Kate Wicker

Storyteller & Speaker

The Queen of Maternal Empathy

Whatever sorrows life brings, there is someone who can empathize with you. Through her Seven Sorrows (Catholics celebrate this feast today), Our Blessed Mother reveals herself as a model of faith whom you can always confide in, the one who can stand with you at the foot of whatever cross you’re bearing and say, “I’veRead the whole post >>

New Column: Beautiful Girls

You can read my new column at Inside Catholic: Beautiful Girls. And won’t you please help deflect some of the negative energy this one has spawned? I just can’t win (perhaps I should stop trying). In response to my article, Desiderius (surely a pseudonym) made some good points all the while seeming to miss theRead the whole post >>

Dear Mary

*This post was originally published in March 2008. Dear Mary, How did you do it? How did you stand at the foot of the cross and watch your son suffer? I wince when my children receive shots at the doctor’s office. I remember watching Madeline stand outside a circle of children playing and look atRead the whole post >>

Mary Moments Needs You

From the blogging superstar Sarah: “My gift to Mary is this month’s Mary Moments, which will be hosted right here on Monday, May 25 (Memorial Day). We’ll be doing this Mary Moments a little differently, with a Mr. Linky so you can share your blog posts. You’ll also be welcome to share in the commentsRead the whole post >>