by Monica Ashour | May 17, 2023 | by Monica Ashour, TOBET Blog, Saints and Holy People, Femininity
For Mother’s Day, I decided to reflect on what Mother Mary teaches all of us—women and men—about the feminine posture of receptivity. So, I read Pope Benedict’s Mary: The Church at Her Source regarding the Magnificat. Mary speaks of “magnifying the Lord.” What does...
by Monica Ashour | Apr 6, 2023 | by Monica Ashour, TOBET Blog, Easter
G.K. Chesterton once quipped, “The greatest thing the human body can do is to rise from the dead” (quoted by Dale Ahlquist from the TOB Congress audio). That’s what we celebrate today—Easter Sunday. Jesus Christ was the first human to rise from the dead bodily. Quite...
by Monica Ashour | Mar 20, 2023 | by Monica Ashour, TOBET Blog, Virtues, Lent
Do you remember your childhood days when your mom would guide you in moderating your helpings for a meal or dessert? “Only two pieces of candy.” “Only one helping of spaghetti.” “Only two helpings of ice cream.” (How good that two helpings of ice cream were allowed!)...
by Monica Ashour | Feb 10, 2023 | by Monica Ashour, TOBET Blog, Lent
Last week while giving a retreat to middle school students, I had them bring a notepad and pencil into the chapel. After some quiet and prayer, I asked them to notice everything in the chapel and to draw it, be it candles, stained glass, air conditioning vent, pews,...
by Monica Ashour | Dec 31, 2022 | TOBET Blog, by Monica Ashour, Saints and Holy People
A special blog by Monica Ashour, honoring Pope Benedict XVI’s death and thus his entrance into eternal life. When my friend and colleague, Sheryl Collmer, texted me this morning, “Rest in eternal joy, dear Benedict,” I smiled and said, “Well done, good and faithful...
