Beloved and Blessed

How do we best prepare our children to discern God’s call in their lives? Kimberly shares how as parents, grandparents, or mentors, we’re called to pray and guide but never pressure.   Learn More Find monthly Marian activities for children in Katherine Bogner’s Through the Year with Mary . Kimberly Hahn offers a guide to Confession in this blog. The sacraments are God’s masterworks. Read more in t...

The Scriptures abound in garden imagery, but many of us today are disconnected to the beauty of the earth. Kimberly shares tips, practical and spiritual, for gardening. She also shares her own journey to building backyard Stations of the Cross.   Learn More Foster a devotion to Mary as a family with Through the Year with Mary: Ponder and Pray Together with Children. The theology of the body applie...

Jesus’ parable of the Sower and the Seed reveals more about the soil of our soul than we often realize—how do we prepare our hearts to receive the Word of God?   Learn More Grow in devotion to Mary as a family with Through the Year with Mary: Ponder and Pray Together with Children . Prepare your heart by growing in trust. Make a personal retreat with Sr. Faustina Maria Pia’s Jesus I Trust in You ....

God is the master vinedresser, carefully tending our hearts for an abundant harvest. Kimberly shares how to embrace suffering and trials as God’s method of pruning our souls. Learn More How should we respond to suffering? Scott Hahn addresses this problem on The Road to Emmaus podcast.  We can’t handle suffering without the Mass. Read more in this blog. No matter what we face in this life, our hop...

The Proverbs 31 woman is a wise businesswoman, not for the sake of her own gain, but to serve her family and the Lord. Kimberly shares biblical wisdom on managing our assets.    Learn More  Find more practical and spiritual insights in Kimberly Hahn’s Graced and Gifted: Biblical Wisdom for the Homemaker’s Heart .  Care of the earth plays an important role in the life of the Christian. Read more in...

The Scriptures are clear that true wealth is not found in money but in God’s gifts. From the very beginning, God calls us to care for the gift of creation, just as He tends to our souls.   Learn More Find more tips for living out Scripture’s wisdom in our homes in Kimberly Hahn’s Graced and Gifted . Learn more about the Church’s teaching on creation in The Joyful Mystery: Field Notes Toward a Gree...

Learn More Return to the roots of our faith and watch free talks by Scott Hahn on Confession, the Eucharist, and the Gospel. Sign up free this Lent. Want more information on Confession? Listen to this episode of The Road to Emmaus.   Confession is a sacrament of healing. Read more in this blog.  

We must rethink the modern view of homemaking as a waste of time and talent. Kimberly looks to Mary as our model for serving the Lord in a hidden life, doing the important work of homemaking.    Learn More  How should we respond to the crises facing our Church? Learn more in Fr. Gerald Murray’s Calming the Storm .  St. Joseph speaks no words in Scripture, but his example leads us to Jesus. Learn m...

It seems that we prepare for everything in life other than keeping and managing our homes. How do we learn the necessary skills for building a holy, well-organized, and peaceful home?    Learn More Find tips for homemaking in Kimberly Hahn’s Graced and Gifted: Biblical Wisdom for the Homemaker’s Heart .  In The Catholic Table , Emily Stimpson Chapman shares how food can be an opportunity to share...

We don’t need a lot to make our homes a place of beauty. Kimberly shares ways to make our homes beautiful in order to draw our family’s hearts to each other and to the Lord.    Learn More Find more tips for family life in Kimberly Hahn’s Beloved and Blessed: Biblical Wisdom for Family Life .   How do we live out the faith at home? Learn more in this blog.   Learn how to defend the Pro-Life cause i...

Just as Jesus prepares a place for us in His Father’s house, He calls us to prepare a place in our own homes for those we love. Kimberly shares inspiration and practical tips for organization and design.    Learn More Find Kimberly’s full tips for homemaking and organization in Graced and Gifted: Biblical Wisdom for the Homemaker’s Heart .  If homemaking doesn’t feel like an opportunity for grace,...

The Scriptures abound with references to cleansing as a process for setting apart for holiness. When we view housework as a way to participate in God’s work of holiness, we will strive to care for our chores well. Learn More Women have a special role to play in standing up for the right to life. Learn how to defend life in Speaking for the Unborn . Find more practical tips for homemaking in Kimber...

