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August 2015

August 14, 2015

The Day a Dead Priest Showed Up

I woke up this morning at a complete loss. I felt as if I was...

August 12, 2015

Rap Music, Who I am and My Mission

I grew up in a small town in south Texas that would be considered the...

August 08, 2015

**Guest Post by Jacob** My, Non-Religious, Relationship With God

It is not difficult to explain my relationship with God to the general public; however,...

August 04, 2015

Taking a Break from Adulting

I am sitting in a coffee shop working on my first of three research papers....

August 02, 2015

Watching I Am Cait

I am watching Caitlyn Jenner's reality show. I'm addicted to reality shows and I really...

July 2015

July 31, 2015

About Being Real

So here's the deal: I naturally have no filter. I don't know what it is,...

July 24, 2015

UPDATED**** Prayer Request and GoFundMe fundraiser

Some of you may have heard me talk about or read me write about my...

July 15, 2015

The Fear of Rejection

Last week I went to therapy and discussed this issue that I was having with...

July 08, 2015

What are We?

First a quick line about "why" I have Jacob posting on my blog. There really...

July 03, 2015

Guest Post: What Is Love!? (Baby Don’t Hurt Me) by Jacob

I have asked a friend of mine (my best friend's son actually) a few questions...

July 02, 2015

Catholicism Is Not a Set of Rules, but a Response

I seriously need a 12 step program to help me get past my addiction to...

July 01, 2015

Guest Post: #LoveWins

Jacob has guest posted on my blog before when he shared his letter to A&E...

June 2015

June 30, 2015

My Peace

In the last couple of years my life has been chaos. I blamed God for...

June 29, 2015

My Last Resort

Yesterday's Gospel reading for Mass included a story of a woman who has suffered from...

June 19, 2015

It's Not About the environment, it is About Love

I have spent the last 6 days in bed with a horrible cold that turned...

June 13, 2015

Making Breakfast, Going to Mass and my Failure to Love

I have had this book on St. Therese for a pretty long time. In the...

June 05, 2015

Light in a Dark World

** This is a guest post of sorts. My therapist wrote this article for the...

June 04, 2015

In Case You're Confused

In a conversation yesterday someone told me that I was sowing confusion by using “she”...

June 03, 2015

Why I Stay Catholic

There are so many times when I ask myself why the heck I am Catholic....

June 02, 2015

Why I can Call Her Caitlyn

This is the thing about the entire Bruce/Caitlyn Jenner thing for me: I can respect...

May 2015

May 28, 2015

Dialogue Requires Listening, not Just Talking

*** I would ask you if you are not Catholic or even Christian to please...

May 20, 2015

Love: the Fire that Burns

This past weekend my husband and I set out on a trip to Amarillo, Texas...

April 2015

April 30, 2015

No, I am not a Heretic

(Disclaimer: I’m very cranky.) So people are talking a lot about gay marriage because SCOTUS...

April 20, 2015

When Your Nightmare is Over

Luke 4:18 “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me...

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 30, 2015

The Fear of Holy Week

This Easter will be 5 years since I came into the Catholic Church. 5 years...

March 28, 2015

The Struggle

I have been reading He Leadeth Me this past week and I can’t tell you...

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 16, 2015

I Tolerate You as long as You Agree with Me

Apparently Dolce and Gabbana have been taking a lot of heat for saying that they...