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True Perfection
Posted on June 14, 2022 Leave a Comment
By Megan Lacourrege If you were to think of the ideal or perfect person, what comes to mind? Is it someone who is tremendously beautiful or is really smart? Is it someone who has a magnetic personality who captivates a room with their charisma? Is it someone who has wealth and the things they desire? […]
A Parent’s Gift: Freedom of Vocation
Posted on May 5, 2022 Leave a Comment
By Megan Lacourrege “I think I want to be an astronaut when I grow up,” my 6-year-old daughter once told me. She’s at that age where her imagination is soaring with ideas of what kind of job she may like to have as an adult. I love to hear her thoughts, which change every day. […]
Before you play the comparison game, try this instead
Posted on March 31, 2022 Leave a Comment
By Megan Lacourrege Do you struggle with comparisons? Perhaps you are prone to comparing yourself to others. Or maybe other people approach you with comparisons of their own. In my own life, I discovered that comparisons have never left me happy. They often seemed to cause competition and even contempt. Once I realized that, I’ve […]
The Grace to Grow
Posted on February 22, 2022 Leave a Comment
By Megan Lacourrege I’ve recently gotten into watching Father Mike Schmitz’s short reflections on Ascension Presents’ YouTube channel. One of his latest videos was answering the question, “Why get married if it doesn’t exist in heaven?” In it, he talks about how marriage is purposeful in our walk with Christ. As he put it, “The […]
You don’t need to be “Supermom” to be a super mom
Posted on January 16, 2022 Leave a Comment
By Megan Lacourrege This Christmas break, my entire family got sick. I think all families can understand how trying the situation can be. In my family, I tend to be hardest hit by illnesses. I was laid up in bed, and I felt useless. Thankfully, my husband was available to help with our kids, which […]
Let’s Prepare for the Big Party
Posted on December 12, 2021 Leave a Comment
By Megan Lacourrege To be honest, I’m only starting to understand Advent as being a penitential time. With the Christmas carols, yummy treats and fun traditions of the season, it certainly doesn’t seem like a time dedicated to tackling sin, but it is. It is a perfect time to address our appetites so that we […]
A Saint for Every Season
Posted on November 11, 2021 Leave a Comment
By Megan Lacourrege As a cradle Catholic, pictures, statues and stories of the saints have been backdrops to my daily life. However, it was at my sacrament of confirmation that the saints really became personal. I had narrowed my choices for confirmation patron saint to a handful. I was very drawn to St. Brigid of […]
Tradition Accentuates Christ While Tying the Knot
Posted on October 5, 2021 Leave a Comment
By Megan Lacourrege This September, I had the joy of standing in my cousin’s wedding. The whole evening was beautiful. I was most intrigued that, during the ceremony, the couple chose to tie what’s called a “unity cord.” The cord was made of three strands of rope each converging from a different direction, symbolizing the […]
Walking Pieta
Posted on August 31, 2021 Leave a Comment
By Megan Lacourrege In the past, I had struggled with feeling close to Mother Mary. My miscarriage changed that. Nothing quite prepared me for being told at my 12-week prenatal appointment that my baby had died. My doctor said I could wait to miscarry naturally or have surgery. My doctor also informed me he’d be […]
Seeking Safe Spaces
Posted on July 22, 2021 Leave a Comment
By Megan Lacourrege “Safe spaces.” It’s something I was seeking after experiencing two miscarriages. I didn’t have a name for it at the time, but I learned this phrase through a presentation hosted in 2019 by the Archdiocese of New Orleans when Michaelene Fredenburg, the CEO of Life Perspectives, shared data-driven suggestions on how to […]
Healing Through Miscarriage as a Family
Posted on June 8, 2021 Leave a Comment
By Megan Lacourrege The road to healing after experiencing two miscarriages has been a challenging one for me and my family. There are no one-size-fits-all ways to approach the grief journey one goes on after such a loss. I have been particularly affected by the fact that I have four children, but people only see […]
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