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October 2016

October 18, 2016

The Last Children of Krypton: Supergirl Recap

Superman has arrived on the scene in National City and Kara is enjoying working together...

April 2016

April 28, 2016

What’s Really Important (Poem-A-Day Challenge Day 28)

Sometimes, it’s okay to not meet the goals you set outAs long as you get...

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...

March 2016

March 29, 2016

Cynicism Vs Idealism in Heroism

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

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 16, 2016

The Hard Thing About Humility

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

February 2016

February 29, 2016

Award Shows: Hollywood’s Favorite Pulpit

I skipped the Oscars last night. But a quick look at all the post-Oscar news...

February 12, 2016

7 Quick Takes: Pope Francis In Pictures

Since I talked about Saint John Paul the Great and Pope Benedict yesterday, it's only...

February 03, 2016

At Last I See The Light: Tobit Bible Study Day 9

From Heart of Mary Women's Fellowship: Today’s passages both involve a man being cured of...

February 02, 2016

Friends and Family/Waiting for Growth: Tobit Bible Study Day 8

From Heart of Mary Women's Fellowship: We aren’t shown what happens to Tobias, Sarah, and...

January 2016

January 18, 2016

Forgiveness: A Spoken Word Poem

Forgive and forget That’s how it’s supposed to work, right? I’m supposed to wish...

August 2015

August 03, 2015

Terminator Genysis: A Night at the Movies

A couple weeks ago, I went to see Terminator: Genysis. I went into it with...

July 2015

July 25, 2015

1st Peter Day 11 and Saint Anne Novena Day 9

Read the last installment of my 1st Peter Bible Study here! And...

July 24, 2015

Saint Anne Novena Day 8

Remember, O Saint Anne, you whose name signifies grace and mercy, that never was it...

July 22, 2015

Saint Anne Novena Day 6

Day 6: Glorious Saint Anne, mother of the Mother of God, I beg your powerful...

July 21, 2015

Saint Anne Novena Day 5

Great Saint Anne, how far I am from resembling you. I so easily give way...

July 20, 2015

Saint Anne Novena Day 4

Glorious Saint Anne, I kneel in confidence at your feet, for you also have tasted...

July 20, 2015

Leading By Example: First Peter Bible Study Day 6

An excerpt: We’ve all rolled our eyes at that passage from Ephesians about wives...

July 19, 2015

Saint Anne Novena Day 3

Day 3: Beloved of Jesus, Mary and Joseph, mother of the Queen of Heaven, take...

July 18, 2015

Saint Anne Novena Day 2

Glorious Saint Anne, how can you be otherwise than overflowing with tenderness toward sinners like...

July 18, 2015

Strength in Adversity: First Peter Bible Study Day 5

In which I talk about Pope John Paul II and how you can bloom where...

July 17, 2015

The Saint Anne Novena: Day 1

This will be the first time I ever pray the St. Anne Novena. In case...

July 15, 2015

The Dubsmash War of the Summer

In case you missed it... I'm a fan of Marvel, especially Agent Carter. I'm also a fan of...

July 01, 2015

A Different Kind of World Building: Laudato Si, Chapter 2, Part II

This looks into Section 3 of Chapter Two, entitled "The Mystery of the Universe." I...

July 01, 2015

Women of Christ Wednesday: Cara Buskmiller

Cara Buskmiller is an aspiring OB-GYN from Dallas, TX who recently became a consecrated virgin....

June 2015

June 17, 2015

#WhyRemainCatholic: The Anchoress and The Catholic Thinker on Relevant Radio

If you missed Elizabeth Scalia and Tod Worner's round table discussion on Relevant Radio's...

June 02, 2015

It’s An Honor To Be Nominated!

My friend and recently published writer Mariella Hunt has nominated me for the Creative Blogger Award!...

April 2015

April 27, 2015

Daredevil Month: Speak of the Devil

The episode opens with Daredevil fighting a red ninja, one who uses a kunai with...

April 20, 2015

Daredevil Month: In the Blood

The episode begins in Utkin Prison, Siberia 8 years prior to the story's beginning. Anatoly...

April 01, 2015

Monica Summers and the Gingerbread Man

From the desk of Monica Summers Even though I was starting my job at...

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