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2 months ago | 
oursundayvisitor.com | Ava Lalor
In Matthew’s Gospel, Jesus gives his sermon about the judgment of the nations in which he introduces six of the seven corporal works of mercy: “For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, a stranger and you welcomed me, naked and you clothed me, ill and you cared for me, in prison and you visited me” (Mt 25:35-36).
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Feb 8, 2025 | 
thedialog.org | Ava Lalor
By Ava Lalor, OSV NewsIt was a jarring moment when I realized I didn’t love God. Or, rather, I didn’t love God as I should — simply because of who he is. The epiphany happened two years ago during a season where I was — once again — becoming frustrated with God’s timing in my life, specifically in regard to my vocation.
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Feb 7, 2025 | 
catholicreview.org | Ava Lalor
It was a jarring moment when I realized I didn’t love God. Or, rather, I didn’t love God as I should — simply because of who he is. The epiphany happened two years ago during a season where I was — once again — becoming frustrated with God’s timing in my life, specifically in regard to my vocation.
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Feb 7, 2025 | 
nwcatholic.org | Ava Lalor
It was a jarring moment when I realized I didn’t love God. Or, rather, I didn't love God as I should — simply because of who he is. The epiphany happened two years ago during a season where I was — once again — becoming frustrated with God’s timing in my life, specifically in regard to my vocation.
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Feb 3, 2025 | 
oursundayvisitor.com | Ava Lalor
While the story grabbed me immediately — I could write an entire article based on the introduction alone — it wasn’t until over halfway through the novella that Lewis stopped me in my tracks. At one point, the narrator overhears a conversation between a spirit and ghost named Pam. Pam eagerly begins asking about her son, Michael, who apparently died years earlier.
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Mar 13, 2024 | 
radiantmagazine.com | Ava Lalor
Sometime during the early months of dating my husband, I remember telling him how excited I was to be a mother one day. There was a deep ache inside of me to hold another soul. Unlike many women who are educated about pregnancy and birth through poorly-taught health classes and extreme representations in the media, I didn’t fear the idea of pregnancy and birth; my parents gifted me with a reverence for both.
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Dec 19, 2023 | 
oursundayvisitor.com | Ava Lalor
Despite the new year fast approaching, most people will put off brainstorming their 2024 resolutions until Dec. 31 of this year. When considering what one wants to improve in the coming year, they are often guided by external pressures to meet societal expectations. A Christmas ad from 2020 gaining popularity again suggests the opposite — it’s not about measuring up but rather being ready for the life in front of you.
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Dec 4, 2023 | 
radiantmagazine.com | Ava Lalor
It is a truth universally acknowledged by Catholics that the season of Advent is never long enough to properly prepare for Christmas. No matter if it is the full four weeks or barely more than three, Advent is here and gone in what feels like a moment — a moment filled to the brim with the noise and chaos that preludes a holiday season. While I may be wrong, I believe it’s a good assumption to say that it’s harder now to enter into Advent than any other time in history.
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Nov 20, 2023 | 
radiantmagazine.com | Ava Lalor
Do you believe you are worthy of living a free and fulfilled life? If you’re anything like me, you’ve likely experienced at least a season of putting off making changes in your life because a) you didn’t think you were worth it or b) you didn’t know where to start. But Jesus didn’t come for us to have a mediocre life, one where we shrug off unhappiness, unmanageable health problems, overwhelming busyness … fill in the blank.
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Oct 9, 2023 | 
radiantmagazine.com | Ava Lalor
When I moved to Indiana for my job, I was blessed overnight with a Catholic community. The evening I finished moving into my apartment, a fellow coworker (who had also just started working at the same company and lived in the same apartment complex) came over with chocolate strawberries. The next day, she drove me to a casual young adult gathering at what soon became my parish. And a few of those people whom I met on that first day are still some of my closest friends five years later.
