Author Archive for Allison Howell

Good Shelter Work
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Good Shelter Work

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by on Jan 11, 2016 in Creative Solidarity, Evangelization, Featured, Live in Christ, The Feminine Genius
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I acted the devil’s advocate. “So here we are, driving to the animal shelter to volunteer when people are hungry. Shouldn’t we be helping at the Food Bank?” I grinned so she knew I was playing a bit. Reprinted with permission from CatholicSistas.com. She pursed her sassy, fourteen-year-old lips and dodged. “Well, you can go […]

<em>Laudato Si</em> with My Children
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Laudato Si with My Children

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by on Sep 17, 2015 in Catechesis, Evangelization, Featured, Parenting
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Reading Laudato Si was like falling in love. For my husband and me, it brought back memories of the exciting early mornings of twelve years ago. Newly enraptured with Catholic teaching, we would rise early with a pot of coffee and our books – him with the Catechism of the Catholic Church and me with […]

Ode to Feminine Genius: A Hospitable Woman
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Ode to Feminine Genius: A Hospitable Woman

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by on Sep 16, 2014 in Featured, Live in Christ, The Feminine Genius, Those in Need, Women
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Hospitality really isn’t having folks over for dinner or inviting ladies to tea (although I love to do this); it isn’t making sure our homes are in decent enough order to welcome drop-ins (although this is a good idea). It is much more radical. Much more uncomfortable. Much more beautiful. Reprinted with permission from Catholic […]

Mary Helps Me Mother
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Mary Helps Me Mother

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by on May 29, 2014 in Featured, Parenting, Women
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It’s Mary’s month of May! She helps me be a better mother by her example and prayers. In the beginning, I had a hard time connecting with Mary. I simply believed Church teaching regarding her; that was it. Over the years, however, as I read and noticed and prayed, I’ve grown to see her as […]

Loving God When Our Children Suffer
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Loving God When Our Children Suffer

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by on Feb 11, 2014 in Featured, Parenting
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When we mothers see our children suffering, the slip off the cliffs of despair can be easy. When Pope Francis tells us, “Let us never lose trust in the patience and mercy of God” (April 7, 2013), the trust doesn’t exactly overflow. Mercy would be nice, Lord; how about a cure please. But we are commanded […]

Bad Breath: A Simple Gift Simply Returned
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Bad Breath: A Simple Gift Simply Returned

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by on Jul 12, 2013 in Featured, Marriage
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“Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another.  Forgive as the Lord forgave you.”  (Colossians 3:13) There is no Scripture verse that reads, “Fret not thyself because of morning breath; thy husband knoweth and doth also have it.” Too bad. For at least a month after our wedding, in […]

The Blessed Mother: from Accepting the Teachings to Loving the Lady
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The Blessed Mother: from Accepting the Teachings to Loving the Lady

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by on May 09, 2013 in Featured, Live in Christ, MyChurchParish.com
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When I stood before the altar at the Easter vigil eight years ago and answered, “I do (believe all that the Holy Catholic Church teaches to be true),” I meant it.  I loved the Eucharist; I loved the communion of saints; I loved the unbroken line of popes; I loved the entire Hebrew Scriptures.  Marian […]