Spiritual dryness is a horrible thing. I’ve been feeling very spiritually dry these past few months and it’s not easy. So when the dryness sets in, what do you do? I’m turning to these five R’s to keep me going through the desert: to remember who God is, to repent once again, to focus on rest, to resolve to never give up and, ultimately, to receive this dryness as a gift from the holy thirst of Christ. He holds us all in Hands and He’s NOT letting go. “I feel… spiritually dry. Like, nothing.” I announced the words to my friends sitting at our dining table. Around us, a two-year-old, a 9 month ..read more

This is the story of how I fell prostrate at Mass during the consecration. But no, it wasn’t because I’m SUPER holy. It was for an entirely different reason — a two-year shaped reason with a cheeky smile and a dose of humility for me! I fell flat on my face during the consecration at Holy Mass. I wish I could tell you this was the start of an inspiring account of my impending canonisation. That I was so overcome by awe and filled with the Holy Spirit that I took leave of my senses and dropped to the ground. Alas. It was not. The reason I ended up sprawled before the Lord on the altar had noth ..read more

The coronation of a British monarch is one of the most spectacular ceremonies out there. But is it Catholic at all? I dug into my personal royal archive (aka my brain) to bring you these fascinating Catholic facts about the coronation of King Charles III — and you’ll see how the Catholic faith shapes, informs, and even haunts this most sacred of kingly ceremonies. The Coronation of King Charles III is something very special. I mean, think about it. If you’re less than seventy, you’ve never seen a British coronation in your lifetime! And now, we will witness one. The Coronation service itself ..read more

Choosing a Catholic bible reading plan for the year can be tough. But have you thought about a simple New Testament plan of just one chapter a weekday? I’m sharing the plan for The New Testament in a Year Catholic Bible Reading Plan 2023 and I think it could be just the thing for lots of us. It’s straightforward and easy to do, it follows the liturgical year (yes, even Lent and Easter!), it leaves plenty of wiggle room, and it focuses our attention on the heart of the Scriptures: the Gospels and the New Testament. If you’re looking for a simple, easy, bible reading plan for this year — and you ..read more

St Margaret of Scotland was an extraordinary woman because, despite being a princess and a queen, her holiness was so… ordinary. She loved her family, practiced works of mercy, and helped reform the Scottish church. (Okay, so I guess not that ordinary!) But her one miracle is my personal favourite and it’s the reason I’m calling her the patron saint of booklovers. St Margaret of Scotland is one of my favourite saints. At first, I thought she was cool because she was Scottish and a princess… which is kinda all you need to win me over. (I’m easily pleased like that.) But the more I’ve gotten to ..read more

We find the practice of memento mori in the Bible, from the Old Testament wisdom literature to the parables of Jesus. According to these 8 powerful Scripture verses, memento mori, or remembering your death, leads to wisdom, humility, peace of heart, and surrender to the will of God. But even more, it fixes our hearts on Jesus Christ our Life who delivers us from the power of Death. It might seem morbid — but nothing is more freeing! You’re going to die. Nothing is more certain. You will die. (Or Jesus will return.) Either way, your earthly life will end. The practice of memento mori means “re ..read more

Our Lady’s Magnificat is Mary’s song of praise to God when she is pregnant with Our Lord. In one sense, it is deeply personal song but in other way, it sums up salvation history. Her hymn draws on an ancient tradition of female prophetic songs: from her namesake Miriam who sang of God’s victory after the Exodus, to Hannah who miraculously conceived and dedicated her son to God, to Judith who single-handedly defeated the might of Israel’s enemies — these women exulted in the strength of the Lord. Our Lady doesn’t just take up their tune; she fulfils them. At the beginning of the Gospel of Luke ..read more

If you struggle with the Rosary, try focus more on the Bible. Sometimes, we try to forge ahead with the Rosary, forgetting that Scripture reveals the face of Christ whom we contemplate in the Rosary. Unless we know Jesus through the Bible, it will be so much harder to spend time with Him in the company of Our Lady. The Bible and the Rosary work perfectly together! Okay, are you ready for me to be a bit presumptuous? Because I’m stuck in a doctor’s waiting room, undergoing my TWO HOUR glucouse test for gestational diabetes. (It’s a standard test so no need to worry.) But it was a tough morning ..read more

St Faustina had a dream that St Therese appeared to her and told that she would be a saint one day, just like she was! When she was a novice, she was struggling a lot and prayed a novena to the Little Flower. Her prayers were heard with even more grace than she could ever have imagined. Can you imagine if a saint appeared to you in a dream? While you were praying a novena to them? And they told you that you were going to be a saint? I would be pretty spooked — and pretty stoked too, if I’m honest! But that’s exactly what happened to St Faustina, the Apostle of Divine Mercy. St Faustina’s Nove ..read more

The devil is a fallen angel but do you know which of the nine choirs of angel Satan used to belong to? If you ask the Angelic Doctor St Thomas Aquinas, the answer is that the devil used to be a cherub. Yep, a cute, fluffy, pudgy cherub! But, when we know what the cherubim are, it explains how the devil could know so much… and still reject God. Ah, the devil. There are famously two mistakes you can make about the devil. You can ignore him and treat him like a joke or myth… or you can take him too seriously and spend your entire life obsessed with his purported power. Either way, he’s happy. (A ..read more