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January 2021

January 19, 2021

Doubt is Part of Faith, So Why Is It So Difficult to Talk About?

When I was a child, my beloved great-grandmother passed away. She was the first person...

December 2020

December 07, 2020

Santa Claus Teaches Us to Marvel at God’s Incarnation

My family loves Santa Claus. They love the magic, the wonder, and the excitement on...

August 2020

August 17, 2020

Heaven Exists, But Christians Should Still Fear Death

There is a scene in the film Silence that I think about a lot. Father Rodrigues...

June 2020

June 01, 2020

Myth #1: Porn is Part of Normal Sexual Development

Not long ago, my husband and I had a discussion about how we were going...

May 2020

May 04, 2020

Pope’s Call for Interfaith Prayer Sets Example for Catholics

The coronavirus pandemic has impacted human beings from all walks of life. The inescapable frailty...

April 2020

April 30, 2020

How Theater Makers Can – and Should – Keep Making

Theater is great because it is ephemeral. Despite being unable to match film and television...

April 27, 2020

Start By Living and They Will See: Evangelism in the Modern World

This weekend, Pope Frances sparked a fierce backlash when he seemed to imply during a...

April 09, 2020

A Skeptic’s Guide to Fasting for Relief from Coronavirus

I am a Christian who questions everything. Every day, in every moment, I turn my...

March 2020

March 26, 2020

Dreaming of Priscilla: What if Women Wrote the Bible?

No one knows who wrote the Letter to the Hebrews. I learned this surprising fact...

March 23, 2020

Art in Isolation: Using Your Time Wisely and Gently

If you're a creative, odds are you want to make the best use of time...

August 2018

August 17, 2018

Dear God, what do we do now?

As a practicing Catholic, it is difficult for me to articulate how the past few...

January 2018

January 23, 2018

Please, Not This Pope: Defending the Faith when Leaders Err

Pope Francis has issued a public apology for comments made against sexual assault victims during...

August 2017

August 13, 2017

Why Silence Isn’t an Option, (or the devil grows stronger when you deny him.)

Whoever says he is in the light, yet hates his brother, is still in the...

January 2017

January 31, 2017

To Pro-Life Christians: Please Support Refugees

As Vice President Mike Pence addressed crowds of supporters at the March for Life, protests...

October 2016

October 07, 2016

Did He Really Just Say That? (What to do when you hear a bad sermon)

It's happened to all of us. Anyone who, by choice or by force, happens to...