Posts tagged Children
How My Kids in Addiction Brought me to Our Lady with Carol Berry of Celebrating the Saints

As Carol Berry of Celebrating the Saints sat in the silence of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, she felt drawn to an image of a woman she affectionately named "My Girl." 

Soon before being initiated into the Catholic Church, Carol learned "Her Girl" was Our Lady of Guadalupe.

Carol discovered a peace that could only be of God as she faced what seemed to be an insurmountable trial: two children suffering from addiction. Tragically, she lost her daughter to addiction last year and experienced God's profound mercy. 

Carol created Restoring Women’s Outreach, a 12-step based residential sober living program for women who are in search of recovery from drug and alcohol addiction. 

Carol works at St. Bernard’s Abbey in Cullman, Alabama and loves being on “monk time.”

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Rekindling My Heart: Returning to the Catholic Church

Mallory Smyth of Walking with Purpose and author of “Rekindled: How Jesus Called Me Back to the Catholic Church and Set My Heart on Fire,” shares her personal testimony of questioning and later returning to the Catholic Church. Mallory discovered her heart had become ablaze with the love of Jesus, accompanied by a passionate desire to share this love with others.

Mallory and Host Lindy Wynne explore many realities that cause heartache and make it hard to be Catholic, like the sex scandal and youth groups children and teens don’t want to attend.

Explore how you can engage more fully in your own relationship with God and our Catholic Church and encourage your children to fall in love when witnessing your own heart on fire for Jesus.

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