CAROLINE BILLHIMER attended Washington College in Chestertown, MD, earning a bachelor’s degree in Philosophy with a minor in Creative Writing in 2008. She went on to achieve a master’s degree in Theological Studies with a Specialization in Marriage and Family from the Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family at the Catholic University of America in Washington, DC in 2010. She is currently employed as a theology teacher at a Catholic high school in the DC Metro Area. She lives with her husband, Nick Billhimer, at their home in Adelphi, Maryland.
For Catholics, Thanksgiving is not just a holiday, but also a form of prayer. The Catechism of the Catholic Church (#2648) teaches us that “Every joy and suffering, every event and need can become the matter for thanksgiving which, sharing in that...
“Then Jesus said, ‘Father, forgive them, they know not what they do.’” –Luke 23:34 These are the words our Savior speaks from His agony on the cross; in the midst of unimaginable pain, we see Christ still pleading with the Father for our ignorance...
