Summer officially started last week, which means the annual sale on beach paperbacks has begun. But since many of the quick-read bestsellers are not exactly
Yesterday, the Church celebrated a plethora of saintly feast days. Two of those saints were Anne and Joachim, the humble parents of Christ’s Blessed Mother.
Multiple times I have written about the struggles of being a goal-oriented person, about the difficulty in surrendering when my first instinct is to try
Last month I wrote a post analyzing the National Geographic cover story entitled “Pope Francis Remakes the Vatican”. I read the article skeptically, expecting to come
The August 2015 edition of The National Geographic Magazine features a lengthy article on Pope Francis, written by Robert Draper after six months of
During any phase of transition, the importance of the theological virtues of faith and love are always emphasized. One is counseled to have faith that
In a society which tells women they are simply the sum of their parts—that all it takes for even a man to become a cover-worthy
Ever since childhood I was always taught to treat the Bible with a certain amount of respect. This included never setting it on the bare
For forty days Christ suffered in the desert, fasting and depriving Himself of comfort, choosing to undergo hardship and temptation for the sake of teaching
In reaction to the increasing physical immorality spreading through society today, and in an attempt to counter the message constantly being sold through advertising, movies,
The shiftiness of college years does not always create the best circumstances for keeping New Year’s Resolutions. Though I hardly ever pass up an opportunity
Advent is my favorite liturgical season. I become extremely excited when Advent is coming, and love observing it by wearing my purple “Advent scarves,” painting
If studying the saints has taught me anything, it is that there are many ways to travel the narrow road to Heaven. While some lived
Over the summer my dear friend and roommate put together a gorgeous video about why many Catholic women are returning to the old custom of
Have you ever heard the story of the man who prayed that God would save him in a flood? He stood on top of his
After watching Disney’s extremely popular and highly controversial Frozen for the third time last night, I’ve come to the conclusion that everyone- bloggers, movie reviewers,
“Stockholm syndrome, individuals’ desperate attempts to become like their captors. On a lesser scale it was why good German citizens followed Hitler, Ryan said. Or
A reflection written in the midst of my first semester of college… Flirting starts based off of an initial attraction: a girl notices a guy,
Before I left for college, I wrote about how my tendency to control and plan every aspect of my life often hurt more than it
The dreaded phrase, “I think it would be better if we were just friends“, has been feared by teenagers for decades. The fear that, after
After listening to a great talk issued by Lighthouse Catholic Media’s new young adult line, Truth be Told, I found myself greatly in need of
