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June 2015

June 25, 2015

Don’t Call Yourself a Radical. Be a Radical.

If our Christian practice doesn’t look different from conventional morality, we’re doing it wrong.

June 16, 2015

A Beauty That Cannot Be Marred: Why I Remain Catholic

"Sometimes, it’s hard not to be angry with the Church." - Brian Desmarais explains why...

June 12, 2015

Feast of the Sacred Heart: Indulgence TODAY!

A poem for the feast of the Sacred Heart and a reminder that an indulgence...

June 11, 2015

Is God “Mother” or “Father”? – 3 Things to Keep in Mind

Some nuances to my previous post on calling God "Father" including - "God is not...

June 08, 2015

A Sister to Sin: The Gangbanger and a Nun

I walk to the driver's side and can make out a man with sunglasses, bathed...

June 05, 2015

Why I Choose to REMAIN Catholic

I extended an invite to my readers to write about why they remain Catholic, this...

June 03, 2015

Calling God “Mother” – Do You Preach a Sexist Jesus?

The Anglican Church is moving to call God "mother" in official liturgy.... "I do not...

June 01, 2015

5 Ways to Grow in Eucharistic Amazement

As Corpus Christi approaches, Sr Marie-Paul Curley shares five ways we can grow in Eucharistic...

May 2015

May 27, 2015

2015 Graduates: Make Your Bed

A guest post from FatherAnthony Gerber that includes Scriptural evidence that Jesus made his bed!...

May 23, 2015

A Holy Biker Gang: 1,400 Mile Bike Ride for Vocations

Five priests and seminarians are setting out on a 1,400 mile bike trip to promote...

May 19, 2015

3 Reasons Mary Helps Evangelize Our Loved Ones

Do you know someone who has left the Church? Who do you ask to pray...

May 15, 2015

5 Ways Believers Can Respond to the “Nones”

You may have read the new Pew statistics that suggest that Christianity in the United...

April 2015

April 24, 2015

10 Reasons to Embrace Holy Leisure (and Surfing)

Leisure activities in today's society, whether it be surfing or just stopping and staring, are...

April 15, 2015

Got Character? Baptism and Consecrated Life

When I was about six years old my father took me on an errand and...

March 2015

March 31, 2015

Between the Tragic and Triumphant: A Holy Week Question

We are between the most tragic and most triumphant days of the liturgical year. Sr....

March 26, 2015

Give a Porn Star a Bible: Creativity in the Fight Against Porn

I am really impressed with the boldness and gumption with which nondenominational Christians often approach...

March 25, 2015

The Best Prayer EVER for the Feast of the Annunciation

The best prayer EVER for the feast of the Annunciation. Take a moment today to...

March 16, 2015

Too Pretty to Be a Nun: Terrifying Doubts Beneath Christian Life

To dedicate one’s youth, looks, smarts, strength, and gifts to something other than ourselves is...

March 09, 2015

I’m Getting Tired of Hearing Myself Talk

In case you are not like me and have not tired of hearing my voice,...

February 2015

February 17, 2015

Melting Hearts and Blowing Kisses

This past week here in the church we had a holy hour of adoration. During...

January 2015

January 28, 2015

Can One Calculate Grace Missed?

Sometimes I wonder if life in the convent is more difficult for me because I...

January 23, 2015

There’s Something About Jesus…

Sometimes everything seems right. God is close. Time seems to wait for me to catch...