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September 2016

September 12, 2016

Dating and Other Things Catholic: Men of Christ Monday with John Antonio

John Antonio is a single Catholic professional who runs a medical ethics and professionalism program for...

May 2016

May 09, 2016

Why Seeing Red Is The Worst Episode of Buffy: Defending Spike Part 1

This is the first of a series of essays anonymously defending the character of Spike...

April 2016

April 03, 2016

Those Three Words (A Series of Haikus)

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

February 2016

February 17, 2016

Pros and Cons of Flirt and Convert: Catholic Relationship Problems Part 2

This next installment of my "Catholic Dating Problems" series is a response to Melinda Selmys's blog...

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 01, 2016

Three To Get Married/In Good Times And Bad

From Heart of Mary Women's Fellowship The first time that I heard today’s passages, I...

January 2016

January 30, 2016

It’s a Love Story: Tobit Bible Study Day 6

From Heart of Mary Women's Fellowship: It’s good to have expectations and standards when it...

January 29, 2016

Match Made In Heaven: Tobit Bible Study Day 5

From Heart of Mary Women's Fellowship: In these days when we can find a date...

September 2015

September 29, 2015

Not Just Good, but Beautiful: A Book Review

In light of Pope Francis's recent visit to the US, I am gonna look into Not...

August 2015

August 28, 2015

A Different Kind of Tinder: The Differences Between The Hookup Culture, Friendship, Casual Dating, and True Love

I practically live on the internet. I wrote a post about how awesome it is...

August 28, 2015

What Monica and Augustine Taught Me About Love

Saints have a way of interceding in your life even when you don't ask for...

August 12, 2015

Nice Guy Syndrome, The Friendzone, and Entitlement Mentality

Whenever I scroll through my dashboard on Tumblr, one thing that keeps popping up...

August 05, 2015

Can Young Adults Really Believe In Marriage?

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

July 2015

July 29, 2015

10 Tips on Learning How To Date Like An Adult

There's this funny commercial from Match.com that kind of sums up the three paths people...

July 08, 2015

“But They’re Not My Type!” – Balancing Standards and Flexibility in Dating

As many of you know, I'm a huge fan of Taylor Swift. I really hope...

April 2015

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 ...

March 2015

March 04, 2015

Maturity and Making Amends

You ever have one of those days when you wonder "I wonder how my exes...

February 2015

February 11, 2015

Women of Christ Wednesday: Relationship Edition

Today, I interview two people who are part of a group called "New Catholic...

February 05, 2015

50 Things to Do Instead

Instead of what you may ask? Instead of seeing or reading Fifty Shades of Grey. For...

February 04, 2015

Woman In Love: An Interview with Katie Hartfiel

Katie Hartfiel is an author and speaker dedicated to sharing the intense love of the...

February 02, 2015

Perspectives on Past Relationships

The beginning of February brings on many mixed emotions throughout the American population as Valentine’s...

January 2015

January 28, 2015

Women of Christ Wednesday: Leah Darrow

Back when I was in high school, I used to be obsessed with America's Next Top...

December 2014

December 04, 2014

My Year In Photos: February

February is associated with love. I've written on this blog about how there are...

October 2014

October 09, 2014

How to Handle Crushes and Relationships in 8 Easy Steps

You know what's worse than being a hopeless romantic? Being a hopeless romantic who can't...

April 2014

April 05, 2014

Lent Day 31: What is Love?

Fr. Robert Barron's Lenten Reflection talked about how compassion and forgiveness became God's weapons as Jesus...

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