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November 2015

November 09, 2015

10 Tips: Is My Online Behavior Inviting Others to the Church? – UPDATE

I will be on the Drew Mariani Show on Relevant Radio this Tuesday November 10th...

November 06, 2015

Novena for the Media – Days 7, 8, and 9

We are getting close to the end of the webathon, and today we focus on...

November 04, 2015

Novena for the Media – Day 5

Pick a color: but not just any color! Visit our sisters in graphic design and...

November 03, 2015

Novena for the Media: Day 4

Day 4 of the Novena for the Media includes a beautiful prayer for photographers.

November 01, 2015

Novena for the Media: Day 2

Happy All Saints! Join the Daughters of St. Paul in praying a novena for the...

October 2015

October 24, 2015

Keep Calm and Carry on with Your Daily Life

By Sr. Mary Peter Martin, FSP You may have noticed the latest trend in Keep...

October 20, 2015

10 Things You Should NEVER Say to a Nun

I recently read a popular piece over at Epic Pew by Shaun McAfee called 13...

October 08, 2015

Kim Davis, the Synod and Weaponizing Pope Francis

We turn Pope Francis into a weapon. The pope who begs us to work for...

September 2015

September 29, 2015

10 Most Inspiring, Funny and Wild Tweets From Pope Francis’ US Trip

Twitter saved my life during the pope's recent visit. I was bummed I could not...

September 28, 2015

Top 10 Quotes from Pope Francis’ Trip to the US

Here they are, the best quotes from all the speeches Pope Francis gave during his...

September 27, 2015

Watch Now: Pope Francis’ BEST Speech in the US

Pope Francis gave an absolutely beautiful speech at the World Meeting of Families on Saturday...

September 17, 2015

A Review of Stripped by Heather King

I usually can identify good books when I want to take out a notebook and...

September 09, 2015

The Running Monk: Catholic Monk on the Art of Running

I have always wanted to be into running, but it never seems to work out....

September 02, 2015

Clericalism in the Catholic Worker: A Response to the Des Moines Scandal

The privilege of holding Mass at the Des Moines Catholic Worker was recently revoked by...

September 01, 2015

Two New Nuns Share Why They Chose Their Names!

Sr. Chelsea and Sr. Carly have allowed me to share with you the reflections they...

August 2015

August 31, 2015

Blessed Are You by Melanie Rigney (and St. Germaine)

A review of Melanie Rigney's new book "Blessed Are You" that includes a lovely sketch...

August 17, 2015

Do You Pray to a Chocolate Jesus?

God is complicated, strange, baffling, shocking, and piercing. He is not a candy dispenser... Do...

August 12, 2015

An Out-Of-The-Way New Orleans Must-See for Catholics

If you find yourself in need of some spiritual refreshment while in New Orleans, Sr....

August 01, 2015

Cecil the Lion, Planned Parenthood and Moral Blindness

It makes me wonder to myself, "What are my "darlings"? What are my blind spots...

July 2015

July 27, 2015

5 Things Christians Shouldn’t Say to Atheists

I have recently been accused of being more "nice" than truthful. Perhaps you will read...

July 25, 2015

Prayer Exercise Before Making Big Decisions

Are you about to make a big decision? Sr. Marie-Paul shares a prayer exercise that...

July 24, 2015

The Prodigal You Love Only 99 Cents on Kindle!

Loved ones away from the Church? Invite them back. Today and tomorrow only, you can...

July 17, 2015

Sr. Helena Burns Reviews: Self/less

The idea and ideology of "transhumanism": that human beings are basically just brains in containers,...

June 2015

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...

May 2015

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 08, 2015

God’s Mercy, Trolls, and a Bag of Dog Poo

Most of the comments I receive on my blog posts are benign. I would say the...

May 01, 2015

5 Things I’ve Learned About Holiness In the Convent

When I entered the convent I had a pretty self-confident, completely unsophisticated idea of what...

April 2015

April 29, 2015

Baltimore and Building the Kingdom of God

I don’t know what is happening in Baltimore. But I do know that when I...

April 28, 2015

The Prodigal You Love: Finalist for Major Award! (And Embarrassing Videos)

Some amazing news about my book The Prodigal You Love as well as some videos...