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Can You Define What a Table Is? Well, Can Ya?
The other day, I saw a meme created by Young America’s Foundation that quoted Ben Shapiro. It said, “Men cannot become women. Women cannot become men. Men who believe they are women are not real women.” I commented, “Still baffling that this has to be underscored.” Cue the dissenter. A man showed up that was…
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GUEST POST: Public Policy and Catholic Principles in a Post-Roe World
This is a guest post from a friend of mine who is a lawyer and a devout Catholic. He wrote this awhile back with the hopes of helping Catholics explain why abortion should be prohibited. He mentioned to me that the key to ultimately winning the culture over with regards to abortion is to first…
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Are We More Than Just Clumps of Cells?
Years ago, an atheist friend of mine was arguing with me over the existence of God. Our discussion covered many branches of the topic. At one point, she stated that human beings are nothing more than a collection of cells and chemical reactions. “We love only because of dopamine hormones.” “We do things only to…
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Taking Back Our Culture
As per usual, after an election and an inauguration take place, one side of the political aisle is rapturous and the other side is licking its wounds in the corner. Right now, we are hearing all the talk about how Biden is going to unite us, and right wrongs, and blah, blah, blah. Four years…
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Christians, It’s Time To Get With It
Walk with me for a second through history. I know, I know, some of you hate history but quit your eye-rolling and walk with me. 😉 The Roman Empire. At its peak, it was unstoppable. While no civilization is perfect, the Roman Empire had a lot going its way: It was wealthy, it was strong…
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Why We Can’t Just Pass the Eucharist Out On Street Corners Like Candy
Strange title? Yeah, I know. So, a Catholic I know was having a conversation with a Protestant. This particular Protestant has come a long way and says that she actually believes that Christ is truly present in the Eucharist. However… She feels the Catholic Church would be more effective if the Church presented the Eucharist…
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That Time When Our Blessed Mother Was Compared To A Donkey
On the Feast of the Assumption of Mary, I posted one of my all time favorite religious pictures. It’s a stunning depiction of Mary being carried into Heaven by four angels. It’s one of those paintings that’s too beautiful for words. But, you always gotta have the Negative Nancys and Nates come along and spoil…
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Thinking About All The Times I Have Kneeled
When I was sixteen, I had a tumultuous relationship with my first boyfriend. I’ve written about our relationship in other blogs, but to sum it up, it was toxic. I was always desperately trying to find ways to make him love me and he was always trying to find ways to destroy my self-esteem. Even…
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The “Woke” Crowd: The Judgiest Judges That Ever Did Judge
Travel with me, if you will, back in the near distant past to that time when no one was allowed to judge. Do you remember those not-so-distant times? Boy, I do. Ah, those were the days, weren’t they? When if you tried to point out a bad action, immediately you were shamed into silence with…
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As Catholics, We Should Affirm That Black People Matter. Supporting the BLM Organization Is Another Story, Though.
As many of you know, my professional background is working in the area of sexual violence. When I got my Master’s in Applied Behavioral Science, I chose to specialize in sex crimes. Not the most uplifting topic, but one that I feel is extremely important to shine a light on. As one who has dealt…
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So, the Catholic Church Keeps All These Relics of Saints. What’s Up With That?
My maternal grandfather was a carpenter. Mostly he built houses, but he could pretty much make anything out of wood. One day, when I was in my early 20s, he took me down to his workshop because he had a piece of furniture he wanted to give me. It was a beautiful antique vanity that…
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Dear Jesus, Should I Ignore Your Mother?
As I was coming into the Catholic Church, one of the hardest things for me to fully wrap my mind around was the issue of Mary. For nearly thirty years, I hardly spoke or thought about her. She was mentioned at Christmas time but that was about it. I didn’t contemplate that she might love…
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“Oh My Word, I Am So Morally Disgusted By You.”
Well, here we are in the 500th week of enduring the Coronavirus outbreak. You know, when this all first started, it seemed sort of unreal like we were being punked. “Pshhhh,” I thought to myself, “this all will be over here pretty quickly.” That’s what wishful thinking can do for you. As it became apparent…
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Does the Virtue of Justice Allow For All Sins To Be Seen As Equal in the Eyes of God?
Back when I was a counselor for victims of domestic and sexual violence, part of my job entailed going to court with victims. One woman I encountered had been using our services for years even before I got there. To save her privacy, I can’t go into details but it involved a bad rape case…
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Pants: The True Obstacle To A Woman Who Wants to Fully Live Out Her Catholic Faith
Last week, I received a comment on my blog that was totally unrelated to the topic. A man commented: “Sorry, jeans are not modest clothing for women. Viewing your photo is a near occasion of sin for men and some women. That picture does not look like a Catholic woman. To truly live out your…
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“Oh, Catholic Church, You Bunch of Fools, Oppressing People With All Your Rules!”
