Life
Elizabeth Hillgrove

Wrinkled Love

This August, I went back to school to learn how better to teach, only partly because the smell of fresh notebooks and sharply pointed pencils

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College
Elizabeth Hillgrove

Dear College Students

“Honestly, I don’t think Jesus was against beer or alcohol. But I definitely think he would have a problem with Natty.”

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Single Life
Elizabeth Hillgrove

Vocation Confirmation

Last year, Sr. Lisa challenged me to examine my vocation and I did… kind of. Tony called me on my bull you-know-what, correctly so. I spent the next while asking a lot of questions I never wanted to fully explore.

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Men's Issues
Elizabeth Hillgrove

Door-to-Door Wake Up

He threw me off when, after a few fun jovial exchanges between me and my roommate, he pointed down at my leg and said, “Is that real?!”

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Life
Elizabeth Hillgrove

Our bleeding hearts

“Do you think they want to die? Tell me, do you think the people training the suicide bombers want to die? Do you? Do you

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Columnists
Elizabeth Hillgrove

Carrying Baby Jesus into Christmas Mass

Dust off the cameras and projectors, pull out the forgotten chairs, and unpack several dozen more sleeves of wafers: Christmas is almost here! With Christmas

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Prayer
Elizabeth Hillgrove

Spontaneous Catholics

“I know Catholics aren’t exactly known for being spontaneous…” my priest said to a chorus of laughter. This morning’s Thanksgiving Day Mass took a turn

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Jobs
Elizabeth Hillgrove

Traveling with Purpose

Tie your running shoes to the outside of your bag before the security lines to save space and wear slip off shoes for ease of

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Movies
Elizabeth Hillgrove

Being nun the wiser

With the help of a winky face, Sister Lisa challenged me to reach into the deep end of my spirituality. Her honest and beautiful approach

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Dating
Elizabeth Hillgrove

Easier than you think

Today is day 183 of the romantic relationship with my beau. Six months, half an anniversary, the six-mensiversary, a nanoversary, halfaversary, something somewhat silly to

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Men's Issues
Elizabeth Hillgrove

Cathdudes, we need you

Calling all young men with a blossoming Love for Christ! Your time has come, brothers. You have been called up. “It is my wish, then,

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Life
Elizabeth Hillgrove

Engage, the Other “E word”

Evangelizing is a scary word and Catholics don’t like it. I used to date a Baptist and in the spirit of ecumenical harmony, I went

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Dating
Elizabeth Hillgrove

Dating with an Audience

Imagine you’re sitting next to the man or woman who makes your heart audible through your shirt. This person sits with hands in lap, playing

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Health & Fitness
Elizabeth Hillgrove

Happy Birthday, Mary!

As it turns out, Mary is one of my favorite writing topics. I have always been fascinated by her, for obvious reasons. Suspend reality for

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New Media
Elizabeth Hillgrove

How to Cath-Tweet

Friends, we have come to a crossroad. To tweet or not to tweet? For those of you grumbling and threatening to move your cursor over

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Spirituality
Elizabeth Hillgrove

Quenching thirsts

During His travels, Jesus came to Samaria and sat by the stone wall of a simple well. He asked a woman there for a drink,

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Religion
Elizabeth Hillgrove

Spiritual Heirloom

Hello, my name is Elizabeth and I’m repressed. I’m a Catholic woman, after all. The Bright Maidens movement blossomed out of refuting this very concept.

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New Media
Elizabeth Hillgrove

Tapas for World Youth Day

“Planted and built up in Jesus Christ, firm in the faith” (cf. Col 2:7)Happy World Youth Day! Jesus Christ is risen and He asks us to

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