You hear a lot of things when you walk down a hallway filled with 200 teenage girls. Some hilarious, some tragic, some ridiculous, and some
He kneels before me, taking my hand in his, and slips a ring on my finger. I look it at: it’s beautiful, so sparkly, and
We’ve all heard the comments. If you are the parents of more than 2.5 children or come from a family of more than 2.5 siblings,
Simcha Fisher responded to my article. Simcha Fisher. I was thrilled to hear that I’d gotten the attention of Mrs. Fisher and that she had
My heart beat a bit faster as I struggled to sit comfortably on the couch I had carelessly reclined on so many times before. My
I thought I would take a moment to update you on a topic near and dear to my heart. Several weeks back, I wrote an
As I approach ordination to the Diaconate after 12 years in the seminary it’s easy to think about the many “what ifs” in my life.
Pope Francis’ Lenten message for 2014 calls all Catholics to confront destitution in its varying forms of extreme poverty, spiritual destitution, and moral destitution. He
…the love my fiancé and I share is not human, it is divine. We love each other because we love God and we have discovered that in loving one another, we get to love God more fully…
It happens- opposites do attract. My husband and I knew that as soon as we started dating. He is a deep thinker – thoughtful, artistic, incredibly hard working –
First, there is the question of meeting someone. And if you meet a person you like so much, and maybe they like you too, the
Following the continuation from What Evangelical Catholics Can Learn from Protestants… Protestants don’t typically acknowledge any of the Sacraments except for the older denominations. Though they
There is a tendency among girls and women today to think that our wedding day will be the most important day in our lives. On
I’m not sure why this came to my mind, but I was praying Daytime prayer and these lines struck me: Come children and hear me
I was on a university break in Summer of 2011, catching up with some friends over dinner. It wasn’t long before our conversation turned to
The vows of religious life are repulsive, at least according to an article Br. Justin Hannegan recently wrote in Crisis Magazine provokingly titled: Sacrificing Religious
Last night in one of my classes, my teacher brought up the pseudo-indeliblity of self that has been ushered in by the age of social
A man shared with me recently that at his swimming competitions when he was a little boy, he would watch his teammate embrace his coach at
I recently read an article on Huffington Post entitled “Why I Can’t Say ‘Love the Sinner/Hate the Sin’ Anymore.” The author, Micah Murray, is obviously a very
It’s that time of the year again, the last day of the year. A time for us to reflect, look back upon this past year
Mary kept all these things, pondering them in her heart. These lines always seemed particularly beautiful to me, even as a child. They are so
