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The Thin Place of Good Friday

Today marks the darkest day of the Church year. It is the sobering remembrance of the Word Incarnate, crucified. Liturgically, it is the only day of the entire year that...
April 02, 2021
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Ideas for Participating in Lent

Last Easter, I distinctly remember getting dumped with snow, spending a large part of the day online (whether Zoom or Mass), and scratching my head about what just happened to...
March 01, 2021
The Beauty + Significance of Icons in the Church

The Beauty + Significance of Icons in the Church

Imagine you are in a dark chapel. It is peaceful and you decide to stay and pray. You take a seat in front of the image of Mary and the...
February 16, 2021
On the Feast of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton

On the Feast of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton

By the time I was preparing for Confirmation, I was mucking stalls after school, attending horse camp in the summer, and "Cowboy Take Me Away" was basically the anthem I...
January 04, 2021
On the Feast of Saint Juan Diego

On the Feast of Saint Juan Diego

In an interesting "which came first" scenario, this week we celebrate two inter-related feast days. Later this week we will celebrate the popular feast day of Our Lady of Guadalupe,...
December 09, 2020
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Blessed Chats: Fertility // Seasons of Fertility

Welcome to our Blessed Chats series! Each month, we will dedicate an entire week of blog posts to a topic that affects many of us. These conversations often come up...
November 05, 2020
Awesome Advent Resources

Awesome Advent Resources

It absolutely goes without saying that, this year—in new and different ways than ever before—we are on the search for hope and for light. As we keep on slogging through...
November 02, 2020
On Body Image

On Body Image

For from their greatness and beauty of created things, their original author, by analogy can be seen. -Wisdom 13: 5 Have you ever listened to little kids boast about their...
October 16, 2020
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Servant Leadership

Picture the cringe-worthy bosses depicted in A Christmas Carol or The Devil Wears Prada. Scrooge and Miranda criticize, demand, and exact time and effort from their employees all the while...
September 25, 2020
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Tithing // Why, What, How, + Where

I’ll just name the elephant in the room. This post is about money. Whether you have a lot or a little, you’ve got it, and chances are good that you’re...
August 28, 2020
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Saint Ignatius of Loyola and the Examen

We are now more than half way through 2020. In light of the many surprising ways the year has unfolded up until this point, I imagine we have all learned...
July 31, 2020
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Everyday Evangelization: Subtle Ways to Preach the Gospel

If your friend circles include folks who are Protestant, chances are that you have had the privilege of listening to them share their testimony—a personal accounting of how they committed...
June 22, 2020