Let’s Be Honest About Chastity

I think it is time we were honest with ourselves: Do you want to be chaste? Chastity. The virtue of relationships. It allows us to see the human person first and foremost in any relationship. It allows the beauty of each person to be respected and seen. Chastity creates the necessary freedom for a person…

If Not You, Who? A Calling to the Fight for Our Culture

If God stood in front of you today, flesh and bone, and called you to follow Him, would you?  Over the last month or so, I’ve been making my way through the series “The Chosen.” In one of the episodes, a Pharisee named Nicodemus is shown speaking with Jesus. As their conversation goes on, Nicodemus…

A Guide to Stop Viewing Men Through the Lens of Your Checklist

“What’s your type?” We’ve probably all been asked this question at some point in our lives or another but for me, it began at a fairly young age. My elementary school memories consist of my friends and I playing games like M.A.S.H. attempting to figure out what our significant others’ hair color, name, career, etc.…

A Short Guide to the Virtues

It’s very difficult in our particular time to discern between right and wrong. Fewer role models than ever are willing to draw lines in the sand on important issues. Our own families are often very divided and fractured, with parents and kids on completely different pages; all the while, schools have been left with the…

Does Love Make You Weak?

The other day, I googled “does love make you weak” out of sheer interest in other people’s thoughts.  Growing up, the shows and movies I would watch would almost always have some character like Max in a Goofy Movie who would turn into a bumbling idiot whenever his crush Roxanne was around him. However, I…

Taking Back Our Innocence

There is a particular obsession in our culture with “losing your innocence.” You can see it just about anywhere: the beauty ads in the mall targeted at teens, the sexualized billboards on the highway, or, as is often my case, watching coming-of-age rom-coms with my little sister.  After collecting a sturdy sample size, I’ve noticed…

Men, We are Responsible for Women

Today in Catholic circles, discussions of modesty and controlling one’s eyes can very quickly become heated arguments that leave men and women alike feeling angry, disrespected, unheard, and ashamed.  The tension often rests on determining who bears the responsibility of upholding the other’s dignity. Is it up to the women to dress modestly so as…

Do You Brush Your Teeth?: How Chastity and Brushing Your Teeth Are More Similar Than You Think.

When you were a kid did you ever totally forget to brush your teeth? Whether it was because you were staying up late  into the wee hours of the night making prank calls, snacking on pizza and oreos, or a late night post soccer tournament and you were dead exhausted? Because I know I totally…