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August 2015

August 07, 2015

Get To Know The Eucharist With This Free Bible Study!

From The Heart of Mary Women's Fellowship: If angels could be jealous of men, they...

August 05, 2015

Can Young Adults Really Believe In Marriage?

Mawwiage. Mawwiage is what bwings us twogethow today. When you're in your 20s...

August 04, 2015

What Millenials Can Learn From Saint John Vianney

The first time I heard of St. John Vianney's name, it was back when I...

July 2015

July 28, 2015

Reach Out to The Truth! – The Last Night of Cafe Catholica

If there's anything I learned from my last night at Cafe Catholica, it was...

July 21, 2015

Fear Not! : Things I Learned at Cafe Catholica

I have a tendency to worry too much. I overthink and overanalyze pretty much everything. I...

July 17, 2015

Rock Solid: 1st Peter Bible Study Day 4

An excerpt: In today’s passage, Peter talks about people being “living stone,” solid yet...

July 16, 2015

Purified For An Everlasting Love: First Peter Day 3

Fairy tales have a way of inspiring me like no other stories can. Wanna...

July 15, 2015

Ad Majorum Dei Gloriam: 1st Peter Day 2

Inspired by this prayer from St. Ignatius of Loyola. Take, Lord, and receive...

July 14, 2015

Unconventional Happiness: Things I Learned at Cafe Catholica

The topic for last night's lecture at Cafe Catholica focused on happiness and the decisions...

July 14, 2015

Inheritance: First Peter Bible Study Day 1

An excerpt: We all like to collect things. My brother likes action figures. My...

July 13, 2015

Living a Christ-Filled Life: Introduction to My 1st Peter Bible Study

The introduction to my First Peter Bible study can be found here. Don't forget to...

July 09, 2015

Get A Catholic Bible Study and Study Journal For Absolutely Free!

A few months ago, I started contributing Bible study meditations to the Heart...

June 2015

June 26, 2015

Are We Out of the Woods Yet?

One quote from Buffy the Vampire the Slayer that resonates with me comes from the Season...

June 25, 2015

Laudato Si, Chapter 2, Part 1: Biblical Evidence and Strange Gods

Chapter 2 of Laudato Si starts out as sort of an "in-house memo," He knows that...

June 24, 2015

Laudato Si, Chapter 1, Part 2: Pro-Earth = Pro-Life

Being Pro-Life to me means going beyond saving the unborn babies. It also means having...

June 22, 2015

Looking Into Laudato Si Part 1: Charity Begins at Home

One of my friends from college asked me this question recently in regards to Pope...

June 02, 2015

Why This Cradle Catholic Is Choosing to Stay

It always breaks my heart when I meet a fallen-away Catholic. It also breaks my...

May 2015

May 26, 2015

Praising God In the Storm

It started with a minor kitchen accident. I was cooking lunch: pork chops marinated with...

May 25, 2015

Nothing Safe is Worth the Drive

I used to be afraid of thunderstorms. While I've gotten over it for the most...

May 19, 2015

From the Big Easy to the Emerald Coast

So I was pretty much out for four whole days, travelling to New Orleans and...

May 13, 2015

Existentialism, Choices, and Discerning God’s Will

One verse I keep seeing a lot lately in my social media is Jeremiah 29:...

May 06, 2015

Authentic Love Part 2: Faith Rooted in Religion

It started with a comment. I shared a short version of rejections I experienced on...

May 06, 2015

Authentic Love: Intangible and Freely Given

I don't know if it's just me, but one downside about growing up cradle Catholic...

May 02, 2015

His Mercy Should Be Magnified

My latest post from the Heart of Mary Women's Fellowship can be read here.

April 2015

April 30, 2015

His Mercy is Asked For In Prayer

My latest post from the Heart of Mary Women's Fellowship gets a little personal. ...

April 29, 2015

His Mercy Is a Ground of Trust

My latest contribution to the Heart of Mary Women's Fellowship is up! An excerpt: f...

April 24, 2015

His Mercy is Given to Those Who Repent

My latest contribution to the Heart of Mary Women's Fellowship Bible Study on Mercy is...

April 20, 2015

His Mercy is Manifested in Long Suffering

My latest post from the Heart of Mary Women's Fellowship was inspired by Lamentations 3:22...

April 16, 2015

His Mercy Is His Delight

My latest post from the Heart of Mary Women's Fellowship Bible study is up! Go...

April 15, 2015

His Mercy Is Over All His Works

My latest contribution to the Heart of Mary Women's Fellowship contemplates Psalms 145: 9 and Matthew 11: 28 ...

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