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April 2015

April 06, 2015

Keep me safe, O God; You are my Hope

This year’s Holy Week was amazing in so many ways. I have spent a lot...

March 2015

March 31, 2015

I wish I would Have Known on Easter Vigil 5 Years Ago

It's that time of year where our beautiful Catholic Church welcomes so many people who...

March 21, 2015

7QT: Lice, Dog Bites, and Mary

1. So, it's been awhile since I joined 7 Quick Takes. You know life is...

March 19, 2015

Book Review: Gifts of the Visitation, Nine Spiritual Encounters with Mary and Elizabeth

After my conversion I really worked hard to get to know God: The Father, the...

March 11, 2015

My Birthday Giveaway!!!!

For years I have entered into giveaways on blogs and now I get to do...

February 2015

February 17, 2015

Fat Tuesday with Jesus at a Coffee Shop

About two weeks ago my husband started calling me Sassy Cat. We saw a sign...

February 03, 2015

We are Called to Love Each other, Not be Besties

I have not been writing very much lately for so many reasons. One of them...

January 2015

January 08, 2015

Taking Time to Fall in Love Again

I feel like it’s been a year since I wrote a blog post! I’ve been...

December 2014

December 15, 2014

The Thicket of The Cross

I always have loved New Year’s Eve for some reason. I used to sit all...

December 05, 2014

7 Quick Takes on The Grace of Yes, the book and life

1. With this new radio gig on Real Life Network , I apparently get review copies...

December 04, 2014

Post Conversion Friend Fail

As Catholics we sometimes get tempted to seal ourselves up in our own bubbles and...

November 2014

November 26, 2014

Sheep, Goats, Mentoring and Ferguson

The things that I have seen written by Catholics on what is going down in...

November 17, 2014

Proverbs 31 Fail, or Maybe Not

So yesterday at Mass the first reading was out of Proverbs 31 which for me...

November 12, 2014

I can Only Change Myself

For 5 years I have heard that joy is what is underneath the water surface....

November 11, 2014

Why I Cuss

I checked out a few links that were feeding into my blog today and I...

November 07, 2014

7 Quick Takes on Good Therapists and Being Thankful

1. Last Friday at this time I was looking for a bridge to jump...

November 05, 2014

PSA : Nagging Never Works to Change Anyone

I was talking to my best friend today about some things and I realized that...

October 2014

October 29, 2014

Handing Jesus the Loaves

For the last five years, I have read everything Catholic that I can. Mostly I...

October 22, 2014

How To Love

It seems like some people think that I’m “ok” with my life in slutville. And...

October 17, 2014

7 Quick Takes Vlog style about Wounds, People Throwing Shade and Everything Else

I need to talk more. I am the most socially awkward person alive right now,...

October 14, 2014

The Deaf Can't Hear

I hear the word “disordered” all the time when talking about gay people and I...

September 2014

September 26, 2014

7 QTs about Anti-rant Rants, Love, Hookers and Why I'm Crazy

1. If you have read my blog at all, you know that I'm a Facebook...

September 18, 2014

The Red Door

A week ago today the body of a 2-year-old little boy was found in a...

September 04, 2014

How to Fight the Prosperity Gospel

Yesterday morning I woke up and read an article about the Osteen Predicament. It was...

August 2014

August 31, 2014

This Baby Belongs Here

Right after my conversion I thrived off hanging around Catholic circles. I loved being around...

August 29, 2014

7 QTs School, Life, Craziness

1. Life has been crazy for so long that now that it's getting better,...

July 2014

July 28, 2014

Fitting In with Wounds

This past weekend I attended The Edel Gathering. There were so many reasons why I...

July 16, 2014

God’s love is Scandalizing

As I have written for a while now, things in my life have been a...

June 2014

June 13, 2014

7 QTs Summer, Kids, Rap Music and Whatever

1. It's summer. I love my kids, I really really do and maybe I'm...

June 03, 2014

Change is Painful

I was reading Elizabeth Scalia’s post yesterday about Papa Benedict and his new role in...