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May 2016

May 14, 2016

Abortion, Religion and Politics

So I wrote this blog post the other day, some of you may have read...

May 11, 2016

Waiting for Redemption

Grief is such a bitch. That’s the only way that I can describe it. In...

May 09, 2016

Lady Gaga, a Cure for the Mondays

I woke up this morning with a picture of Lady Gaga and a priest and...

April 2016

April 29, 2016

Things I’m Over

#1 The election Look, Hillary is going to win the election and I've known this...

April 27, 2016

Marriages that Can Move Mountains

I just got finished watching Beyonce's visual album Lemonade and I'm blown away. First of...

April 12, 2016

Today’s Reason for Not Reading Amoris Laetitia

So you know how the Pope released a document about how to love each other...

April 11, 2016

I need to Know how to Love Jackwagons

I had great plans on how exactly Friday morning was going to go down. Pope...

April 03, 2016

Divine Mercy Indeed

Right now in this moment, life is perfect. I had this aha moment sometime during...

April 01, 2016

How Bourbon Brought me Happiness

Four years ago on this day a dog was born. Not just any dog, but...

March 2016

March 28, 2016

Book Review: Writing my Wrongs by Shaka Senghor

In the pages of Shaka Senghor’s memoir, Writing my Wrongs, I found one theme: the...

March 22, 2016

Dear Pope Francis, Not Just a Book for Kids

I was excited to check out this Dear Pope Francis by Pope Francis for my...

March 07, 2016

Living the Texas Dream

There has been so much talk lately about the death of the American dream or...

March 05, 2016

Inspired to Keep Trying

The Real O’Neals is a show on ABC about an Irish Catholic family that...

February 2016

February 28, 2016

I’ve Been Binge Watching Scandal and Other Shondaland shows

I am over at Aleteia talking about my binge watching of Scandal and How to...

February 21, 2016

Review: He Named Me Malala

Follow my blog with Bloglovin On Monday Febuary 29, 2016 at 8pm est on...

February 20, 2016

Not this Again: Protestants Still Protesting

I went to a Baptist Church on my own from the age of 8 until...

February 18, 2016

Borders and Lines in the Sand

I have written over and over how important it is to not let snark take...

February 18, 2016

Walls, Fences and Human Dignity

I am a born and bred Texan Hispanic aka Tejano. My grandfather was born in...

February 12, 2016

7 Quick Takes Friday: Baby Watch Edition

1. Well, it's 3pm and I've been trying to write this post since 8am, that...

February 09, 2016

Fat Tuesday and Preparing for Lent

Tomorrow is Ask Wednesday, the beginning of Lent. I don't know if you have heard...

February 02, 2016

I Never Dreamt Marriage Was Like This

Last night my husband and I sat in our room after dinner. He was in...

January 2016

January 28, 2016

The Things God Does

God never ceases to amaze me. Really. I go to the mail to see if...

December 2015

December 23, 2015

Oh, Hillary…. #NotMyAbuela

I'm trying to write this post about Hillary Clinton and it's difficult because the freakin...

December 07, 2015

Planned Parenthood and Women’s Healthcare

Can we all stop pretending that Planned Parenthood is the end all, be all hero...

November 2015

November 03, 2015

What’s New in My Crazy Life

It's been awhile since I've told ya'll what is going on in life. In case...

November 02, 2015

Purgatory of Addiction

Gov. Chris Christie is in the news this morning talking about drug addiction. Here is...

October 2015

October 31, 2015

Six Years, no Arrests

It's been 6 years since I've been arrested for anything. I spent 11 years in...

October 20, 2015

Where are the Gates of Hell?

In Matthew Chapter 16 verse 19, Jesus said "You are Peter and upon this rock...

October 09, 2015

7 Quick Takes: Getting back to real life after Pope Francis in Philly!

1. It has taken me over a week of being home for me to start...

October 01, 2015

3,400 Miles Closer to God

I drove through 13 states for 3,400 miles which totaled 5 days on the road...