Leggings.

Imagine my shock when my psychology professor referenced Nelly in our college course. Wondering if I heard him correctly, I listened a little closer. He repeated: “That’s right, Nelly was onto something when he rapped about the waist-hip ratio.” I had grown up exposed to hip-hop culture’s fascination with the measurements of women thanks to…

Did I just see that?

“Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more.” – Shakespeare I recently heard yet another story of an innocent Google search turning into an abyss of porn. One mistyped word in the search bar launched my friend into another world. With an estimated 370 million pornographic websites targeting millions of people, pornography is now…

We Have A Women Problem

How can women raise the standard for the way men treat women? There are few things as powerful as a woman who knows who she is and the beautiful love she was made for! Fulton Sheen says that: “To a great extent the level of any civilization is the level of its womanhood. When a…

Why Did I Really Do That?

So there was this girl at my parish that I really liked. She was beautiful and virtuous and I desperately wanted to impress her! I’d sign up for volunteer opportunities and retreats simply because I knew she was going. I even remember kneeling down after receiving communion and thinking: “Is she watching me?” or “If…

Modesty for Men: Quit Checking Yourselves Out

We’ve all seen it. That bro lifting in the gym with the cut-off tank top spending quite a bit of time looking in the mirror. Even calling their article of clothing a “cut-off tank top” is generous. The shirt has been cut all the way down to their waist-line, so that the top couple inches…

What Happened to the Gentleman?

Calling all men! Brothers, a great disservice has been inflicted on us. We live in a culture that tells us that we will find our happiness and fulfillment by living out a life of selfishness. Our culture tells us that we will be fulfilled from relationships of use, engaging in acts such as sexting and…

Identity & Sexuality

Who am I? Even though our culture places a huge emphasis on sexual identity and attraction, the reality is that sexuality and attraction are a part of identity, but not the basis. Certainly, my identity is inseparable from my sexuality, because it is a significant aspect of my humanity and most definitely influences my experience…

Masturbation. What’s the Big Deal?

The other day I came across a magazine article by Cosmopolitan that popped up in my “Featured” feed on Snapchat that read: “8 Health Benefits of Masturbation.” Naturally, I’m always so shocked at the racy content that finds its way into my social media feeds, and how easily accessible it is even when I’m not…