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The Sorrowful Mysteries of the Rosary for Baby Loss
To mark Baby Loss Awareness Month, we have created these reflections on the Sorrowful Mysteries of the Rosary as a way of accompanying all..
thefruitfulhollow
Oct 9, 20246 min read
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Seasons of infertility: pregnancy after loss
I had an almost paralyzing fear about being pregnant again. This was something I desperately wanted, yet wanted to run away from. ...
Mary Thissen
May 8, 20244 min read
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The gift-giver’s guide to care packages
We are Frances and Clare, two sisters and best friends, and care packages are our love language! Frances carries the cross of infertility an
thefruitfulhollow
Feb 7, 20246 min read
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Infertility on screen: part 1
It was movie night. I thought I was sitting down to watch a light-hearted horror movie (Tim Burton’s Beetlejuice). Instead, I had stumbled..
Brandy Norton
Jan 10, 20243 min read
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Finding God in the suffering of miscarriage
This past February, I became 1 in 4. I lived the possibility I had always dreaded yet, at the same time, believed naively I would never...
Faith Downing
Oct 9, 20236 min read
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Help! I want to support someone I love on their infertility journey
Perhaps your sister, daughter or friend has shared with you that she and her husband are going through infertility and you want to know...
thefruitfulhollow
Apr 22, 20234 min read
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Holy Saturdays of our lives
A wise and holy priest once told me that we don’t get to Easter Sunday without Good Friday. Simply put, we must go through suffering to...
Mary Thissen
Apr 8, 20233 min read
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The hem of His garment
There have been so many times in the depths of my grief when I felt as if I, too, was hanging on to that single thread. After my losses...
Kimberly Camosse
Mar 8, 20232 min read
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Visio divina: praying with art through the crucifixion
As we begin Lent, I find myself being led to this moving icon of Christ by one favorite Dominican, Blessed Fra Angelico. Art has always...
Katie Woltornist
Mar 1, 20233 min read
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How to memorialize your miscarried or stillborn baby
[Trigger warning: the first 2 paragraphs of this blog post include the story of one family’s miscarriages. If this is a sensitive topic...
Jennifer Nelson
Jul 13, 20228 min read
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My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?
Spiritual warfare is quite literally a glimpse into hell. It’s painful, nasty and exhausting. When you’re in the midst of the spiritual...
Lauren Allen
Apr 14, 20224 min read
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St. Catherine of Sweden: patroness of miscarriage
St. Catherine of Sweden can be our patroness, our intercessor, in miscarriage, despite never having her own, because of her spiritual...
Chelsea Voboril
Mar 23, 20222 min read
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Healing the whole person: stories of spiritual, emotional and physical healing
"Is any among you sick? Let him call for the presbyters of the Church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of...
Jennifer Nelson
Jan 12, 20226 min read
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Joy is a choice (3rd week of Advent)
The more we die to ourselves, the more we find God. The more we find God, the more meaning we have in our lives, and we are able to unite..
Brittany Wahhab
Dec 15, 20215 min read
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Miscarriage: your story
To mark Baby Loss Awareness Week, we want to give a voice to women who have experienced miscarriage. We are so touched that eight women...
thefruitfulhollow
Oct 13, 202115 min read
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St. Anthony of Padua and Baby Antoine
It was our miracle, our answer to prayer, our dream. And then it turned into our nightmare.
Rebecca V.
Jun 11, 20213 min read
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