Kate Wicker

Storyteller & Speaker

Surviving Mass with Young Children

Read my latest feature at Faith & Family LIVE: Sunday Morning Scramble: 7 Tips for Attending Mass with Young Children. (Yes, I was inspired to write this after I shared why I believe kids – even the smallest of the small – belong at Mass.)What about you? Any tips for helping little ones worship and/orRead the whole post >>

Note to Self

When lighting a candle in honor of your husband, be sure to blow it out before leaving the house to pick up your child, lest you want to burn down the very home your husband works so hard to pay the mortgage for.O, Brain, where art thou?

Shame on Me

My husband has been working long hours all week. He gets home around midnight just when my head hits the pillow after shushing and nursing the baby into a deep sleep. He plants a soft kiss on my cheek and then we say a quick goodnight, and that’s about it. Sigh. Our mornings have beenRead the whole post >>

Distractions from the Lord Part II

I recently discussed how I make an effort to turn distractions during Mass into opportunities for prayer. In this post, I’m going to tackle the difficulties I have in my personal prayer life with distractions both of my own making and otherwise. I used to get angry with myself every time my mind strayed duringRead the whole post >>