Susanna Spencer

Saint Paul

Blogger at National Catholic Register

Writer and Editor at Blessed Is She

Catholic, Wife, Home school mother of 4. Blogger @NCRegister Writer and Theological Editor @blessedisshe__

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Articles

5 Things to Know About St. José Luis Sánchez del Río

3 weeks ago | ncregister.com | Susanna Spencer

His last meal was Holy Communion. A Catholic mom of teens recommends this biography, from Ignatius Press. (photo: Ignatius Press) Books March 28, 2025 I spend a lot of time with Catholic teens. I am a mother to several and often give rides to their classmates from school to rehearsals and practices. I spend one day a week working as a substitute teacher in a middle school and high school.
A Millennial Mom Reflects on Pro-Life Teens

2 months ago | ncregister.com | Susanna Spencer

Hope found on the battleground over the value of life ... Teens witness for life at the Students for Life rally in St. Paul, Minnesota, on Jan. 22, 2025. (photo: Courtesy of Susanna Spencer) Culture of Life February 1, 2025 In Minnesota, girls who are minors can now have an abortion and suffer injury from the procedure without their parents being informed. This means that sex traffickers can use Minnesota as an abortion destination to keep underage girls enslaved.
7 Things Your Children’s School Can Do to Promote Its Catholic Identity

2 months ago | ncregister.com | Susanna Spencer

A school that fosters children’s lives of faith as well as gives them a truly Catholic education is a blessing. Students kneel before the Blessed Sacrament at St. Agnes School in St. Paul, Minnesota.
The Bible I Will Be Using for Years to Come

2 months ago | ncregister.com | Susanna Spencer

Recommended: Ignatius Catholic Study Bible: Old and New Testament Scripture with a smile: Susanna Spencer holds her recommended Bible, the ‘Ignatius Catholic Study Bible.’ (photo: Courtesy of Susanna Spencer) Features January 26, 2025 Eighteen years ago, I walked into my first night class with Scott Hahn on the New Testament.
‘Passionate About Being Pro-Life’: Youth Rally in Minnesota Capital for Conference, Procession to Support the Unborn

Jan 23, 2025 | ncregister.com | Susan Klemond |Susanna Spencer

The march and rally for students representing 10 Catholic high schools and home-school groups was held at St. Agnes School in St. Paul and was the first local conference organized by the Archdiocese of St. Paul-Minneapolis and the Fredricksburg, Virginia-based Students for Life of America. Hundreds of youth focused participate in a Jan. 22 Eucharistic procession to the annual Minnesota March for Life at the Minnesota Capitol in St. Paul; it was part of other prayer and training events.
‘Passionate About Being Pro-Life’: Youth Rally in Minnesota Capital, Procession to Support the Unborn

Jan 23, 2025 | ewtn.co.uk | Susanna Spencer |Susan Klemond

The march and rally for students representing 10 Catholic high schools and home-school groups was held at St. Agnes School in St. Paul. , January 23, 2025 – National Catholic RegisterST. PAUL, Minn.
Be Awake to the Lord’s Presence This Christmastide

Dec 20, 2024 | ncregister.com | Susanna Spencer

Each Christmas should fill us with the same joy and wonder that the shepherds had upon hearing the angels that first Christmas. Features December 21, 2024 One of my constant struggles in this busy time of year is to really be present to the liturgical day and liturgical season.
12 Secular Christmas Songs That Are Actually About Advent

Dec 3, 2024 | churchpop.com | Susanna Spencer

While a lot of people start listening to Christmas music as soon as Advent begins, others prefer waiting to listen to it until the actual Christmas season begins. Growing up, my family never listened to Christmas music until we put the tree up on the Fourth Sunday of Advent or Christmas Eve. So, we spent most of December wishing all the stores and radio stations would also wait. I have become a little more lenient since I have been running my own household with my husband.
A Divine Inheritance: In Thanksgiving for the Catholicism of My Grandparents

Nov 27, 2024 | ncregister.com | Susanna Spencer

As we celebrate Thanksgiving this year, let us remember with gratitude the example of faith that has been shown us by those who came before us. From daily Mass to quiet devotion, John and Patricia TePas’ faith-filled lives taught their family how to stay close to Jesus Christ in a changing world, writes their granddaughter.
A Divine Inheritance: In Thanksgiving for the Catholicism of My Grandparents

Nov 27, 2024 | ewtn.co.uk | Susanna Spencer

As we celebrate Thanksgiving this year, let us remember with gratitude the example of faith that has been shown us by those who came before us. , November 28, 2024 – National Catholic RegisterThe wait to get warm as the cold pressed in from outside the blankets always felt like an eternity on those nights in late December that my family spent with my maternal grandparents, John and Patricia TePas — Grandma and Grandpa T — in the west suburbs of Cleveland.