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December 2018

December 06, 2018

Advent and the Incarnation When Words Fail

And the Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. In in these words,...

February 2017

February 27, 2017

Lent: Because We All Know It’s About Fasting and Giving Stuff Up, Right?

What are you doing for Lent? The question is on most of our minds, with...

January 2017

January 27, 2017

Silence, Predestination, and the Primacy of God’s Love

This week, I’ve been really struggling to find something to write about. With my Facebook...

January 19, 2017

So You’re Anxious About God’s Will: Three Thoughts on Figuring It Out

It’s not that I get anxious about things, it’s just that if I’m not...

January 13, 2017

Mary: Faith Without a Last Page

I was reading The Lord by Romano Guardini at one am, as I am wont to...

December 2016

December 23, 2016

And the Darkness Has Not Overcome It

The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. -John 1:5 I've...

September 2016

September 22, 2016

The Holy Spirit, Part II: Who is He to Me?

Part 2 ***This is the second post exploring the Person of the Holy...

September 20, 2016

The Holy Spirit: Who is He?

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September 09, 2016

Let It Go with a Little Help from My Friends

One of the critiques I have often heard, in one iteration or another, is that...

August 2016

August 29, 2016

Intimacy and Isolation: A Two Body Problem

Preface: I write this as a Catholic who is speaking about sexuality to other Catholics....

August 14, 2016

Mary’s Fiat: Refuge of Persistent Sinners

Today is the feast of the Assumption. Yesterday was the day that I fell into...

August 10, 2016

Masturbation and Despair: A Podcast Follow Up with Mountain Catholic

Trigger/Content Warning: this post and podcast include discussion of sensitive topics such as masturbation...

August 03, 2016

Masturbation and Despair: A One Body Problem

Update: Mountain Catholic asked me to do a follow up podcast with them about this...

July 2016

July 26, 2016

When Good Catholic Women Take Birth Control

“In most cases it would have been possible to do something better than what an...

July 12, 2016

Vocation: Get Food On the Table, Then We Can Talk About Beatitude

It’s no secret I’m a fan of David Foster Wallace. The first thing I remember...

July 07, 2016

I’ll Come Around Some Day: Sin and Sanctity

Sin. It’s strangely akin to our love for crappy television: we don’t talk about it until...

June 2016

June 23, 2016

Valid Marriages and Sacraments: Honest Deeds, Honest Words, and True Things

So, marriage has been a rather hot topic of late in the Church, what with...

June 20, 2016

We See God (Who Is Love) By Love

“Grace is, as it were, a participation in the divine nature. That is the definition...

June 09, 2016

Good Men Don’t Assault Women, Period.

***This obviously deals with a sensitive topic, and includes some of the victim’s own, validly...

May 2016

May 27, 2016

Don’t Check Your Privilege

Culturally, there has been a lot of conversation about the topic of privilege. Macklemore even...

May 18, 2016

Sit Still Look Pretty?

Recently, I was chatting with a few of the female youths of my classroom about up-and-coming pop...