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Easter Bits and Pieces from Das Schmidt Haus

March 28, 2016 by Lisa Schmidt 5 Comments

“Enter the Tomb and Wonder!” Here’s Joel’s Easter Sunday 2016 homily and other Easter bits and pieces from Das Schmidt Haus.

Posted in: Homilies, Schmidt, Lisa Tagged: Das Schmidt Haus, Easter, Homily, Saint of the Month Club, St. Joseph

Doors Keep Slamming In Your Face? Turn to St. Joseph!

March 19, 2016 by Lisa Schmidt 2 Comments

Running the race with perseverance doesn’t always involve running. Sometimes, running the race simply means moving forward. St. Joseph certainly did a lot of walking. From Nazareth to Bethlehem to Egypt and back again. He is a model of faith because he keeps walking, even in the dark. So here’s to saying yes to God, to walking and moving forward even if (when?) doors are slammed in your face.

Posted in: Faith, Schmidt, Lisa Tagged: Saint of the Month Club, St. Joseph, St. Joseph Altar Celebration

Take a Leap of Faith. Come to the Well!

February 29, 2016 by Lisa Schmidt 2 Comments

Happy Leap Day! Given this day comes around once every four years, I am excited to use (or abuse) the occasion to ask you to take … wait for it … a leap of faith with me. Read more about this call from God that has me completely energized and absolutely terrified all at once. It’s called The Well: An Encounter for Women.

Posted in: Faith, Schmidt, Lisa Tagged: The Well

Getting a Piggyback Ride from the Good Shepherd

February 26, 2016 by Lisa Schmidt 19 Comments

Feeling tired? Limping along? Thanks to Catechesis of the Good Shepherd and a sweet five-year-old, I was reminded that sometimes we simply must allow the Good Shepherd to give us a piggyback ride for a while.

Posted in: Faith, Schmidt, Lisa Tagged: Atrium, Catechesis of the Good Shepherd, Jesus, Montessori, Simplicity of Heart, The Good Shepherd

Saint Ananias … Saint Who?!

February 18, 2016 by Lisa Schmidt 220 Comments

While reading the daily Mass readings on the Conversion of St. Paul the Apostle, I was struck not so much by Saul’s dramatic conversion rather by Ananias’ faithfulness and obedience. St. Ananias reached out to me so forcefully that I declared him my February Saint of the Month right then. Here’s what he’s teaching me about developing a close relationship with the Lord.

Posted in: Faith, Schmidt, Lisa Tagged: Ananias, Conversion, Lectio Divina, Saint of the Month Club, saints, Spiritual Direction, St. Paul

My Camels Leave in the Morning

February 6, 2016 by Lisa Schmidt 158 Comments

Before I move on from my January saint of the month and share February’s, here are a few thoughts resting on my heart inspired, in part, by St. Elizabeth Ann Seton. It’s a confluence of ideas, of sort — Old Testament figure meets the first American-born saint who then collide with a pop culture icon. Okay, maybe not that dramatic, but work with me here.

Posted in: Faith Tagged: Abraham, Alan Rickman, January, Saint of the Month Club, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, The Call of Abraham

Why Did God Bring You Together?

February 3, 2016 by Deacon Joel Schmidt Leave a Comment

We often tell the story of how we met, but do we ever wonder why we met? If God has a plan your life, and He brought the two of you together, God must have a plan for your marriage, too. What is it?

Posted in: Being Deacon, Homilies, Schmidt, Joel Tagged: Being Deacon, Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Homily, Marriage

So How is Catholic School Treating Your Family?

February 2, 2016 by Lisa Schmidt 5 Comments

So how is Catholic school treating your family? That’s the question Joel and I have received a lot since enrolling our oldest child in Catholic school and not homeschooling this year. Given it’s National Catholic Schools Week, the time seemed right to offer a response to that FAQ.

Posted in: Homeschooling, Schmidt, Lisa Tagged: Catechesis of the Good Shepherd, Catholic Education, Catholic Schools, Catholic Schools Week, children education, Discernment, Holy Leisure, Homeschooling, Mary Undoer of Knots, Not Homeschooling, St. Benedict

The Right Heart: Restoring Our Fertility to God

January 5, 2016 by Lisa Schmidt 2 Comments

Ever say YES! enthusiastically to something and then wonder, “What made me think I ought to agree to that request?!” When the lovely Southern Belle Mrs. Erin Franco came knocking on my door, asking me to chat on The Right Heart podcast, I eagerly accepted her invitation. I didn’t think twice, even though we hadn’t yet decided … [Read more…]

Posted in: Natural Family Planning, Schmidt, Lisa, Speaking Tagged: Marriage, Natural Family Planning, Podcast, Speaking

My January Companion: St. Elizabeth Ann Seton

January 1, 2016 by Lisa Schmidt 14 Comments

It’s that time of the year when many of us enlist the help of an online saint generator to randomly select a saint who journeys with us throughout the year. Rather than journeying with one random saint this year, I’ll walk with at least twelve. Think of it as a saint of the month club. My January saint of the month is Elizabeth Ann Seton – daughter, wife, mother, widow, friend and the first American-born saint.

Posted in: Faith, Schmidt, Lisa Tagged: Blessed Sacrament, Elizabeth Ann Seton, January, Memorare, Saint of the Month Club, saints, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
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