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When You Fail Your Resolutions
Maria Riley 1/21/25 Maria Riley 1/21/25

When You Fail Your Resolutions

What would 2025 look like if you made plans, and then made plans for when your plans fail?

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Evangelizing Students About the Saints and Writing
Maria Riley 11/11/24 Maria Riley 11/11/24

Evangelizing Students About the Saints and Writing

Maria Riley shares her experiences visiting with school kids during her most recent book tour.

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Family Prayer Series #6: How to Pray a Rosary
Maria Riley 11/7/24 Maria Riley 11/7/24

Family Prayer Series #6: How to Pray a Rosary

October is the Month of the Rosary, so a perfect time to pray this beautiful pray with your family.

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Family Prayer Series #5: Family Guided Meditation
Maria Riley 9/27/24 Maria Riley 9/27/24

Family Prayer Series #5: Family Guided Meditation

This week Maria Riley introduces families to the simple method of guided prayer, a perfect addition to your prayer routine.

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Family Prayer Series #4: Family Cinema Divina
Maria Riley 9/12/24 Maria Riley 9/12/24

Family Prayer Series #4: Family Cinema Divina

For the fourth installment of the Family Prayer Series, Maria Riley shares the perfect pairing of movies and prayer for families.

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Family Prayer Series #3: Family Visio Divina
Maria Riley 9/6/24 Maria Riley 9/6/24

Family Prayer Series #3: Family Visio Divina

In this third installment of the Family Prayer Series, Maria Riley unpacks the beautiful prayer of visio divina, the perfect addition to your family's prayer life.

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Family Prayer Series #2: Family Lectio Divina
Maria Riley 8/30/24 Maria Riley 8/30/24

Family Prayer Series #2: Family Lectio Divina

In this second installment of the Family Prayer Series, Maria Riley explores doing lectio divina together with kids.

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Family Prayer Series #1: Start at the Very Beginning (A Very Good Place to Start)
Maria Riley 8/23/24 Maria Riley 8/23/24

Family Prayer Series #1: Start at the Very Beginning (A Very Good Place to Start)

If you’re brand new to praying with your kids, this inaugural post in the Family Prayer Series will give you tips and tricks for getting started praying with your family.

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Everyday Catechesis: The Real Lessons Our Kids Need to Learn
Maria Riley 8/16/24 Maria Riley 8/16/24

Everyday Catechesis: The Real Lessons Our Kids Need to Learn

While encountering selfish and disrespectful behavior on a family vacation, Maria Riley turned it into a lesson on living the faith.

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40 Gratitudes for 40 Years
Maria Riley 7/12/24 Maria Riley 7/12/24

40 Gratitudes for 40 Years

On her 40th birthday, Maria Riley shares 40 things she’s thankful for.

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5 Ways to Pass the Time and Grow in Faith on a Family Road Trip
Maria Riley 6/28/24 Maria Riley 6/28/24

5 Ways to Pass the Time and Grow in Faith on a Family Road Trip

After a recent road trip with her daughters, Maria Riley shares her best tips for making the most of all the hours in the car.

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Now Available! Saint Joan of Arc: The Soldier Saint (Adventures with the Saints #4)
Maria Riley 6/19/24 Maria Riley 6/19/24

Now Available! Saint Joan of Arc: The Soldier Saint (Adventures with the Saints #4)

Huge news!! The 4th installment of the award-winning, bishop-endorsed chapter book series Adventures with the Saints is now available!

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A Season or a Day: Embracing Where God is Calling Me Today
Maria Riley 6/7/24 Maria Riley 6/7/24

A Season or a Day: Embracing Where God is Calling Me Today

At the onset of summer, Maria Riley meditates on the changing seasons and how God may be calling her to different priorities.

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20 Conversation Starting Questions for Writers or Creatives
Maria Riley 5/31/24 Maria Riley 5/31/24

20 Conversation Starting Questions for Writers or Creatives

Author Maria Riley shares her list of questions to facilitate relationship building at a recent writers conference.

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An Imperfect Prayer: Learning to Pray Out Loud and on the Spot
Maria Riley 5/10/24 Maria Riley 5/10/24

An Imperfect Prayer: Learning to Pray Out Loud and on the Spot

After learning a simple formula for prayer at a women’s retreat, Maria Riley shares her experience of putting it into practice.

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Why I Wear a Chapel Veil and an Unexpected Benefit
Maria Riley 5/4/24 Maria Riley 5/4/24

Why I Wear a Chapel Veil and an Unexpected Benefit

Maria Riley explores the factors that went into her decision to start wearing a mantilla, or chapel veil, along with a benefit she didn’t see coming at all.

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The International Shrine of Divine Mercy: The Highlight of Our Poland Pilgrimage
Maria Riley 4/19/24 Maria Riley 4/19/24

The International Shrine of Divine Mercy: The Highlight of Our Poland Pilgrimage

While on pilgrimage with her husband, Maria Riley experienced the beauty of celebrating Divine Mercy Sunday at the place of this message's birth.

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Divine Mercy: The Lord’s Answer to Our Fallen World
Maria Riley 4/5/24 Maria Riley 4/5/24

Divine Mercy: The Lord’s Answer to Our Fallen World

The message of Divine Mercy has tremendous implications for our day of judgment, and it has a tremendous impact on Maria Riley’s everyday life.

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Good Friday: A Holy Day Without Obligation; A Tragic Day We Call Good
Maria Riley 3/29/24 Maria Riley 3/29/24

Good Friday: A Holy Day Without Obligation; A Tragic Day We Call Good

Maria Riley explains why Good Friday isn’t a Holy Day of Obligation, and how we can call such a sorrowful day “Good.”

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A Mini Family Pilgrimage: Making Any Family Vacation Holy
Maria Riley 3/22/24 Maria Riley 3/22/24

A Mini Family Pilgrimage: Making Any Family Vacation Holy

If an international pilgrimage isn’t feasible for your family, you can still have an impactful, holy experience anywhere you go!

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