Susanna Spencer

Susanna Spencer has a masters in theology from the Franciscan University of Steubenville. She is a writer and the theological editor for Blessed is She and co-author of the children's devotional book, Rise Up: Shining in Virtue. She is a homeschooling mother of four and lives with her family in St. Paul, Minnesota. Find her at her blog, Living With Lady Philosophy.

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The Bread of Life we receive at Mass sustains us.

The Bread of Life and the Grace Elevator

User’s Guide to Sunday, Aug. 1

Susanna Spencer Sunday Guide July 30, 2021

This week the Church marks the anniversary of the release of Humanae Vitae with National NFP Awareness Week and the new celebration of World Grandparents Day on the feast of Sts. Joachim and Anne.

World Day of Grandparents: Living to a Happy Old Age and the Fruits of NFP

‘Generously share everything,’ Paul VI reminded married couples in Humanae Vitae.

Susanna Spencer Features July 25, 2021

Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone of San Francisco celebrates the ‘Mass of the Americas’ using the extraordinary form of the Mass at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C., Nov. 16, 2019.

My Parish: Where the Two Forms of the Mass Met in Mutual Enrichment

For 14 years, Benedict XVI’s hoped-for interchange between the ordinary and extraordinary forms of the Mass. In many parishes that coexistence had been taking place.

Susanna Spencer Blogs July 24, 2021

The Church of the Multiplication of the Loaves and Fish, shortened to the Church of the Multiplication, is located at Tabgha, on the northwest shore of the Sea of Galilee in Israel. The modern church rests on the site of two earlier churches.

The Feeding of the 5,000 and Loving the Whole Person

User’s Guide to Sunday, July 25

Susanna Spencer Sunday Guide July 23, 2021

Jesus ‘came as our shepherd to guide us in truth and to love us as the Good Shepherd.’

Praying for Good Shepherds in Our Church

User’s Guide to Sunday, July 18

Susanna Spencer Sunday Guide July 16, 2021

Caravaggio, ‘The Calling of St. Matthew,’ 1599–1600

He Chose Us in Him

User’s Guide to Sunday, July 11

Susanna Spencer Sunday Guide July 9, 2021

Gratitude for the blessings of our nation is a form of piety

Piety: Honoring America This July Fourth With Your Family

COMMENTARY: As we honor America this year, there are several things we can do to honor the institution of our country. First, we can go to Mass with our families.

Susanna Spencer Commentaries July 3, 2021