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December 2016

December 19, 2016

Why We Still Need Mercy

Why Do We Still Need Mercy? The year of Mercy may be over, but as...

October 2016

October 20, 2016

In Defense of the “Strong Independent Woman”

I never thought there would come the day where I would disagree with Bishop...

October 10, 2016

Do You Really HAVE TO Vote?

I've been quiet about the election because I don't like politics. I'm what you would...

September 2016

September 08, 2016

Uninvited’s Pros and Cons: A Book Review

I was definitely intrigued when I heard about Lysa TerKeurst's latest book Uninvited: Living Loved When...

August 2016

August 31, 2016

The Idol of the Narrative

In Strange Gods, Elizabeth Scalia went into detail on how we create idols out of our...

June 2016

June 29, 2016

Catholic Brotherhood Then and Now

From Batman and Robin to Abbot and Costello, dynamic duos have been an essential part of...

June 13, 2016

History is Happening in Manhattan: The Beauty of the Tony Awards

"All the world's a stage, And all the men and women merely players; They have...

June 08, 2016

Why Brock Turner Needs Maria Goretti and Alessandro Serenelli

There is a reason why justice and mercy go hand in hand. Like the rest...

May 2016

May 02, 2016

All The Small Things

"Yet, O Lord, you are our Father; we are the clay, and you are our...

March 2016

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 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...

February 2016

February 26, 2016

The Other Side of Recovery

When I shared my commentary about Kesha's struggle to break free of her contract and...

February 23, 2016

Side Effects of Spending Time With God

Luke 6:45 "A good person out of the store of goodness in his heart...

February 19, 2016

Life Unplugged: Lent Progress Report Week 1

One of my Lenten resolutions was to spend less time on social media. I...

February 16, 2016

Why I Refuse to Call Myself “Trash”

I have a love-hate relationship with modern day slang. I had to deal with...

February 15, 2016

Finding Ourselves in the Silence

It's hard for me to be quiet for long. Although I don't like noisy, crowded...

February 14, 2016

Catholic Dating Problem Part 1: Waiting and Finding

Happy Valentine's Day! As everyone already knows, single people have a hard enough time...

February 09, 2016

Walking With Ambiguity During Lent

I said at the beginning of the year that my word for 2016 is "Love."...

January 2016

January 15, 2016

Dear Saint Peregrine…

So many people have been passing away from cancer this week. I wish it...

January 12, 2016

Love/Death/Life Doesn’t Discriminate Between the Sinners and the Saints

What do David Bowie, Alexander Hamilton, and Lin-Manuel Miranda have in common with a...

January 06, 2016

Women of Christ Wednesday: Mother Teresa, a Saint for the Millenials

Mother Teresa was someone I knew ever since I was a kid. I didn't get...

January 01, 2016

The Spiritual Journey of “Out of the Woods”

Welcome to 2016 everyone! Like most people during this time of year, I want to...

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