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Kelly Breaux 5/4/22 Kelly Breaux 5/4/22

5 Ways to support a grieving mother

Mother’s Day for grieving mothers is hard. Here is 5 things you can do to support a grieving mother that you love.

Rev. Fr. John Paul Mary, MFVA 5/2/22 Rev. Fr. John Paul Mary, MFVA 5/2/22

Building Bridges

Bridges are fascinating. But, to some people, bridges are terrifying to behold.

Guest User 4/25/22 Guest User 4/25/22

Uniting our Wounds with Christ on the Cross

This is where the beauty and grace of woman, encounters the agony and suffering of grief.

Guest User 4/18/22 Guest User 4/18/22

Overcoming Woundedness

Like Mary, often the wounds we bear are not visible to others, but the heartache, suffering, and interior unrest can be paralyzing.

Guest User 4/12/22 Guest User 4/12/22

Finding our Womanhood in Mary’s Story

When we think of the Blessed Mother, we often think of her as ‘unblemished without stain or sin’ and sometimes frankly, “unrelatable”

Kelly Breaux 3/28/22 Kelly Breaux 3/28/22

Unwelcomed Friend

Sadness comes as an unwelcomed friend and places itself in your day.

Kelly Breaux 11/22/21 Kelly Breaux 11/22/21

10 things parents of loss wants the Catholic Church to know

10 things parents of loss want the Catholic Church to know

Kelly Breaux 11/1/21 Kelly Breaux 11/1/21

Welcome

Welcome to the team Ashley Leger, executive assistant.

Kelly Breaux 9/10/21 Kelly Breaux 9/10/21

I’m just not ready to let her go.

Guest User 7/27/21 Guest User 7/27/21

NFP After Loss

NFP can be hard for families after loss. Listen in as this precious couple shares the view from within.

Kevin LeBlanc 6/18/21 Kevin LeBlanc 6/18/21

Father’s Day

How does Father’s Day affect a grieving father? Well, it changes how you look at it for the rest of your life. Kevin LeBlanc shares a little about his father’s day and how he looks to St. Joseph for guidance.

Kelly Breaux 6/17/21 Kelly Breaux 6/17/21

What’s Changed, and What’s Stayed the Same?

What has changed in grief and what has stayed the same.

Guest User 4/21/21 Guest User 4/21/21

April Showers. May Flowers.

Kelly Breaux 3/25/21 Kelly Breaux 3/25/21

Hello, My name is…

Hello, my name is Kelly Breaux, Mother of Emma Grace, Talon Antoine, and Christian Ryan. These are the children that I want to remember.

Kelly Breaux 1/19/21 Kelly Breaux 1/19/21

The Anchor

Last year came with a lot of firsts for me. The first time we have closed our perpetual adoration chapel in 34 years at our home parish. The first time we couldn’t go to mass in person in over a century—a new disease with no predictability. Quarantine and mask-wearing are a normal routine for a large number of the friends and family that I love.

Kara Hebert 1/3/21 Kara Hebert 1/3/21

Little Star

One of our liturgical celebrations in January is the Feast of the Epiphany of the Lord.

Guest User 12/29/20 Guest User 12/29/20

Your Catholicism Thermometer

Are you Catholic enough? A response from a grieving mother, when invited to support group, sent Red Bird Ministries Director of Families, Joy Boudreaux on a contemplation journey questioning herself, am I even Catholic enough?