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September 2014

September 09, 2014

Profession of Vows: Wildflower in the Pages of an Ancient Book

Sr. Theresa Aletheia and Sr. Margaret Michael before the profession Mass begins I made my...

August 2014

August 14, 2014

RIP Robin Williams: “I Only Knew That You Were Thirsty”

"I Only Knew That You Were Thirsty" As most of you probably know, Robin Williams...

August 02, 2014

5 Tips for Parishes from Pope Francis

Everything Pope Francis says is always so heartfelt, so quotable, so real. Reading through all of...

July 2014

July 26, 2014

Kanye West, ISIS and Confronting Poverty

When I left my corporate job in California to enter the convent I had to...

June 2014

June 27, 2014

Kahlil Joseph and Poetry in Motion

Some movies and short films manage to make me feel what borders on an out-of-body...

June 16, 2014

Redemption in Tragedy: A Reflection on the Death of Father Kenneth Walker

Cristo in croce by BronzinoYou may have heard about the recent, tragic attack in a downtown...

June 09, 2014

Slender Man Stabbing: 5 Things You Can Do

Slender Man graffiti on a sidewalk Source: Flickr Creative CommonsThe news is full of violence....

May 2014

May 20, 2014

“Adopt a Priest” Campaign in France Parodies a Dating Site

Six dioceses in Normandy, France have come together to create a humorous web site that...

May 13, 2014

5 Blessings That Came from Harvard’s Planned Satanic “Mass”

Many of you know that a group on Harvard’s campus was planning to hold a...

May 10, 2014

5 Things Pope Francis Wouldn’t Do Online

We all probably wish we could take back some things we have said and done...

April 2014

April 09, 2014

5 Reasons to See and Talk about NOAH

I confess. I did not go into the movie Noah with a tabula rasa. I...

April 05, 2014

The End of Lent Question

Well, this Lent has been hard. Not that I have ever had an easy Lent...

March 2014

March 15, 2014

Duke’s Porn Star & Pope Francis’ Lenten Intentions

Pope Francis’ Lenten message for 2014 calls all Catholics to confront destitution in its varying forms of...

March 03, 2014

This Lent…Go to the Movies with the Daily Examen

Louisa May Alcott once said, “I am not afraid of storms for I am learning...

February 2014

February 13, 2014

5 Christian Ways to Celebrate Valentine’s Day

I am not a fan of Valentine’s Day. I’m not the most sentimental person around...

January 2014

January 19, 2014

Is Religious Life Repulsive?

The vows of religious life are repulsive, at least according to an article Br. Justin...

December 2013

December 21, 2013

3 Ways to Cut Consumerism Out of Christmas

God’s love came to us in circumstances of radical poverty. The Creator of the universe...

November 2013

November 25, 2013

10 Signs You’re a Catholic Introvert

I’m an introvert. I’m not shy, I just like books, quiet get-togethers and lots of...

October 2013

October 29, 2013

Pope Francis, Sin & Creepy Fish

Who is there like you, the God who removes guilt and pardons sin ... You...

October 18, 2013

Fund the Nuns and Mismatched Mugs….

When I was a discerner, thinking about becoming a religious sister, I visited a lot...

October 04, 2013

Pope Francis and the Wolves

Pope Francis did a little more than raise eyebrows in his recent interview with atheist journalist Eugenio...

October 01, 2013

St. Thérèse & Pope Francis

As if our pope could not get any cooler, it is becoming clear that he...

September 2013

September 02, 2013

Children & Online Porn: 5 Quick Stats

In our media world children will almost certainly be exposed to images and material that...

July 2013

July 25, 2013

Prayer Requests Welcome….

Hello Everyone,I will be going on my yearly week-long retreat shortly. I will be praying...

July 16, 2013

5 Lessons from Lumen Fidei

Pope Francis just released his new encyclical The Light of Faith, (Lumen Fidei), with the writing...

July 06, 2013

Christians, Be Wildflowers Not Wallflowers!

In Matthew’s Gospel, Jesus tells us to “learn from the way the wildflowers grow” (6:28)....

June 2013

June 25, 2013

Power Is Made Perfect in Weakness

We all have things in our past that haunt us – friends we’ve lost, cruel...

May 2013

May 24, 2013

Was Gatsby a Catholic? (& More)

The Great Gatsby has been getting very mixed reviews. Most of the negative reviews have...

April 2013

April 13, 2013

Letter to a Young Discerning Catholic

Dear Discerning Young Catholic,Underachieving in the realm of morality has become so commonplace in our...

March 2013

March 19, 2013

Did Pope Francis Say Women Are Unfit for Political Office?

There are different ways to approach the pursuit of truth. One way is to start...

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