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July 2015

July 09, 2015
    A few months ago, I started contributing Bible study meditations to the Heart...
July 08, 2015
As many of you know, I'm a huge fan of Taylor Swift. I really hope...
July 07, 2015
Last night, I ventured into my diocese's annual Cafe Catholica, a young adult event that...
July 06, 2015
I was a fan of Pixar ever since I was a kid. Toy Story was the...
July 02, 2015
It's summer time, which means shopping for bathing suits, dieting, and working out for that...
July 01, 2015
This looks into Section 3 of Chapter Two, entitled "The Mystery of the Universe." I...
July 01, 2015
Cara Buskmiller is an aspiring OB-GYN from Dallas, TX who recently became a consecrated virgin....

June 2015

June 29, 2015
Let's talk about flags for a minute. Trigger warning: You're probably not gonna like this...
June 26, 2015
St. Josemaria Escriva's The Way is not the kind of book you would read in one...
June 26, 2015
One quote from Buffy the Vampire the Slayer that resonates with me comes from the Season...
June 25, 2015
Chapter 2 of Laudato Si starts out as sort of an "in-house memo," He knows that...
June 24, 2015
Being Pro-Life to me means going beyond saving the unborn babies. It also means having...
June 23, 2015
The first part of Chapter 1 of Laudato Si talks about the everyday pollution we...
June 22, 2015
  I've been a regular volunteer at my parish's Vacation Bible School for a couple...
June 22, 2015
One of my friends from college asked me this question recently in regards to Pope...
June 18, 2015
  The word "catholic" means "universal" and it always makes me happy to know that...
June 17, 2015
  If you missed Elizabeth Scalia and Tod Worner's round table discussion on Relevant Radio's...
June 16, 2015
There’s been a lot of talk about identity lately. My friend Emily Allen recently commented...
June 15, 2015
  I'll admit that while I like sci-fi shows and the occasional horror movie, creature...
June 12, 2015
  Emily Allen is a Catholic writer currently working on a collection of poetry inspired...
June 12, 2015
It seems like the question of identity has come up a lot lately. I'm not...
June 11, 2015
Swan goals. A photo posted by Taylor Swift (@taylorswift) on Jun 10, 2015 at 3:25pm...
June 10, 2015
Ana is considered a cradle Catholic, but says she is a revert, because she fell...
June 09, 2015
This is a follow-up to Captain Elizabeth Scalia's #WhyRemainCatholic challenge. I'm bringing in answers from...
June 08, 2015
  The way I make friends has changed since my days of wearing a school...
June 07, 2015
So I was browsing my social media feed when I saw this on a nondenominational...
June 04, 2015
Yesterday, I featured my friend and fellow Patheos Catholic blogger Leah Libresco on my Women...
June 03, 2015
  Leah Libresco grew up as an atheist in New York.  When she went to...
June 02, 2015
My friend and recently published writer Mariella Hunt has nominated me for the Creative Blogger Award!...
June 02, 2015
It always breaks my heart when I meet a fallen-away Catholic. It also breaks my...
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