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When Our Faith Is Questioned
Sister, I’m sure you are familiar with the all-too-common question: "How Catholic are you really?" I was once asked this on the first day of a new job by my...
The Transfiguration Wasn't on Instagram
For years, Instagram has been a space where I deposit my musings in prayer, and I have loved sharing the Lord’s faithfulness through every season. However, about a year ago,...
False God: From Taylor Swift to Solomon
I am not sure if you have had the chance to Taylor Swift’s most recent album, Lover, but there is one particularly disturbing track entitled "False God." It basically entails...
Who's Your Elizabeth?
Throughout my upbringing, I never knew authentic sisterhood. Beyond not having a sister, I switched schools often and never formed enduring friendships. I remember how once I got to high...
Taking on Fresh Wineskins
A few years ago, I found myself devastated by the collapse of a relationship that I had seen as the pinnacle of my identity. It had long been my source...
To Gather Nations of Every Language
Through studying and working in political life, I encounter an overwhelming amount of people who worship politics. Obsessed with having the next “hot take,” they place their salvation in whoever...
There Is Need of Only One Thing
Recently, everyone has been asking about my college semester study abroad and I have struggled to find the right answer. After giving many variations of the same generic answer, I...
We Are a Gift
I have a tendency to view myself as "too much." After being told that I feel or process with "too much" depth, or that I talk way "too much," I...
Remain in His Love
A few months ago, my guardian angel bracelet sparked a conversation with a woman on my flight who was particularly curious about the relationship between my life as a student...
Writing in the Sand
A few weeks ago, I felt a sweet nudge from the Holy Spirit to seek out Confession during my lunch break. After carrying such a heavy heart for so long,...
He Is Rewriting the Story
Today’s Gospel is one I often dismiss in familiarity. Love your enemies, pray for those who persecute you. Beyond having heard it hundreds of times, I frequently convince myself it...
Returning in Radical Restoration
I often think about moments of radical healing, like the one from today’s Gospel, as rare and unseen in our ordinary everyday stories. Truthfully, I have read this Gospel countless...
