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March 2014

March 20, 2014

Lent Day 15: St. Joseph is Awesome!

Fr. Robert Barron's Lenten meditation for today talks about how the ego gets in the...

March 19, 2014

Lent Day 14: Faith, Fandoms, and Fairy Tales

Although Fr. Robert's meditation for today has nothing to do with my post, I'm gonna...

March 18, 2014

Lent Day 13: Aftermath

At the end of the retreat I staffed yesterday, there was a talk about how...

March 17, 2014

Lent Days 10-12: The Post-Retreat Reflection/Megapost

If any of y'all are wondering why I didn't blog for the past three days,...

March 13, 2014

God will give you more than you can handle: I guarantee it.

March 13, 2014

Lent Day 9: For Such a Time as This

One of my favorite Old Testament books is the book of Esther. The Jewish holiday...

March 13, 2014

Lent Day 8: Sink or Swim

The first week of Lent for some people can be a period of denial. "I...

March 12, 2014

Lent Day 7: Distracted

Fr. Robert Barron's Lent Reflection for today advised the subscribers to try and reduce distractions...

March 11, 2014

Lent Day 6: Ways to Pray

Fr. Robert Barron's Lenten reflection today gives some prayer suggestions to use for Lent as part...

March 10, 2014

Lent Day 5: The Marathon to the Finish

Fr. Robert Barron's Lent Reflection today talks about what the finish line for Lent is:...

March 09, 2014

Lent Day 4: Joy and Fear

Fr. Robert Barron's Lent Reflection focuses on an extraordinary woman named Mother Teresa, who lived out...

March 08, 2014

Lent Day 3: Broken, Refined, Polished, Restored

Fr. Robert Barron's Lent Reflection today compared humanity as diamonds covered in the muck of...

March 06, 2014

Lent Day 2: The Virtue of Humility

Fr. Robert Barron's Lent Reflection for today reflects on the virtue of humility. There's a quote...

March 06, 2014

Lent Day 1: Ash Wednesday

Today, I learned a lesson in patience. I got an e-mail from my Sunday School...

February 2014

February 28, 2014

Four Loves Friday: Agape AKA Charity

To love at all is to be vulnerable. Love anything, and your heart will certainly...

February 25, 2014

February Progress Report

I didn't update this blog as often as I thought I would due to sickness...

February 21, 2014

Four Loves Friday: Philia AKA Friendship

Sorry again for not updating on Tuesday. I've come up with an idea on what...

February 15, 2014

Four Loves Friday: Storge AKA Affection

To paraphrase a well-known quote, if love was rain, Storge or Affection would be drizzle...

February 09, 2014

Four Loves Friday (Late due to Sochi)

Eros is probably the most well known and also the most misunderstood of the Four...

February 04, 2014

True Love Tuesday: Why I Ship Spike/Buffy and Faith/Angel

In October 2013, I started watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer to get myself hyped up for...

January 2014

January 31, 2014

Simplicity Project Progress Report And Coming Attractions

Happy Chinese New Year! In honor of the end of the month and the start...

January 28, 2014

How to Portray Religion in Fiction Without Causing a Riot

It seems so easy to paint religion as evil in fiction. But in my honest...

January 24, 2014

How Job Interviews Are Like Theater Auditons: A Short Play

The names in this screenplay have been changed to preserve the confidentiality of the involved...

January 21, 2014

Dear Journal

As I've stated a week ago, I'm blogging in pursuit of getting my novel published....

January 17, 2014

Best of 2013

Best of 2013, a set on Flickr. Flashback Friday! Check out my favorite photos from...

January 15, 2014

My Journey to…What?

As you can see from the subtitle of my blog, I am a writer and...

January 11, 2014

Friday With a Friend!

Today, my friend Mariella Hunt. Catholic writer and editor, gives tips on how to better yourself...

January 08, 2014

24 Things To Do Whether You’re 24 (or Not)

My 24th birthday is on January 13th, exactly 6 days from now. There are a...

January 03, 2014

2014: The Simplicity Project

On Tuesday, I talked about all the wonderful and not-so-wonderful things that happened in 2013....

December 2013

December 30, 2013

I Open At the Close: A Recap of 2013

With the new year just around the corner, I wanted to do a personal recap...

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