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April 2016

April 12, 2016

The Ocean of My Mind (Poem-A-Day Challenge Day 12)

Prompt: Serious or Silly The idea starts like a light Like the green light...

April 11, 2016

In Defense of Mondays: Poem-A-Day Challenge Day 11

Mondays can be a pain They shake us out of Sunday’s calm and remind us...

April 10, 2016

Happiness Is (A Sonnet)

Prompt: Emotion Happiness is waking up on Sunday, the sunlight streaming into your bedroom....

April 09, 2016

Ode To The Library (Poem-A-Day Challenge Day 9)

Ode to The Library Dear Library, Thank you for being my favorite hiding place...

April 08, 2016

My Sixth Grade Notebook (A Garland Cinquain)

Prompt: Doodle poem Doodles I liked to draw little five pointed stars Pentacles, enclosed in...

April 07, 2016

Urban Paradise (Poem-A-Day Challenge Day 7)

Prompt: Urban In my perfect life, I don’t have to drive anywhere. I’d be...

April 06, 2016

Questions and Answers At The Sixth Station

Prompt: Write an ekphrastic poem. An ekphrastic poem is a poem inspired by art. Inspired...

April 05, 2016

Catch-22 April Poem-A-Day Challenge Day 5

Prompt: Experience/Inexperience Most jobs have “experience” as a requirement People casting out lines, learning the...

April 04, 2016

Go the Distance (Poem-A-Day Challenge Day 4)

Last night I had a dream. I was travelling somewhere. The sky was clear. The...

April 03, 2016

Those Three Words (A Series of Haikus)

The first time I said those three words to somebody I was just sixteen...

April 02, 2016

Defying Expectations: A Poem In Honor of Autism Awareness Day

The diagnosis began with a test. I was called out of class and was asked...

April 01, 2016

Fools For The Word: April Poem-A-Day Challenge Day 1

Fools for The Word A Series of Limericks All those who are gifted with...

March 2016

March 31, 2016

Jane Wants a Boyfriend: Not Your Neurotypical Love Story

I heard about Jane Wants a Boyfriend from Eliza Dushku's Twitter. As soon as I googled...

March 31, 2016

Batman vs Superman: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly (With Amy Salazar)

I’ve been a fan of superheroes since I was a kid. I always held...

March 29, 2016

Cynicism Vs Idealism in Heroism

We live in a pretty cynical world at the moment. The cynicism in our world...

March 25, 2016

My Vampiric Spirit, Confession, and Conversion

Author note: This is a guest post written by my friend Kristin from Austin...

March 24, 2016

“It Is Finished. Father, Into Your Hands, I Commend My Spirit.” – Reflections on the Seven Last Words Parts 6 and 7

I'm going to combine the last parts of the Seven Last Words because I feel...

March 23, 2016

“I Thirst” – Reflections on the Seven Last Words Part 5

"I thirst." - John 19:28 Out of the Seven Last Words, this one is my...

March 22, 2016

“Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me?”- Reflections on the Seven Last Words Part 4

Catholics get mistaken for being masochists a lot. We put a lot of emphasis on guilt...

March 21, 2016

Behold Your Mother: Reflections on the Seven Last Words Part 3

When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple whom he loved standing beside her, he...

March 18, 2016

Today, You Will Be With Me In Paradise: Reflections on The Seven Last Words Part 2

During one of my college retreats, I underwent my first Ignatian exercise and imagined myself...

March 17, 2016

Father, Forgive Them: Reflections on The Seven Last Words Part 1

"Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do."-Luke 23:34 Whenever I heard...

March 16, 2016

The Hard Thing About Humility

Since the official date of Mother Teresa's canonization has been announced, I want to look...

March 15, 2016

Being on “God’s Time”

I never thought I would be so annoyed about setting the clocks forward. Since I...

March 14, 2016

Advancing While Retreating

Last weekend, I was away on a 2-day Ignatian retreat. This retreat was unique from...

March 10, 2016

On Retreat With Pope Francis

Tomorrow and Saturday, I will be on retreat and it'll be a different experience from...

March 09, 2016

I Am A Woman: A Poem

I am a woman facing uncertainty Sometimes my best laid plains are just castles...

March 08, 2016

#TransformationTuesday: Walking Through The Rainstorms

My current favorite song from Taylor Swift is not one of her big hit singles....

March 07, 2016

Jesus Falls For The 3rd Time: Lent Day 23

From Heart of Mary Women's Fellowship: Who is Mary Magdalene? She’s a saint that’s shrouded...

March 04, 2016

Jesus Falls a Third Time: Lent Bible Study Day 21

From Heart of Mary Women's Fellowship: The hard part of living a Christian life isn’t...

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