"Always be ready to give an explanation to anyone who asks you for a reason for your hope"- 1 Peter 3:15
I would be willing to bet money that any blog post or article that talks about the challenges of NFP will have something in the comment section along the lines of “You’re using NFP wrong anyways. The Church teaches that it should only be used in very serious circumstances.” This needs to stop. Before I …
I’m not sure if this has always been the case or if I am more in-tune to it now that I am an adult, but it appears that the prevailing attitude in society is that if you don’t agree with someone’s choices, you hate them. This is a harmful attitude that distorts both truth and …
As Christians, we will be called to defend our faith. As social media continues to grow, we will need to be prepared to defend the truth on those platforms. I wrote a post about how to have these conversations effectively, but today, I wanted to focus on when to step away. There are times where …
This week for The Gratitude Project, I am thanking God for friends who understand what it is like to have a chronic illness. Jesus understands, but He also blessed me with other people. I know Jesus understand my suffering better than anyone else. I know I can bring these struggles to God and He will …
My Experience I still remember the homily from the first Mass I attended at my university’s parish. Unfortunately, I remember it because of how uncomfortable it made me. It was a homily about sin, but this priest used really strong imagery. Unlike the stereotypical “fire and brimstone” speech, this priest used filth. In this particular …
Last week, I talked about how the BAKER method has helped me develop an authentic, Christ-oriented attitude of gratitude. I also mentioned that I would be participating in Anni’s gratitude project. Today is my first official post. This spring has been difficult for me. My struggles in controlling my type 1 diabetes surfaced again, and …
When something happens to someone we love, we want to do something. As Christians, logically we know that prayer is the best course of action. There is nothing more effective than giving that pain to our Creator. However, we aren’t just spiritual beings. We are both body and soul, and that body part of us …
There is a simple image that is often presented when Christian romantic relationships are discussed. The idea is simple: the closer each person moves towards God, the closer they grow to each other. Though I have been married for less than a year, as I reflect on it more, I have realized three reasons why …
There is a great GK Chesterton quote that says The difficulty of explaining “why I am a Catholic” is that there are ten thousand reasons all amounting to one reason: that Catholicism is true. I, like a number of other Catholics, could easily agree with that statement. He goes on to say that talking about …
When I got diagnosed with diabetes, I questioned why God would make me suffer like that. Now I realize I was asking the wrong question.