Some of the saints in Heaven, depicted by Fra Angelico (public domain)

"There is no fallacy more fatal to the generality of us than that the Saints were cast in a different mold to ourselves, or that the age of Saints is passed. It is not and cannot be so: the Arm of God is not shortened -- there is no age without its Saints. All around us are men and women living lives closely united to God -- Saints in the making; only our eyes are held and we see not, for the beauty of their souls is hidden from us."

~ Sister Mary Philip, A Jesuit at the English Court, imprimatur 1922.

As a mother, I find it inspiring to talk to other women who face the same challenges that I do, and who set themselves the same goal - to get our families to Heaven! Likewise, it uplifts the soul and revitalizes the heart to talk to someone - male or female, lay or religious, who is struggling along the path to Heaven just like us: falling down, picking ourselves back up, praying, fighting, striving, sweating, laughing, crying, and just never surrendering. Take courage!