We might go into Lent dragging our feet, full of reluctance. We can also see it as a most beautiful kindness and run to meet it. Denise ponders the very human and very divine threads throughout it all.

Early in life tragedy, fostered a pivotal relationship for St. Peter Damian. Denise writes of his character and influence and of the impact of his brother, whose name he assumed in religious life.

Lent is nearly upon us, which means the search for meatless meals is on the rise! This fun twist on a traditional lasagna is the answer to what you have been seeking.

Mary Stanford has written a new book, The Obedience Paradox: Finding True Freedom in Marriage, on obedience, receptivity, and headship within marriage. Motivated by the lack of clarity on the issue, Stanford's goal is to help couples navigate this unknown gift to a marriage.

The fetishizing of transgression explains the escalation we’re seeing now. This is the insatiable nature of sin. What’s transgressive today becomes boringly normal tomorrow, and so the envelope must be pushed and prodded until every boundary is crossed and the mask fully slips and we look with horror at who it was that was behind it all along.

For Valentine's Day, a dream about an old driftwood lamp prompts Denise to reflect on the beautiful and quirky ways family life is melded together, starting with the melding of two people in love.

Mary Eberstadt's book Adam and Eve after the Pill (2012), dissected the sexual revolution's effects on the lives of men, women, and children. This follow-on book investigates the revolution's transformations in three spheres: society, politics, and Christianity. It also includes an analysis of the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision that overturned Roe v. Wade.