How to Reclaim Our Identity and Beauty

“In my deepest wound I saw your glory, and it dazzled me.”  St. Augustine If you are anything like me, I love chick flicks and Disney movies! For so many years my expectations of love and men came from what I learned from, The Wedding Planner or my all-time favorite How to lose a guy…

Reality Check

Have you ever walked out of a movie theater feeling like you don’t know where you are anymore? It’s pretty confusing! You’re suddenly thrown back into the real world with no way to process all the images and emotions you just experienced. Usually that makes me want to just go home and take a nap…

Combating Peer Pressure in College

I’ll never forget the day my freshman year of college friend, Jessica, found out I was planning to save sex for marriage. “So you’re telling me you would never test drive a car before buying it?”  Looking back on that encounter now, I think of all the ways I could have responded. Back then, however,…

Let Yourself Be Loved

People – I love people more than anything in the world and there is rarely a time when I will refuse someone their sincere request for my help. If you’ve ever seen The Princess Bride then you’d know what I mean when I say that, ‘As you Wish’, sometimes seems to be my life’s motto. …

A Fast for Love

Want to grow in chastity? Try fasting. I remember the summer I decided to take on fasting for some friends and family to feel more connected to them. I set it in my phone’s calendar so I would remember. I asked the people I love how could I pray for them and in turn I…

The Standard of Beauty

We hear it all the time, all the cliches;  love yourself- look in the mirror and love the person staring back- be happy in your own skin. But how can we learn to love ourselves when we always compare ourselves to others who may seem better. How can we like the person in the mirror…

Marriage: God’s Design or Man’s Design?

On June 26, 2015, Obergefell v. Hodges ruled that the United States of America would recognize same-sex unions as a constitutional right. The Supreme Court of America redefined marriage, and made the claim that this new form of marriage is protected by our Constitution. The judges who voted “yes” claimed that it was legal under…

How To Be Present

A few weeks ago, some friends and I went out to get a drink and some appetizers. It was the last time we would all be together for a while and wanted to make the most of it. We did not want to make this a typical night out, so we decided to put a…