Author Archives: Katie Moe and Lori Mercer

To Jesus through Mary! Good afternoon and thanks for joining us again! In the third chapter of John, we read about Nicodemus questioning how a man can be born when he is old. And Jesus answers him in verse 5 … Continued

To Jesus through Mary! Greetings from sunny and beautiful Joy Valley, where it is finally feeling like Spring! Because we are in northern Michigan, we were allowed to open the Marian Center back up yesterday and we cannot tell you … Continued

To Jesus through Mary! Good morning and thanks for joining us for another edition of The Cause of Our Joy! We’re going to come right out of the gates with a question. It’s a question that we have been asking … Continued

Good afternoon and happy Saturday to you! Although we got a bit of snow and cold temps these last few days, we are hopeful that warmer weather is headed our way. Even with the chill, the birds are singing, the … Continued

There are so many reasons to love the month of May: Mother’s Day, springtime weather, Memorial Day, but perhaps best of all— it’s the month dedicated to the Blessed Mother! In this issue of The Cause of Our Joy, we’ll talk … Continued

Good afternoon and happy feast of St. Mark the Evangelist! Our prayer is that this weekly email finds you and yours doing well and soaking in some of the extra beauty and blessings of the Easter season! Up here, in … Continued

Good afternoon and happy Easter Saturday to you! We absolutely love that the celebration of Easter is extended for eight days and then (to a somewhat lesser degree) until Pentecost. What a wonderful season; so full of hope and joy! … Continued

Hello to you and yours on this Holy Saturday! We come to you once again from Joy Valley where we (probably like you) feel a strange tension. We are still in a time of penance and yet Easter celebrations begin … Continued

Hello and thank you for joining us for another Cause of Our Joy! As usual, we pray that you are doing well and that you are healthy. So much can change in a week’s time. Here in Michigan, we continue … Continued

Good morning from our safe, appropriately distanced, sterile home to yours! Wow- in just a short few weeks, our greetings to one another and methods of communicating have shifted dramatically! Our common vocabulary now includes things like “social distancing” and … Continued