Allison Dreher – Sisterhood CWA

Allison Dreher has been contributed to a whooping 53 articles.

The T of giving, and it isn’t Tuesday

By Martina Casey If you are like me, you received at least a couple of solicitations for GivingTuesday. Started in 2011 as Cyber Giving Monday it was moved to Tuesday after Thanksgiving in 2012, #givingtuesday...

Faith, Love, Peace, The Virgin Mary, Humility, Spirituality, Prayer, Advent December 1, 2019

What are you doing for Advent?

By Martina Casey Did you know that Advent, like Lent, is a penitential season? Albeit, different in its anticipation, it is nevertheless a season of preparation. As the priest giving confession this morning told me,...

Spirituality, Sin, Temptation, Overcoming Sin, Confession, Humility November 22, 2019

Three reasons to go to confession this weekend

By Martina Casey Recently I attended a talk by Catholic author, Scott Hahn. A man of faith and fatherly wisdom, Mr. Hahn said he goes to confession weekly. Back in 2013 Pope Francis said that...

Femininity, Humility, Temptation, Prudence, Community, Gossip, Busybody November 14, 2019

Gossip! Are you in?

By Martina Casey The Bible is rich with warning against the destructive nature of gossip; from the Ten Commandments to Proverbs, Psalms, Old Testament prophets and most of the New Testament books. As Christian women...

Dating, Contraception, Masculinity, Natural Family Planning, Femininity, Spirituality, Sexuality November 8, 2019

The Five Great Powers of Holy Sex

By Martina Casey In Holy Sex! A Catholic Guide to Toe Curling, Mind Blowing, Infallible Love Making, Dr. Gregory K. Popcak lists five powers of Holy Sex. Let’s begin by defining Holy Sex. According to Dr....

Pro Life, October Respect Life Month, Sin, Overcoming Sin, Prayer, Motherhood, Pregnancy, Femininity October 29, 2019

My friend got an abortion and I said nothing

By Martina Casey In Tractates on the Gospel of John, St. Augustine says that "the confession of evil works is the first beginning of good works," so here it goes: Twelve years ago I was working...

Uncategorized, Femininity, Humility, Fatherhood, Masculinity October 18, 2019

The toxic culture of husband bashing by Martina Casey

Recently I was at a baby shower seated with women I didn't know well. Everyone was married except one, she was getting married soon and so the conversation went from small talk to her upcoming...

Spirituality, Prayer, God's Will, Decision Making October 8, 2019

How do you know it’s God’s will? by Martina Casey

Have you ever heard the voice of God tell you exactly what to do, how to do it and when to do it? Maybe you have the gift of unequivocally hearing Him. Praise God for...

Overcoming Sin, Sainthood, Cardinal Virtues, Prudence, Justice, Temperance, Femininity, Fortitude, Humility, Prayer, Spirituality, Christian Friendship, Sin, Community, Temptation, Competition October 1, 2019

When you are competing you are not striving for holiness by Martina Casey

Have you ever heard the phrase that competition is envy's ugly sister? As a society we idolize a winner. Our culture doesn't judge people based on their holiness or piety but on the number of degrees,...

Spirituality, Sin, Temptation, Overcoming Sin, Fortitude, Prayer, Humility September 13, 2019

Has your escape become your enslavement? By Martina Casey

One of my favorite Old Testament stories is the story of the exodus, which begins when God frees the Israelites from slavery in Egypt and leads them across the Red Sea, eventually into the Promised...

Femininity, The Virgin Mary, Spirituality, Fortitude, Prayer, Freedom August 22, 2019

Does Your Soul Magnify The Lord? By Nicole Moore

Below is Our Lady’s prayer (the Magnificat), that I refer to throughout this post. May Our Lady’s prayer give you the same clarity it gave to me. Then Mary said: “My soul magnifies the Lord, and...

Pilgrimage, Christian Friendship, Community, Sainthood July 19, 2019

What Camino Taught Me About Community by Nicole Moore

Me and two of my awesome pilgrim buddies! On July 1st I embarked on what was to become one of the most amazing experiences of my life. I was on my way to do the...

Natural Family Planning, Femininity, Fertility Awareness, Women's Health, Ovulation, Pro Life, Breastfeeding, Motherhood, Pregnancy, Menstrual Cycle June 27, 2019

Ecological breastfeeding: the secret weapon of Natural Family Planning by Martina Casey

Research suggests that the optimal wait time to conceive another baby is between 18 and 30 months after giving birth to your last. Too little time between pregnancies may increase the risk of premature birth...

Humility, Spirituality, Sin, Overcoming Sin, Sainthood, Prudence June 20, 2019

How to call out sin without condemning the sinner by Nicole Moore

Judging - it’s something that we do so easily. It can be difficult to live out the phrase “love the sinner, hate the sin”. Learning how to love our neighbor well, while recognizing their sin...

Women's Health, Ovulation, Motherhood, Pregnancy, Contraception, Femininity, Birth Control June 14, 2019

3 ways the pill works to prevent pregnancy by Nicole Moore

The pill - we’ve all heard of it at some point in our lives. Whether from a doctor, a friend or a family member, it seems to be ingrained in the vocabulary of the twenty-first...

Femininity, Pro Life, Motherhood, Pregnancy June 6, 2019

Motherhood in Pregnancy by Kate Taliaferro

I think it’s time for a term change. Pregnancy, for many people, is some kind of precursor to motherhood. We see sayings such as “Mother-to-be” or “Expecting Mother” on cards, in advertisements and even doctor’s...

Fatherhood, Masculinity May 31, 2019

Women Need Men Who Love Like The Father by Nicole Moore

Men are awesome. When we have good men, we have good women. Good and holy men bring out what is best in the women around them. A good man is a man who loves like...

Sainthood, Emotional Chastity, Temptation, Overcoming Sin May 23, 2019

An emotionally chaste woman is a strong woman by Nicole Moore

To be honest when I first learned about emotional chastity it blew my mind. I had no idea that living chastity also meant keeping our emotions in check. I thought that, because I had saying...

Femininity, Birth Control, Fertility Awareness, Women's Health, Pro Life, Sin, Motherhood, Pregnancy, Contraception, Natural Family Planning May 16, 2019

Why FABM’s of family planning won’t work without God at the center of your marriage by Martina Casey

I initially dismissed FABM’s (Fertility Awareness Based Methods) because I didn't understand them. “This is just another form of birth control” I thought, albeit natural, but birth control nevertheless. My flawed thinking was the result...

Femininity, Birth Control, Women's Health, Ovulation, Pro Life, Sexuality, Pregnancy, Contraception, Men's Reproductive Health May 9, 2019

3 Surprising Things that are Considered Contraceptives by Nicole Moore

Contraception broken down = "against (contra) conception" or more simply "against life". The term was first coined in the late 1800’s and in the 20th century gained considerable momentum. See the timeline below, which gives...