About Cheryl Hadley

Cheryl Hadley is a wife, mother, and member of the Secular Order of Discalced Carmelites. She is zealous about the Faith. Her greatest desire is to know God and to make Him known. She lives a joyfully busy life in Cary, North Carolina, with her husband and three children. Cheryl enjoys writing, reading, and cooking. She lives life under the protection, inspiration, and guidance of the Blessed Virgin Mary, and has many beloved friends among the saints.

Articles by Cheryl Hadley

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6 Steps to Becoming a Godly Woman

Jul 01, 2022 by Cheryl Hadley

Our society and our Faith have much to say about womanhood. Those two perspectives often diverge, but thankfully, we have Sacred Scripture, the many examples of the female saint … Read more

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The Marriage of All & Nothing

Jun 14, 2022 by Cheryl Hadley

Recently I heard two young women chatting in line at the grocery store about marriage. They debated the advantages and disadvantages, pondering whether it was responsible to bri … Read more

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6 Gifts of the Ascension of the Lord

May 26, 2022 by Cheryl Hadley

For believers, Easter is a season of rejoicing, renewal, and reflection upon how greatly we are loved! For forty days after the Resurrection, the Lord appeared to the Apost … Read more

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Motherhood Rooted in Joy & Gratitude

May 06, 2022 by Cheryl Hadley

Scripture speaks of motherhood as a high and important calling. In fact, God uses the metaphor of motherhood to describe the ways in which He loves and cares for His children. Not … Read more

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Praying the Via Lucis (Way of Light) during the Easter Season

Apr 21, 2022 by Cheryl Hadley

The Via Lucis, or the "Way of Light" in Latin, is a Catholic devotion also known as the Stations of the Resurrection. In these Stations, we meditate on Christ's Resurrecti … Read more

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Lessons from the Pool of Bethesda - Do You Want To Be Well?

Apr 08, 2022 by Cheryl Hadley

Have you ever noticed that in order to persevere joyfully and not feel depleted during certain seasons of life, you need a very specific spiritual focus? This is such a time for me … Read more

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The Scrutinies - What They Are and Why They Are Important

Apr 01, 2022 by Cheryl Hadley

If you are a cradle Catholic sitting in the pew during the third, fourth, and fifth Sunday of Lent, and RCIA members join you at mass, you are present for "the Scrutinies", whether … Read more

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The Plank in My Eye - A Meditation for Living a Deliberate Lent

Mar 09, 2022 by Cheryl Hadley

The season of Lent is upon us, and yet it seems like just weeks ago that I packed away our Christmas decorations! Each year I move through the anticipation of Advent, to the … Read more

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St. Anne Line, English Martyr & Protector of Priests and Seminarians

Feb 25, 2022 by Cheryl Hadley

St. Anne Line was born Alice Higham, eldest daughter of a well-off Puritan landowner whose father was a reformer for King Henry VIII of England. She converted to Catholicism in her … Read more

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I Am the Moment - A Meditation on the Eucharist & the Feast of the Presentation

Feb 01, 2022 by Cheryl Hadley

Recently at mass I was praying while waiting to receive Our Lord in the Eucharist. Meditating on the crises in our nation and our world, and the sufferings of the children of God w … Read more

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Lessons from the Heart of St. Angela Merici

Jan 26, 2022 by Cheryl Hadley

St. Angela Merici, born in Desenzano, Italy in 1474, established the Ursuline Order to teach young girls the Catholic Christian faith. This little known but powerful friend … Read more

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New Year’s Lessons from the Three Wise Men of the Epiphany

Jan 05, 2022 by Cheryl Hadley

Every year during the Advent and Christmas seasons, we are invited to seek Jesus anew, just as the Wise Men of old sought and found the Infant Christ. In their journey to His mange … Read more

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About Cheryl Hadley

Articles by Cheryl Hadley

6 Steps to Becoming a Godly Woman

The Marriage of All & Nothing

6 Gifts of the Ascension of the Lord

Motherhood Rooted in Joy & Gratitude

Praying the Via Lucis (Way of Light) during the Easter Season

Lessons from the Pool of Bethesda - Do You Want To Be Well?

The Scrutinies - What They Are and Why They Are Important

The Plank in My Eye - A Meditation for Living a Deliberate Lent

St. Anne Line, English Martyr & Protector of Priests and Seminarians

I Am the Moment - A Meditation on the Eucharist & the Feast of the Presentation

Lessons from the Heart of St. Angela Merici

New Year’s Lessons from the Three Wise Men of the Epiphany