is Gift
How do you receive God's gifts? The gift of a new day. The gift of a warm cup of coffee. The gift of the mass. The gift of a full fridge. The gift of a job. The gift of family, friends, community. The gift of a kind word from a colleague. Wherever we look, whatever...
Ep. 16 | Living an Ordered Life
Have you listened to our podcast yet? Find it on iTunes, Spotify, Google Podcasts, and anywhere else you listen to podcasts! A full directory can be found here. What does it look like to live a life of order? What habits, routines, and disciplines can we...
Stepping Out into the Waves
Let nothing disturb you;Let nothing frighten you,All things pass away.God never changes. Since September, I’ve been in a season of transformation and transition. I decided to apply to a nursing school program I’d had my eyes on for a while, took online courses for...
What’s your canary?
I'm always looking for new tools or ideas to get to know myself better. One of my favorite reflections that I've stumbled across in the past few years is the concept of recognizing one's "canary in a coal mine." The phrase "canary in a coal mine" comes from the...
Ep. 14 | Know, Love and Serve: Encountering the Homeless
Have you listened to our podcast yet? Find it on iTunes, Spotify, Google Podcasts, and anywhere else you listen to podcasts! A full directory can be found here. Today I’m welcoming Emily St. Paul to the podcast! Emily works for Christ in the City, and has spent...
Ep. 13 | Motherhood and Mission in the Workforce
Have you listened to our podcast yet? Find it on iTunes, Spotify, Google Podcasts, and anywhere else you listen to podcasts! A full directory can be found here. The brilliant and beautiful Schyler Smith is here today to talk all about embracing motherhood and...
Meeting God in Discomfort
This past week I was with some friends when one made a very astute observation: "We've lost the ability to sit in discomfort." Think about it. You're hungry? You can order dinner to your door in 20 minutes without even needing to get off the couch, clicking more...
Ep. 12 | Keeping the Faith in Hollywood
Have you listened to our podcast yet? Find it on iTunes, Spotify, Google Podcasts, and anywhere else you listen to podcasts! A full directory can be found here. Today, my girl Hayley is on the show to talk about keeping the faith in Hollywood! Her first...
Ep. 12 | Painless Networking
Have you listened to our podcast yet? Find it on iTunes, Spotify, Google Podcasts, and anywhere else you listen to podcasts! A full directory can be found here. Does the idea of networking make you squirm? Do you envision awkward cocktail tables and...
Making Space
It's a feeling. You know it, and I know it. A quickening pulse, frantic glances at the time, and hurried decisions about what stays and what goes. Being over-scheduled, overworked, and overwhelmed has become commonplace in our culture. We rush from one thing...
God’s Will or My Own?
Never give up. We hear this phrase all the time. Quitting is associated with failure. Weakness. Settling. But what if the dream you’re trying to achieve isn’t God’s will? ----- As I raced through the hallways of St. Mary’s College of...
An Imminent Conversion
It was around 11:00 am and I was in the bathroom at work crying. It’s never a place you want your emotions to spill over, but these were happy tears. I had been scrolling through a photo library to find a picture of a friend to wish him happy birthday and saw a video...
Ep. 9 | A Lent Well Spent
Have you listened to our podcast yet? Find it on iTunes, Spotify, Google Podcasts, and anywhere else you listen to podcasts! A full directory can be found here. Today I'm sitting down with Julie Balla to talk all things faith and work! Julie (@district__jules)...
A Lent Well Spent
I read these words written by Thomas Merton earlier this week, and I can't get them out of my head. And since I'd rather share something beautiful than try and wrestle words of my own to be even half as profound, I'm going to share them here. From No Man is a...
Creative Ideas for Lent 2021
Are you stumped for what to do for Lent this year? Sick of giving up sweets or Instagram for the third year in a row? Last year I decided to do away with giving something up and instead opted to add something new. I read Blessed is She’s Lenten devotional, began the...
The Blender in the Snowstorm
“Each time of life has its own kind of love.” - Leo Tolstoy, Family Happiness and Other Stories This weekend we celebrate the day of love, a day marked by pink hearts and chocolates and flowers. For many, it's a beautiful reminder of the love in their lives. For...
Ep. 8 | From Ideas to Action: Entrepreneurship with Confidence
Have you listened to our podcast yet? Find it on iTunes, Spotify, Google Podcasts, and anywhere else you listen to podcasts! A full directory can be found here. This week, my guest is the inimitable Julie Larkin! Julie is the founder and executive director...
