A Countercultural Vision of Beauty and Belonging 

In a culture that constantly tells women who they should be, what beauty is, and how they should look, See Yourself as God Does by Shannon Whitmore arrives as a much-needed act of truth and mercy. It offers more than another set of standards or self-improvement strategies. Whitmore invites women to ask a more fundamental question: How does…

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A Quest for Wholehearted Living

Chase Crouse didn’t originally plan to found a Catholic fitness apostolate. His work began in a secular fitness environment, where conversations about faith were often left at the door. Yet over time, coaching clients led him to a deeper question he had never seriously considered: Why does exercise and nutrition matter so much? That question…

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Simple Ain’t Easy

Endurance is not my specialty, except in the limited domains of board games and video games. I can easily spend 2 hours in a game of Settlers of Catan or spend 200 hours in the latest Legend of Zelda installment. I’ve even started giving up on reading as I become a powerhouse YouTube watcher. I’ve…

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Coping with Postpartum Thyroiditis

An excerpt from Marilyn M. Shannon’s book, Fertility, Cycles & Nutrition. **** At some point after giving birth, often before the baby is six months old, a small percentage of women experience thyroid problems. About one to four months after the birth, some new mothers (approximately 4 percent) develop an overactive thyroid gland. They may…

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