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August 2018

August 29, 2018

Salvation through Judas

I was taught that only God can bring good out of evil. Not that he...

August 27, 2018

Yes, I am still Catholic

Maybe some of you know but maybe some of you don't know that I had...

June 2018

June 11, 2018

Homily for the Funeral Mass of Anthony Gallegos

Below is the homily from my son Anthony's funeral Mass. In case you don't know,...

May 2018

May 25, 2018

I am Not Only My Motherhood

First, let me begin this with the fact that I am not a theologian...

March 2018

March 02, 2018

In The Cool of The Evening

The other evening my husband and I were driving to the grocery store as...

February 2018

February 15, 2018

EASTER GIVEAWAY!!!!!!!

A few weeks ago I was thinking about how I was going to keep...

February 24, 2017

Two days ago I had a really bad day. Every single wound I have ever...

September 2016

September 21, 2016

How I found Myself

Last night I wrote this post about losing myself. I went to bed thinking...

September 20, 2016

What do I know? What is Real?

I have an amazing therapist. In the three and a half years that I have...

September 19, 2016

When God Dedicates Songs to You

Today I was sitting in the car with my two youngest sons and this song...

July 2016

July 30, 2016

When God Laughs

I am off of work today after getting up at 6am since last Sunday for...

July 24, 2016

Sometimes God Does Not Let Things Go

I'm going back to waiting tables. I am not really sure how it happened really,...

April 2016

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 02, 2016

Authentic Feminism

I have been watching Scandal and other Shondaland shows for a long time wondering what exactly...

March 2016

March 21, 2016

Reconciliation

Reconciliation is what the best moments in life are made of. When we are without...

March 19, 2016

Lent 2016, When I tried to Give God the Silent Treatment

I have not been to Mass this entire Lent. Part of me thought that this...

March 14, 2016

Everything Changes: The Last Year of My 30’s

Tomorrow is my 39th birthday. It will be the first day of the rest...

March 07, 2016

Living the Texas Dream

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

March 04, 2016

The Restlessness of Fear

I am taking a Called and Gifted class at my parish on Thursday nights which...

February 2016

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 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 04, 2016

RISEN: A Movie about Searching for the Risen Christ

The central point of Christianity is the Resurrection of Jesus after His death on the...

January 2016

January 28, 2016

The Things God Does

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

January 23, 2016

Reason #2353434 That I love Being Catholic: Snow Mass

Yesterday thousands of pro-lifers from all walks of life and different backgrounds and religions (...

January 22, 2016

Walking Among Saints in the Making

Last night I went to Adoration at my parish for the first time in months....

January 12, 2016

Free to Love

Last Saturday my husband and I went to a friend’s and had some wine....

January 11, 2016

Book Review: My Badass Book of Saints

Today I’m joining the conversation on My Badass Book of Saints for the Patheos...

January 07, 2016

Letting Go

I have often heard the saying “Let go and let God” and I’ve never really...

December 2015

December 11, 2015

Saint West and the Year of Mercy

"To pass through the Holy Door means to rediscover the infinite mercy of the Father...