Celebrating the Four Loves this Valentine’s Day
I love Valentine’s Day. Anyone else or is it just me? During this time of year, red and pink are everywhere - pink is my favorite color! I love rom-coms and chick flicks - Valentine’s Day gives me a good excuse to start watching a bunch in early February, and I try to...
Patris Corde: Eight Reflections on the Year of St. Joseph
On the Feast of the Immaculate Conception late last year, Pope Francis proclaimed December 8, 2020-December 8, 2021 the “Year of St. Joseph.” He released an Apostolic Letter named “Patris Corde,” or “The Heart of the Father,” explaining how now is the time of St....
Ep. 7 | Interfaith Conversations
Have you listened to our podcast yet? Find it on iTunes, Spotify, Google Podcasts, and anywhere else you listen to podcasts! A full directory can be found here. This is an episode I'm so stoked to share. My delightful roommate (and friend of 19 years) Kayla is...
The Weight of the World
I still remember the smell of stale chalk on my hands. I recall the feel of dried sweat on my forehead and the ache in my stomach as I began my gymnastics routine. My heart raced as the eyes of my friends and family rested upon me. Before saluting the judges, I always...
Ep. 5 | Dealing with Disappointment at Work
Have you listened to our podcast yet? Find it on iTunes, Spotify, Google Podcasts, and anywhere else you listen to podcasts! A full directory can be found here. Tough days happen to all of us. The question is - how do you handle them? In our first minisode, I...
Ep. 4 | Joy in Seasons of Waiting
Have you listened to our podcast yet? Find it on iTunes, Spotify, Google Podcasts, and anywhere else you listen to podcasts! A full directory can be found here. My dear friend Sarah and I are both in the graduate school application process and we're deeeep in...
Hope in the midst of Suffering
The modern world doesn’t know how to suffer. I say that being someone who is learning how to suffer better in a time where it’s really tough to do anything but. We lose people, things, jobs, relationships, and so on and so forth and it’s almost like our brain is...
Ep. 6 | Making Decision with the Holy Spirit
Have you listened to our podcast yet? Find it on iTunes, Spotify, Google Podcasts, and anywhere else you listen to podcasts! A full directory can be found here. This week I'm joined by Elli Schmidt to talk all about making decisions with the Holy Spirit!...
Ep. 3 | Creating Community
Have you listened to our podcast yet? Find it on iTunes, Spotify, Google Podcasts, and anywhere else you listen to podcasts! A full directory can be found here. This episode is all about creating community! Let’s be real: it’s hard to make friends as an adult....
Ep. 2 | Faith and Work in the New Year
Have you listened to our podcast yet? Find it on iTunes, Spotify, Google Podcasts, and anywhere else you listen to podcasts! A full directory can be found here. Today I'm sitting down with Julie Balla to talk all things faith and work! Julie (@district__jules)...
January Liturgical Living
Welcome to our monthly installment of Liturgical Living! It can be so easy to only focus on Advent and Christmas, Lent and Easter. As we move into Ordinary Time, let’s not forget all the beautiful celebrations and reminders of our faith...
The “Work” of the Year
Sophocles once said: “Without labor, nothing prospers” and this year (more than most) has proven that sentiment to be true. While most years there is some form of “labor”, I didn’t realize that my “labor” would come in every possible form it could: internal,...
The Feminine Genius (Or why I watched Little Women 17 times in 2020)
I really, really like the movie Little Women (referring in this instance to Greta Gerwig’s 2019 masterpiece). I saw it for the first time last Christmas. At the insistence of countless friends, my mom and I finally caved in and headed to the theater. For the next two...
From Sleepless to Snoozin’
When I first moved to DC, I struggled with insomnia like never before. I would lay in bed for hours, tossing and turning and getting even more stressed out when I thought about how many hours of sleep I was losing. I felt like I tried everything – I cut out...
Gift Guide 2020
I love it when I’m visiting a new city, I stop into a cute little boutique and I see a perfect gift that reminds me of a friend or a family member. When I find that perfect gift, I snatch it right up! Seriously, I will hold on to a good gift for MONTHS if I find...
Coffee, Cardio, Community, & Christ
I am a public health professional, and let me tell you, the phrase “self-care” is one of my absolute favorites - especially during this crazy COVID season! When you look up self-care on Google, the first definition that pops up is, “....any necessary human regulatory...
On the Twelfth Day of COVID
It’s been one week since I received my positive Covid test results. Just when I thought I had squeaked through 2020 unscathed… But ‘tis the season (or rather, the year) for suffering and if you’re following along with Jane’s Advent retreat, you’re already...