Housekeeping is not primarily about the house work, but about the work of making a house a home. Kimberly shares the special role women play as the heart—and the keeper—of the home.    Learn More Invite Christ into our home with the help of the Blessed Mother. Get children involved with Through the Year with Mary: Ponder and Pray Together with Children .  Find more inspiration for homemaking in Ki...

The difference between being mission-minded and goal-driven is allowing the Spirit to guide our time. Kimberly shares ways to avoid wasting time, being flexible, and how the gifts of Confirmation help time management.   Learn More Spend less than an hour a week in the New Year preparing for the Sunday Mass with The Word of the Lord video series. It’s important to give children the gift of our time...

Before becoming Catholic, Kimberly believed the saints were completely cut off from us—but she came to see how close the saints really are and the power of their friendship.   Learn More Grow closer to the Queen of Heaven this year with Through the Year with Mary: Ponder and Pray Together with Children . Introduce children to all kinds of heavenly friends in Saints Around the World . St. Joseph mo...

Setting and keeping a schedule helps us to spend our time well, even when it feels like we have no time to manage. But it also frees our minds to see the eternal goals of these daily tasks.   Learn More Spend less than an hour a week in the New Year preparing for the Sunday Mass with The Word of the Lord video series. It’s important to give children the gift of our time. Read more in this blog. Fi...

Most of our time is spent living in the ordinary—serving God and family by carrying out the tasks of the day. Kimberly shares her own strategies for creating a schedule and making time for God.   Learn More Spend time as a family with Katherine Bogner’s Through the Year with Mary: Ponder and Pray Together with Children . Part of managing time is setting aside time for God. Read more in this blog....

Prayer doesn’t have to be perfect—making time for the Lord often means working with our season of life. Kimberly shares tips for nurturing our souls in an interrupted life. Learn More Pray and foster a devotion to Our Lady with Katherine Bogner’s Through the Year with Mary: Ponder and Pray Together with Children . Personal Prayer: A Guide to Receiving the Father’s Love offers advice from two spiri...

Time management begins by recognizing that every moment is a gift—and prioritizing prayer in our schedules is essential. Kimberly shares tips for making prayer central in our lives.    Learn More Find more tips for homemaking in Kimberly Hahn’s Graced and Gifted: Biblical Wisdom for the Homemaker’s Heart .  Spend time with children in prayer and growing in love with the Blessed Mother in Through t...

Why do we believe in the Eucharist? Kimberly Hahn shares a straightforward guide to the Eucharist, from the Old Testament to our lives today. Find more useful guides to the sacraments in Kimberly Hahn’s Graced and Gifted: Biblical Wisdom for the Homemaker’s Heart . Dive into the Mass and the Eucharist in the video study Parousia: The Bible and the Mass . The Blessed Sacrament is the perfect model...

Women especially struggle with embracing a healthy image of our bodies and incorporating healthy eating habits. Kimberly Hahn shares how the Christian view of food can help set us free.   Learn More Discover a theology of food in Emily Stimpson Chapman’s The Catholic Table . Learn how to feast and fast with the Church in this blog . How we feed ourselves and our families impacts our spiritual life...

Busy schedules can make it nearly impossible to set aside time for a family meal, but this time is so important. Kimberly Hahn shares traditions that build up the family around the table. Learn More Find more ideas and inspiration for the family meal and showing hospitality with two resources by Emily Stimpson Chapman: The Catholic Table: Finding Joy Where Food and Faith Meet , and the video study...

The Old Testament heroine Abigail is an example of selfless serving and hospitality out of love for God. But how do we display this same service, even within our own families? Kimberly Hahn shares practical tips. Learn More Find more practical tips for serving God and our family in Graced and Gifted: Biblical Wisdom for the Homemaker’s Heart . As Christians, we’re not called to “entertain” people...

Family meals are more than just practical affairs. From liturgical living to family traditions, how we feed our family impacts how we nourish our souls and build up family life. Learn More Grow in devotion to Our Lady as a family with Through the Year with Mary by Katherine Bogner. Discover a theology of food that brings the sacramental worldview into daily life with Emily Stimpson Chapman’s The C...

Learn More Grow in devotion to Our Lady as a family with Through the Year with Mary by Katherine Bogner. Discover a theology of food that brings the sacramental worldview into daily life with Emily Stimpson Chapman’s The Catholic Table . God provides food that is needful. Learn more in “A Mother’s Guide to the Eucharist.”