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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...

March 16, 2013

A Man of Dialogue: Pope Francis & Rabbi Skorka

Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Buenos Aires is now Pope Francis. His simple name, two...

March 12, 2013

Why I Care Less than the Media who will be Pope

The process to elect the new pope has the media buzzing about the normal issues:...

February 2013

February 26, 2013

5 Ways to Celebrate & Remember Benedict’s Papacy

As Pope Benedict XVI's papacy comes to a close, I have mixed feelings, as I...

February 21, 2013

Lessons From A Gay Mormon

I first saw this video in an article from Slate magazine. In it, Jimmy, a gay Mormon,...

February 18, 2013

Papa Benedict’s Lesson for Us This Lent

On Ash Wednesday, in the Gospel of the day, Jesus tells us: “But when you...

February 12, 2013

Do You Need a Lent Pep Talk?

Do you need a Lent pep talk?I do.Especially after yesterday's news that gave the entire...

February 04, 2013

Free Event: Ways to Engage in the New Evangelization

I will be participating in a live interactive discussion on ways to engage in the...

January 2013

January 24, 2013

Adding a Stitch in the Seamless Garment of Life

Many of you probably read the recent heartbreaking news of Marc and Eddy, deaf twins...

January 17, 2013

Come Together: A Divided Online Church

He one holy roller.... Souls are many and diverse, precisely because in heaven there is...

January 11, 2013

Being a Saint in Bite-Sized Pieces

You cannot be half a saint; you must be a whole saint or no saint at...

January 04, 2013

New Year’s Resolution: Sanctify Your Time

The concept of sanctification of time is nothing new, and it is an idea that...

December 2012

December 27, 2012

The Hobbit Hobbles: An Unexpected Journey Reviewed

When I was about ten years old on several cold, blustery evenings before a crackling fire,...

December 22, 2012

Last Minute Christmas Gift Idea!

I am interrupting my blogging fast to share my latest article on Ignitum Today with...

November 2012

November 30, 2012

5 Ideas: An Advent Wrapped in Silence

A woman wrapped in silence and the waitOf silence was her heart that heardThese words...

November 16, 2012

Anarchist Saints and the Folly of the Cross

Anarchy in the USCCB...I am a notorious political waffler. In early high school, I considered...

November 07, 2012

Post-Election Thought: Perhaps We Need Art?

Artists know they are tapping into something infinite when they create. Most artists will admit...