Prayerful Practicals: How to Pray in Desolation or a “Dry Season”

As with anything in this life, the experience of prayer is an ebb and flow of consolation and extreme joy, desolation and darkness, or just general dryness and uncertainty. Prayer—“a surge of the heart” (Therese of Lisieux)—is a divine mystery of relationship with The Triune God. Of course, this can get confusing and complicated in…

How to Pass Chemistry?

High school chemistry class there and behold is the classic tall, dark and handsome senior star quarterback of the football team in the row right in front of my desk. My initial thought is there is no way he is going to notice me, I am just a sophomore girl that is no where near…

Your Relationship with Fear

Friends, we need to talk about the elephant in the room that is fear. Is fear holding you back from living the life you envision? Is fear keeping you from asking out your crush on a date? Maybe fear is keeping you from taking the next step towards your dream job. Perhaps you’re like me…

The Church is Body Positive

In 1564 Pope Pius IV ordered that the nude figures in Michelangelo’s masterpiece “The Last Judgement” be covered up. The work is iconic and stunning and sits squarely in the center of the Sistine Chapel in Rome. To many, the image was crude and shocking. They saw no reason for so much of the naked…

Lent Practices 2021

Wow! It’s already Ash Wednesday! Have you considered what you plan on giving up for the next 40 days? Or, on the contrary, what practices to add to your life? Look no further! The following list has been put together for your benefit! If you want to seek—and find—detachment from the world so that your…

Dating is Not a Waste of Time

There are more than a few signs that our dating culture has hit critical mass on the loco-meter. For one, the Snapchat and Instagram DMs have by-and-large replaced the task of asking someone out in person. Second, saving physical intimacy for marriage now raises eyebrows left and right; it’s now seen as a stepping stone,…

Hey Guys! Need Some Last-Minute Valentine’s Day Ideas?

With Valentine’s Day approaching next month, it might be tempting to look up articles listing the “Top 20 Best Valentine’s Gifts” or “Top 20 Ways to Please Her This Valentine’s Day.” In doing so, you’ll likely only find material goods that reek of clichés, or you’ll discover pages upon pages of advice from the culture…

Finding Your Dynamic Duo

“Make sure to have an accountability partner.”  “Do you have anybody to keep you accountable?”  Regardless of whether you fall daily or have experienced months of freedom from pornography, those of us men and women waging this battle have probably heard these words at one point or another. If any of you had a similar…