Belinda Terro Mooney: Discovering God’s Plan with Confidence

Mark Wilson, now known as the Catholic Bard, had prayed for direction in his writing. When he emailed about an opportunity to write for Patheos Catholic and didn’t hear back, he thought it wasn’t going to happen. But there had been email problems. The opportunity was still available. God answered Mark’s prayer in a way…

Are you a caregiver wondering: Am I doing enough? Am I making the right decisions? What if I make a mistake? Such questions can feel especially urgent when caregiving involves medical decisions, your own exhaustion, other family responsibilities, and problems you never anticipated. Paula Veloso Babadi learned to face those questions while caring for her…

In this deeply personal conversation with Terry Modica, poet Monica Chuda shares how violence in her marriage led her into a deeper relationship with Jesus. Spiritual direction helped her discern difficult decisions. The Rosary and her devotion to Mary became central to her prayer life. She also shares the lesson she continues to learn: Sometimes…

Sometimes we think discerning God’s will means getting every decision exactly right. But Colleen Orchanian (author of Whose Voice Are You Listening To?) discovered that God can use even our mistakes to teach us, redirect us, and reveal more clearly what He is asking of us. Your mistake doesn’t have to be the end of…