by Barbara Lishko | May 9, 2025 | Catholic Womanhood, Family Life, Featured, Just for Moms
by Barbara Lishko | May 8, 2025 I volunteered to take our young granddaughters to the park playground while their parents enjoyed the parish picnic. It was a short walk, and they gleefully ran ahead, scrambling up the highest contraption containing a slide. Knowing...
by Barbara Lishko | Apr 29, 2025 | Faith, Featured, Momentary Inspiration, Uncategorized
“The graces of My Mercy are drawn by means of one vessel only, and that is trust.” (Diary 1578) Our Pastor, referring to this quote by St. Faustina, put it into terms we could understand by saying that mercy is a bottomless well. The bucket we use to draw...
by Barbara Lishko | Apr 18, 2025 | Faith-filled Pondering, Featured, Momentary Inspiration, Uncategorized
We have entered the Triduum: Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and Holy Saturday. These three days culminate Christ’s redemptive work on our behalf and mark a new beginning for us. Sin is no longer a noose around our neck. Unless we refuse to repent and continue in...
by Barbara Lishko | Apr 5, 2025 | Faith, Faith-filled Pondering, Featured, Uncategorized
My plan was to be a nurse, and God’s plan for me was to marry. While not opposed to one another, this simultaneous endeavor was impossible to pursue in a third-world country. Years later, my next plan was to be a pastry chef. God’s plan was a series of unexpected yet...
by Barbara Lishko | Mar 24, 2025 | Catholic Womanhood, Featured, Just for Moms, Uncategorized
All we wanted to do was to get the three kids in the car and arrive at the appointed time. The bottle was filled, and extra formula and diapers were checked. Snacks? Are there enough snacks for the fifteen-minute round trip? Potty, did everyone go potty? “I...
