During the spring term of second grade, my parents were thrilled that I was finally off the waitlist and able to attend the Catholic school near our home. Even all those years ago, I remember being the new kid at school, feeling alone and outcasted, desiring the simplest gesture of friendship from a peer.

Letters, LeadCorynne StaresinicApril 15, 2020Friendship, trusting in God's plan, prayer, Holy Spirit, Faith, community, God's plan, Relationship, Catholic sisterhood, Community, Community & Family, Cultivating CommunityComment

Who I Am When I’m Alone

There is tremendous power in learning to be at home with yourself.

Letters, Relationship, CreateCorynne StaresinicNovember 30, 2018Loneliness, Community, Self-care, Well-being, Single life, For Single Catholic Women Comments

The Small Invitations That Led Me Back to Catholicism

"I was a sophomore in college, and even before setting foot on campus, I decided the Church had nothing to offer me…”

Letters, Church, NurtureCorynne StaresinicSeptember 19, 2018Revert, Catholic Reversion, Conversion + Reversion, Community, Cultivating Community Comments

Cultivating Communities of Compassion

"I was sitting in an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting the other day - it was a women’s only meeting - and I was struck by how honest, vulnerable and real everyone’s shares were. I wondered if I had been to any Catholic women’s gatherings where…"

Church, Letters, NurtureCorynne StaresinicAugust 24, 2018Community, Gossip, Womanhood, Belonging, Resolutions, community, Cultivating CommunityComment

Let's Build Each Other Up

Community is best when it’s comprised of people who see beauty in our insecurities, who look for the redemption in the midst of our failure, and who strive to love who we truly are instead of who the world suggests we should be.

Letters, RelationshipThe Catholic Woman TeamMay 16, 2018Sisterhood, Solidarity, Community, Womanhood, Gossip, Community & Family Comment

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