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August 2018

August 27, 2018

Yes, I am still Catholic

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

April 2018

April 18, 2018

The Alt-Right, Abortion and the Gotcha Game

  I was pro-choice before becoming Catholic even though I would have said that I...

December 2017

December 11, 2017

Book Review: The Peace of Christmas, Quiet Reflections from Pope Francis

  If you are like me, this short Advent doesn't seem like it is enough...

November 2017

November 29, 2017

I am Mourning

Mourning is something that is avoided at every cost. Part of it is our brain...

December 2016

December 06, 2016

Waiting

A few weeks ago I went deer hunting for the first time in my entire...

November 2016

November 10, 2016

The Election, Failure and Where to Go From Here

It has been a crazy 48 hours since the election results came in and Donald...

November 08, 2016

I am Pro-Life, I voted for Hillary

My original plan for today was to drink and wait for Jesus. I was not...

September 2016

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...

August 2016

August 19, 2016

In the Wake of The World’s Tragedies

    I have been working almost every day for the last few weeks. My days...

August 01, 2016

Lawd, This Election

I am not exactly sure how the GOP managed to nominate the one person in...

July 2016

July 30, 2016

When God Laughs

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

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 17, 2016

Voting For Trump, Something I can’t Respect

For years I have been told that voting for the lesser evil is the way...

March 12, 2016

The Anger that Looks Familar

I have a lot of opinions on politics which is not really surprising to anyone...

February 2016

February 21, 2016

Review: He Named Me Malala

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

January 2016

January 22, 2016

Walking Among Saints in the Making

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

November 2015

November 29, 2015

Our Common Ground

Hateful insults fling from both sides of the abortion debate and fuels violence from both...

June 2015

June 30, 2015

My Peace

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

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