"My dear sisters, I have three older brothers. Strong, compassionate, funny and kind, they are one of my greatest blessings. Though close in age to one another, there is a significant age gap between myself and them..."

Letters, RelationshipCorynne StaresinicAugust 30, 2017Siblings, Sisterhood, Brotherhood, Sarah Malone, Community & Family Comments

What These Literary Heroines Taught Me About Transition

Dear Ladies, I’ve found the past four years since I graduated college have been a series of changes, moves, and career climbing.

Letters, IdentityCorynne StaresinicAugust 23, 2017Jane Austen, Anne Elliot, Helen Hunt Jackson, LM Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables, Literary Heroines, Identity Comments

Our Lady and the Healing of Our Daughter

"Dear sisters, it was the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe. I was 20 weeks pregnant, working full time, my husband a masters student. We were preparing to enter the Church, and facing a lot of opposition to our decision..."

Letters, Motherhood, IdentityCorynne StaresinicAugust 16, 2017Mary, Catholic convert, Shannon Lacy, Community & Family Comments

To the Women Who Have Shown Me God's Love - A Letter from Sarah

Thank you Sarah for sharing with us how your grandmother, your boss and Saint Anne have had a substantial impact on your life as a woman.

Letters, RelationshipCorynne StaresinicAugust 9, 2017Catholic sisterhood, Sisterhood, Community & Family Comment

To the Woman Who Feels Alone in Her Vocation

Let’s cut to the chase: I’ve found, in recent years, that being a wife and mother can be extremely lonely.

Letters, Motherhood, IdentityCorynne StaresinicAugust 2, 2017Motherhood, Catholic motherhood, Loneliness, Community & Family Comments

Healing from Relationship Anxiety

If I’ve learned anything in the last two years in my struggle with anxiety, it’s that life isn't wrapped up in a little bow, easy to understand or accept. It's much, much messier.

Letters, Identity, ReceiveCorynne StaresinicJuly 26, 2017Therese Bussen, Catholicism and Anxiety, Anxiety, Mental Health, The Catholic Church and Mental Health, Catholic Engagement, Womanhood, Mental health Comments

Seeking Beauty in the Women Around Me

In the third and final letter of our Cultivating Sisterhood letter series, writer Lo shares about how a transformative experience she had in one of the most beautiful places on earth lead her to the mission she's on today: to show women their beauty, worth and dignity in Christ

Letters, IdentityCorynne StaresinicJuly 21, 2017The Catholic Church, Cultivating sisterhood, Catholic sisterhood, Sisterhood, Seeking beauty catholic woman, Austria, Franciscan University, Beauty, IdentityComment

Bringing My Faith to Others Through Art

In the second letter of our Cultivating Sisterhood short-series, Sara reminds us that no matter who we are or where we go, we can always bring a little bit of the Church with us to others using our unique gifts & talents.

Letters, ChurchCorynne StaresinicJuly 20, 2017New Evangelization Women, Art Student, Evangelization Through Art, Catholic female artist, Catholic creatives, ServiceComment

Smiling as an Act of Charity

In the first letter of our Cultivating Sisterhood short-series, writer Amy reminds us of the importance of smiling.

Letters, SpiritualityCorynne StaresinicJuly 19, 2017Amy Robertson, Smiling, Charity, Spiritual Practices, CareerComment

On Being a Mother and an Academic

"I am a woman. A wife. A mother of three under six, plus one little soul in heaven. I am also an academic. A scholar and Ph.D candidate in medieval literature. I’ve had each of my babies while in graduate school."

Letters, VocationCorynne StaresinicJuly 12, 2017katie jo riviere, catholic academic, Women in Academia, Catholic Academic, Catholic Woman Scholar, Motherhood, Working Mom, Family and work, Catholic women lead Comment

Cultivating Catholic Sisterhood

For as long as she can remember, Jenna Guizar has longed for a sister. Someone she could always turn to, always rely on, and always look towards as a source of unconditional love. Through the biggest struggles of her adult life, Jenna has unexpectedly found what she always wanted: sisterhood.

Letters, Mini-documentary, RelationshipCorynne StaresinicJuly 5, 2017blessed is she jenna guizar, jenna guizar, finding catholic sisterhood, catholic church, Female mini-documentary, Friendshio, Catholic women lead Comments

Our Quarterly Theme: Sisterhood

Sisterhood comes in all forms.

From TCWCorynne StaresinicJuly 3, 2017sisterhoodComment

The World is Not Thy Home

"Dear Friends, I am an earthbound creature. I don’t just mean that I am a typical human who sometimes shudders at the idea of their own mortality and is caffeine-dependent to be functional before 9..."

Letters, SpiritualityCorynne StaresinicJune 28, 2017The World is Not Thy Home, Faith, Going deeper Comments

Discerning the Call to Law School

"Dear Sweet Sisters, it’s not every day that your optometrist gives you a piece of earth shattering advice. Per usual, he began his litany of questions about my life..."

Letters, VocationCorynne StaresinicJune 21, 2017law school, ave maria law school, sarah prosser, Franciscan University, Settling down, Female lawyer, Graduate school, Sarah Prosser, Discernment Comments

Sawubona and Sikhona

"Dear Sisters, I’m writing this letter from Durban, South Africa. So to keep this real, I’ll stick with a suitable greeting – Sawubona!..."

Letters, VocationCorynne StaresinicJune 14, 2017The Catholic Church, South Africa Catholic Woman, South African Catholic Woman, Sikhona, Sawubona, DiscernmentComment

Bravery in Being Soft

"To my sisters in the Vineyard - Let me start out this letter by saying the one thing want you to take away from my story: there is bravery in being soft..."

Letters, IdentityCorynne StaresinicJune 7, 2017Hannah Bruckner, Bravery in Being Soft, Courage, Womanhood Comment

Seeking Simplicity

"Hello Sweet Friends, my name is Erin and I want to share with you a short story about my life. When I graduated college in 2011 I began a retail job..."

Letters, SpiritualityCorynne StaresinicMay 31, 2017Sustainable Living, Ethical Trade, Catholic Ethical Trade, Catholic sustainable living, Catholic relief services, Simple Living, Spiritual PracticesComment

We Are On the Same Side

"Dear Sister, many a little girl has dreamt of her wedding day. I never did. I remember so clearly when my day came..."

Letters, RelationshipCorynne StaresinicMay 24, 2017kathryn casey, Catholic marriage, Community & FamilyComment

To Be a Woman

"Dear friend, I used to be scared of becoming a woman. Being a little girl wasn't a big deal--I could wear pants and tromp in the mud and have wild, crazy hair. But..."

Letters, IdentityCorynne StaresinicMay 17, 2017The Catholic Church, Catholicism, Empowering Catholic Women, Meredith Kuzma, Female Videographer, WomanhoodComment

The Lessons I Learned from My Teenage Pregnancy

"Hi Ladies! 'I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me,' Philippians 4:13. I have been reciting that verse since I was about 4 years old..."

Letters, Motherhood, IdentityCorynne StaresinicMay 10, 2017Catholic, Teen Pregnancy, Motherhood, Mother's Day, Catholic Motherhood, Philippians 4:13, Christian women's ministry, Millennial Catholic women, Millenial Catholics, Christianity, Stephanie Marmora, Pregnancy, Catholic teenage pregnancy, Well-being Comments

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