Lent…and the Thing We’re All Missing

Interested in learning more about Catholic schools? If you think it might be the right place for your son or daughter, this post shares some of the biggest Catholic schools myths and why they just might have it all wrong.

The Best of the Best

The Little Things

2018 Word of the Year

2017 in Review

Still Fa-La-La-La-Laing

Taking Advent Back

2017 Gift Guide

Finding (and Rocking) Your Gifts

The Confirmation *Par-tay*

Confirmed! And I Have All the Feels.

Every parent does it, yet none of us wants to admit it.

The Thing We’re All Failing At…Miserably

May We All Dig Deep as Easter Draws Near

'Tis the season for Catholic sacraments - baptism, confirmation and first communion! This post shares five tips to help you keep the sacrament holy and enjoy the day.

Celebrating Catholic Sacraments, Like a Boss

Alert! Alert! We Have a 16yo!

Traveling to Italy for work or pleasure? This Catholic travel guide has tips on churches, miracles, seeing the Pope, must-do tours (like the Scavi and Vatican Gardens) and awesome restaurants throughout Italy. Whether you're visiting Rome, Siena, Florence, Orvieto, Assisi or the Amalfi Coast, you're sure to find the tip you need here.

Traveling to Italy? Your 411

Sightseeing for Jesus

It’s Late. It’s Lent. Let’s Chat.

Lent is here and it's time to get serious about prayer, fasting and almsgiving. But what the heck does that even mean?

This, *This* Is Your Lenten Fast

It's National Catholic Schools week and there's just three things I wish every parent of a student knew about a Catholic education.

3 Things I Wish People Knew About Catholic Schools

Time to Get Lent Ready

2017 word of the year.

2017 Word of the Year is…{drumroll}

The Best of 2016

My Christmas Card Addiction

Advent & Keeping My Sanity

The Cross of Perfection

Kathryn’s Favorite Things: A Religious Shopping Guide

Are You Advent Ready? j/k 🙂

Filling our to-do lists with thanksgiving has a whole lot to do with us, and a whole less with others.

Filling Our To-Do Lists with Thanksgiving

We all do this. And I'm telling you right now, it has to stop.

The Dangerous Thing We All Do

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... and welcome to the chaos. I know a thing or two about big families (I've got 6 kids), carpool, Catholic converts, the Texas Aggies, prematurity, date nights with Mr. Whitaker, organization and party planning, but I still don't know why it's so hard for my kids to  put up their shoes. My Texas-sized heart is honored to have you here! Contact me at kathrynwhitakertx@gmail.com