Happy New Year!

how things went + my resolutions

I’m late to the party but as I’ve spent the last few days reflecting on 2025, discussing it with Joe, dreaming about the new year, and praying, I wanted to share a quick round up:

2025 was a year of beauty.

This year in pictures!

There was beauty in watching our little ones grow and wonder at the world. Beauty in seeing brokenness become healed. Beauty in having another year of our marriage, built on a Love that holds us up like a net no matter what we are going through individually, both the amazing and the hard, a never ending opportunity to fall more deeply in love with each other. Beauty in watching Faith and Hope shine through even in the face of murder, death, and destruction.

I got to work with an amazing (and growing) team of people, tackling our biggest cultural and human rights problems with excellence and compassion.

I took more risks this year—which felt overwhelming at times—starting new projects and organizations, some which I haven’t shared about yet but am so excited to share in 2026.

It was so much fun to film 120+ more episodes of the podcast, to reach millions of people with our episodes. It still amazes me that I get to talk to the most fascinating, the most brave, the most faithful, and the most wise people as part of my *work*, and then share that with millions of you. Seriously, thank you from the bottom of my heart to everyone who listens, shares, comments, and is part of the show family. I love you all.

We saw historic gains for the pro-life and pro-family movement—although, there is so much more to do.

Live Action grew, with over 700 million video views this year alone, with thousands of people attending our conferences and training events, with Baby Olivia laws helping students see the beautiful humanity of every life, from fertilization onwards. Hearts and minds are changing on abortion and human dignity. I’m so grateful for our incredible, generous supporters and our brave team.

Abortion facilities closed down, and thousands of women chose life and were supported and celebrated by pregnancy resource centers and the amazing volunteers and teams that staff them.

I saw two of my sisters get married to the loves of their lives. Babies were born to family members and dear friends.

I had the best “work” trip of my life — my toddler Gigi, my sister in law, and I went together to Rome, where I had the privilege of speaking at the Vatican’s Jubilee for Digital Missionariies, and Gigi got her blessing from Papa Leo.

What more can I ask for? Another year? God is so good.

My 2026 Resolutions…

In our livestream episode last week on the morality of looksmaxxing, I shared my resolutions for 2026. I hope you consider joining me. If this list feels challenging, start with one thing. God is not waiting for you to get it all right—He’s waiting for you to show up.

• Be angry at evil. Show no contempt.
  Righteous anger can fuel courage, but contempt kills charity. Hate the sin. Love the sinner. Everyone bears God’s image.

• Make a daily act of surrender.
  List what brings you joy, fear, pain, or dread (3–20 items). Say: “I surrender this fully to You, God.” Do it daily. It changes everything.

• Ask God for a vision for your life.
  We often want too little. God has a calling—but you have to ask, listen, and act on His promptings.

• Forgive.
  Forgiveness doesn’t erase boundaries—it releases the grip of harm. Scripture is clear: forgiveness is the path to freedom.

• Move your body every day.
  Fifteen minutes is enough. Walk. Get outside. God often speaks when we move.

• Put the phone away.
  We lose years of life to scrolling. Give your full attention to your spouse, kids, and friends—at least an hour a day.
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• Pray daily.
  Set a timer. Minimum: 10 minutes. Ideal: 30. Speak. Listen. Let God reshape your life.

• Cut out toxic content.
  Mocking, sleazy, hateful, self-obsessed content deadens the soul. Block what tears you down.

• Respect the Sabbath.
  Go to church. Rest. Don’t make others work unnecessarily. Let Sunday reorient your loves.

• Go to Daily Mass (if you can).
  Hearing the Gospel every day is grounding, transformative, and life-giving.

Thank you Jesus for this life. May Your Will be done.

Love you all and happy new year!

Lila