by Heather Vento | Feb 21, 2026 | Uncategorized
Looking at “The Karate Kid” with fresh eyes revealed an amazing perspective I had never considered before, outlined in Wax On, Wax Off. Mr. Miyagi portrays a good father, evident in his relationship with Daniel as well as his training techniques. The Revelation for...
by Heather Vento | Feb 13, 2026 | Uncategorized
When my family first rented the VHS of “The Karate Kid,” I was 9 years old. Watching it then, I naively thought of it as just a great “sports story”. But recently, Michael and I watched it again with our teens, and we both noticed a powerful...
by Heather Vento | Feb 19, 2025 | Uncategorized
When I was in college, I was blessed to spend a semester abroad in Ireland, the mother country of my grandma and grandpa, who grew up on the west coast. Studying at University College Dublin, I learned much about life, love and being Catholic that spring of...
by Heather Vento | Oct 18, 2024 | Uncategorized
When I first decided to live the virtue of chastity, including saving myself for marriage, it seemed a wise choice. Avoiding some nasty consequences and being a unique gift to my future husband made sense. But, I was unprepared for the deluge of pressure I’d...
by Heather Vento | Jan 25, 2023 | Uncategorized
Understating Over-StimulationDo you ever struggle to focus or pray? Do you wonder why? I certainly do. Maybe countless hours, days, even years of watching screens are part of the problem. I switch the channel or swipe to whatever interests me most. Flashing headlines...
