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December 2015

December 30, 2015

Top 12 Personal Best Moments of 2015

2015 for me was not something I could share with pictures. Instead, the year centered...

December 17, 2015

A Joyful Heart: Advent Week 3, Day 4

From Heart of Mary Women's Fellowship: Today’s passages come from tonight’s Evening Prayer in the...

December 16, 2015

The Lord Guides Us To Joy: Advent Week 3, Day 3

From Heart of Mary Women's Fellowship Some of us may find it hard to trust...

December 14, 2015

The Joy of the Moment: Advent Week 3, Day 1

This week, I'll be sharing my reflections on the third week of Advent from the...

December 11, 2015

Seven Quick Takes on Marian Devotion: Advent Week 2, Day 5

--- 1 --- My friends and I are starting a novena to Our Lady Undoer...

December 09, 2015

Juan Diego’s Devotion: Advent Week 2, Day 3

I didn't grow up knowing St. Juan Diego the way a lot of other Cradle Catholics...

December 08, 2015

The Immaculate Conception and the Year of Mercy: Advent Week 2, Day 2

One of the greatest lectures I ever heard was from Fr. Michael Gaitley about how...

December 07, 2015

The Journey Begins: Advent Week 2, Day 1

The second candle on the Advent Wreath is called "The Bethlehem Candle" and symbolizes...

December 04, 2015

The Necessity Of Prayer: Advent Week 1, Day 5

There are days that I just want to hide away inside a cloister and pretend...

December 03, 2015

Untangling Our Issues: Advent Reflections Week 1, Day 4

Do you remember the things that you dream? Dreams are often absurd, but at the...

December 02, 2015

Hopes of The Holy Family: Advent Reflections Week 1, Day 3

One thing I've noticed is how much I feel called to imitate Mary. In this...

December 01, 2015

Interior Redecorating: Advent Reflections Week 1, Day 2

One of my favorite books growing up was The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Teens by...

November 2015

November 30, 2015

Finding Hope, Finding Myself: Advent Reflections Week 1

When the end of the year comes around, there's this desire to reflect on...

November 12, 2015

Forgiveness: Doing the Unimaginable

We have a lot of concepts of what forgiveness is and how it’s supposed...

November 05, 2015

The Nature of Forgiveness in Buffy

The nature of forgiveness in Buffy-verse is complicated to say the least. Angel gets a...

October 2015

October 24, 2015

Retelling the Story: Dealing with Grief 2 Years Later

Grief takes on different natures as time goes on. When I lost Fr. Keon two...

October 21, 2015

Welcome to The Future: Back to the Future 30 Years Later

Okay, so we don't exactly have auto-drying clothes or flying cars. But as a fan...

October 12, 2015

Swift, Synod, and Second Hand News

You might notice that I haven't really been commenting on the Synod of the Family....

October 06, 2015

Top 10 Reasons October is My Favorite Month

Lots of people look forward to certain seasons. Schoolchildren count the days to summer. Many...

September 2015

September 28, 2015

Prosperity vs. Providence: What You Want Isn’t Always What You Need

I've mentioned before that for me, when it comes to relying on God, I...

September 22, 2015

The Necessity of Making Art

One of the biggest influences in my life is Julia Cameron's The Artist's Way. I learned...

September 09, 2015

Priesthood: Why Does It Have To Be A Man’s Job?

I used to joke with my friends that if God made me a man,...

September 08, 2015

The Imitation of Mary in the 21st Century

Today is the feast of the birth of Mary. Something I remember from my Catholic...

August 2015

August 25, 2015

Reflections on the End of Summer

Even though the week has just begun, summer feels like it has finally ended...

August 24, 2015

Thomas Merton: The Best and Most Unlikely Travel Companion

Back in my college days, my friends and I were huge fans of Thomas Merton....

August 20, 2015

How to Handle an Anxiety Attack

Thunderstorms are breaking out all over Houston and it seems like my anxiety has come...

August 17, 2015

How To Accept What You Can’t Change In No Easy Steps

I've talked about The Serenity Prayer on this blog before (as well as the film Serenity)....

August 11, 2015

The Eucharist Is A Sacrifice: Eucharist Bible Study Day 1

When I read over the meditation for today, I thought of Danielle Rose's "Behold...

August 10, 2015

The Courage to Change

One thing commonly associated with people who have autism and Asperger's Syndrome is that they...

August 10, 2015

Introduction to the Eucharist Bible Study

Yep! I'm doing another Bible study for the Heart of Mary Women's Fellowship! This one...

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