She Is Worth The Risk!

There is a line in the social media talk we give that, without fail, results in some hilarious moments. It comes from the relationship section of the talk where we touch on how we must not allow social media to become our primary form of communication; especially when it comes to important conversations. Following so…

A Letter to the Men of God

To all the men who swim against the tide, thank you. Your presence, your strength, and your loyalty give me hope. I apologize for the times I wanted to give up on you, for all the times when I believed that no good men existed. As a woman growing up in this culture, I’ve been…

Love is Stronger than Death

Love is the Greatest Legacy I will never forget the moment when I sat in the pew at the funeral mass of my grandfather watching my uncles walk down the long aisle with his casket. I watched my family mourn at his loss. I remember adding my own tears to theirs. This was my first…

Where Are All The Men?

Many of my male friends in high school would approach me crying saying, “I will never know my father because he either left, is in jail, or was killed.” There is a desperate cry in each of our hearts to be seen, known, and loved by a father, and in the absence of fathers, boys…

Making Choosing Life A Reality

“Choose life.” It’s a simple motto but a significant endeavor. I often see it posted on signs and hear it chanted at pro-life marches, but how does this choice play out in real life? Sometimes the choice is easy. We see excited parents-to-be posting ultrasounds on Facebook and having gender reveal parties for their tiny,…

If The Body is a Gift, I Must Admit, I Didn’t Like Mine

Ever since I could remember I was hyper aware of my body and would study it in front of the mirror. I was a very insecure little girl always listening to my family call me “gorda” which is an endearing term in the Latino culture for “big-boned” . Once in the fifth grade, my teacher…

Being Unreservedly Yourself

“Christian heroism, and indeed one perhaps sees little enough of that, is to risk unreservedly being oneself.” -Soren Kierkegaard Growing up in this culture can have a way of making us forget who we are and what we have been created for. As a kid, I was super into music, art, and being straight up…

If I Respect Myself, Why Does Modesty Matter?

When I hear this question I immediately think of my past self that too had this same question. This only became more prevalent when I started working out and noticed how much my hard work was paying off. I know some girls can relate that while getting dressed we can many times really notice and…