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April 2015

April 01, 2015

Monica Summers and the Gingerbread Man

From the desk of Monica Summers Even though I was starting my job at...

April 01, 2015

Walking Through Calvary, St. Ignatius Style Part 6

Eleventh Station: Jesus is Nailed to the Cross Something I saw while checking out the...

April 01, 2015

Women of Christ Wednesday: Linda Hernandez

I first met Linda back in my college days. She worked in the library and...

March 2015

March 31, 2015

Walking Through Calvary, St. Ignatius Style Part 5

Eighth Station: Jesus falls for the third time. Once again, we see Jesus fall down....

March 31, 2015

Firefly Month: The Wisdom of Serenity, the Big Damn Movie

Ladies and gentlemen and Browncoats of all ages, we have come to the end of...

March 30, 2015

Walking Through Calvary, St. Ignatius Style Part 4

Seventh Station: Jesus falls the second time Once again, our Lord has fallen. Even with...

March 30, 2015

The Courage To Change in Objects in Space

The episode starts out with River going through the ship, reading the minds of everyone...

March 30, 2015

Firefly Month: Why Heart of Gold is the Worst Episode of Firefly

Monique's intro: There are some episodes from the Whedonverse that I don't think I want...

March 29, 2015

Walking Through Calvary, St. Ignatius Style, Part 3

Fifth Station: Simon of Cyrene helps Jesus carry the cross According to Wikipedia, Cyrene is...

March 29, 2015

Firefly Month: Accepting What You Can’t Change in The Message

The crew of Serenity find themselves at a marketplace located on a space station. A carnival...

March 28, 2015

Walking Through Calvary, St. Ignatius Style Part 2

Third Station: Jesus Falls for The First Time It's hard to imagine that almost as...

March 27, 2015

Firefly Month: The Importance of Communication in Trash

Once again, I am going to do my best to keep my fangirl squee for...

March 27, 2015

Walking Through Calvary, St. Ignatius Style Part 1

During my college days, a retreat leader introduced me and my friends to the Spiritual...

March 26, 2015

Firefly Month: Who You Are In the Dark in War Stories

The episode opens with Book and Simon debating on who the people that experimented on...

March 26, 2015

Faith and Trust vs Doubt and Discouragement

One of my favorite quotes from CS Lewis is "There are far, far better things...

March 25, 2015

Five Words For You To Contemplate

I started out this year with the oneword365 challenge in which I would focus and contemplate...

March 24, 2015

Cinderella’s Faith and Good Works

Although I loved Beauty and the Beast growing up and enjoy watching Once Upon a...

March 23, 2015

Old Vs. New: A Night at the Movies With Cinderella

This is going to compare the Disney Animated version of Cinderella to the 2015 live-action retelling....

March 22, 2015

The Wreck of the Day On Red Hotel Paper

A Found Poem of Lyrics from Taylor Swift, Michelle Branch, and Anna Nalick 2AM...

March 21, 2015

Firefly Month: Loyalty, Justice, and Mercy in Ariel

The episode starts out with a typical day on the ship. The crew is on...

March 20, 2015

Firefly Month: Solid Ground and Synchronicity in Out of Gas

Out of Gas is unique in the sense that it's told in anachronistic order. I'll...

March 19, 2015

Headcanons of Joseph and Mary: OTP of the New Testament

In the world of fandoms, there is something called OTP also known as One True...

March 17, 2015

The Litany of a Nerdy, Socially Awkward Millenial

Inspired by my friends from The New Catholic Generation, who collaborated on this awesome video:...

March 17, 2015

Firefly Month: The False Gods and Broken Bibles of Jaynestown

Every Browncoat worth their salt knows the story of the man they call Jayne, but...

March 16, 2015

What the Holy Family Taught Me During My Retreat Weekend

JMJ Serving a retreat can be just as much an emotional rollercoaster as being on...

March 15, 2015

Two Poems, One Retreat.

These are two poems I wrote during my first time staffing Bayou Awakening. Think of...

March 14, 2015

Firefly Month: Miscommunication in Our Mrs. Reynolds

A lot of comedy and drama relies on poor communication. It dates back to the...

March 13, 2015

Firefly Month: The Family We Choose in Safe

The episode starts out with a flashback to River and Simon's childhood and then goes...

March 12, 2015

Retreat Weekend: A Playlist of Feels

I've been going to retreats since my college days. I'm currently on staff for a...

March 10, 2015

What Exactly Does “Feminism” Mean Anyway?

I feel really uncomfortable labeling myself a feminist. As I stated yesterday, I call myself a...

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