Katie Sciba

Catholic Speaker & Writer

Memento Mori

Please pray for the repose of the soul of Andrew’s grandmother, who passed away two days ago on the 25th. We’re attending the funeral today as well as spending time with friends and family. Loss is difficult no matter when it happens. Go home and hug your family, turn off your screens, and pray together. […]

Living vs. Having: John 10:10 to the Full

I have a niece who is just 6 weeks younger than my oldest. With quite oppositeĀ temperaments, these 2 1/2 year olds have maintained an adorable love/hate relationship since infancy that has resulted in both mutual fondness and scorn almost every play date. The scorn can be so powerful between them that, in a recent play […]

Clutching Your Pearls: Learning WHEN to say what you want to say

Two married years ago: I was bursting with excitement. I made brownies, put a pot of coffee on, and anxiously checked the street a million times to see if his car was coming up. Nope – just the mail man. Andrew was due home ANY minute and I couldn’t wait to tell him my news! […]

Wife-and-Motherhood: Who says it doesn’t come with a manual?

What a refreshing weekend! Sometimes you just need to get away! I was blessed with the opportunity to travel to Lake Charles, LA where my new friend Kate was hosting a Mother’s Rule of Life discussion night in order to foster and cultivate solidarity among moms who are trying to bring peace into their souls […]

You Did It to Me: Extraordinary Service in Ordinary Circumstances

As a theology major, I earned my degree turning thousands of pages of spiritual reading – reflections of saints, papal documents, and biblical exegesis. I remember highlighting quotations that struck me, whole paragraphs of intricate wording that spoke right to my soul. Itā€™s important to continue being a student of the Catholic faith always, reading […]

Sit down and serve your spouse

In our house, I’m the yard person. I cut the grass, trim the hedges, spruce and primp, and I’m unstoppable with a leaf blower. My childhood Saturdays were spent on the lawn in some way and in spite of how arduous it seemed then, tending the outside is my favorite household chore now. I’m no […]

Baring My Soul to Boast of My Weakness

There’s a certain vulnerability to maintaining a personal blog. I’m happy to cover general topics like finances and prayer because they’re just part of life as a grown-up and therefore I think they’re more easily applicable to a given reader. Yet, I find that the most popular posts I publish are the ones in which […]

Upon this Rock I Will Build My Friendships

I love the Catholic Church. I just came home from a refreshing dinner with my Bible Study. Our group meets in the fall and spring, so I have been looking forward to this mid-summer reunion for months now and I’m still grinning even hours after we all parted. Every woman in this study is a […]

Love-Thy-Neighbor Hospitality

This past week I’ve been going through what I call Spic-Inspanity, or Anxious Overstressing to Have a Spotless Home. I have some Very Important Guests coming on Friday and so I assigned a room or two to make immaculate each day leading up to my guests’ arrival. I’m cleaning places and corners I’ve never cleaned […]