In my house, the only rule is that there are no rules. You see, my husband and I don’t want to stifle the expressive freedom of our children. We don’t want them to feel bound or tied up by anything their dad and I see as important, because what if our kids have a different…
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The Questions Are Simple: What Is A Woman? What Is A Man?
(This blog contains a very sensitive, controversial topic. I will not tolerate any name-calling, blatantly rude, or hateful comments from anybody. I will delete anything I deem out-of-line. You can disagree with me, but be a mature adult about it.) When I was seventeen, I started dating a guy named Gary. Not long into our…
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“Being Sexy” Is Not the Highest Virtue For Women To Attain
(I know I’m late to the game with this blog, but I had to wait until my anger subsided to write on it. While the rest of the world has moved on from this issue, I feel I have a unique perspective on it given my background. So, now that the dust has settled and…
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“The Bible Never Says That You Should Baptize Babies.” “Ahh…But It Doesn’t Say You Shouldn’t Either.”
As most of you know, when my husband and I got married, I was Protestant and he was a cradle Catholic. Initially, I thought I could be okay with agreeing to raise our kids Catholic, but after our marriage, I wasn’t so sure. My husband was eager to baptize our firstborn but I was less…
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(Yawn) Who? Oh, Christ? Yeah…Whatever.
Blaise Pascal said that there are four groups of people: Those who have found God, those that are seeking God, those that are seeking God to eradicate Him, and those that don’t even care. Last week, we covered King Herod. He was a seeker who sought to destroy God by trying to murder Him as…
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“You Catholics Make The Faith Too Complicated. It’s Supposed To Be Simple.”
My husband was talking with a guy the other day who happens to be a Baptist. The guy had just finished praying with my husband over some work-related issues which was a very kind gesture. As they were talking, the other guy said, “I’ve come to respect a number of Catholics but there are quite…
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Listen Up, Buttercup, We’ll Do Holy Communion By My Rules
Let’s set the scene. Imagine that you have invited over a new friend for dinner. You prepare your house, working to make it welcoming and warm. You fix one of your most special meals. You hope that they find your home inviting. The doorbell rings and there is your new friend. You open the door,…
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What If My Parents Aren’t Worthy Of Honor?
When I worked as a counselor for victims of domestic and sexual violence, I heard some of the most horrific stories you can imagine. The ones that were the hardest for me to deal with were the ones where people had been physically, emotionally, and sexually abused by their parents. There’s just no excuse for…
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Ladies, We Are Wired To Be Pro-Life
Out the gate, let’s be perfectly clear: I do not hate men. This is not an anti-male blog. But, to get the point across in this blog, I’m going to have to lay down some truths about men that may leave them a little uncomfortable. Maybe not. Men, for the most part, possess a sort…
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“God, You Can’t Possibly Love Me If You Allow Me To Suffer.”
On the last day of December in 2015, our family crested the hill to overlook the lights of the city we would be living in–Las Vegas. We had spent three amazing, wonderful years nestled close to the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia and now we were to call Sin City our home. It was the…
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Can It Really Be So Bad To Covet And Lust After Others? It’s Healthy To Be Attracted To People, No?
This will be my most humbling and embarrassing blog to date. I’m a story-teller, it’s what I do, so sometimes my stories definitely don’t shed me in the best light. Much of what I write is for me; reminders on what to do or what not to do. If someone else can benefit from my…
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“All Praise You, Mother Earth, Please Forgive Us For Even Existing.”
I warned you. When all the haters spewed forth several weeks ago, I promised I’d tucked away their comments as blog fodder. They may have, for a moment, overwhelmed my page but like I have told my kids when they are misbehaving, “I will outlast you.” They may have rapid-fire comments that pour forth from…
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Let’s Just Hate All The Good Things, Shall We?
When my Facebook page blew up a few weeks ago with all the “child-free” advocates of the world, I was bombarded with some of the most heinous comments imaginable. I read them, not because I enjoyed it, but because I’m prone to studying people and they laid in my lap a morbid, yet fascinating case…
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What Is The Purpose of Marriage? Is It Whatever You Want It To Be?
So, last Thursday, I wrote a post commenting on the recent poll from the Wall Street Journal and NBC News. The poll showed that only 30% of Millennials and Gen Zers believe having children is important. That means 70% don’t which is a startling number. In my post, I gave my opinion on why I…
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Responsibility Is A Dirty Word. Or Is It?
My name is Amy and I have rights. Look, I have so many rights, you betta just settle on back whilst I get started decreeing them to you. (Proceeds to role out a scroll with said rights) I’ve got rights you don’t even know about and everything you think isn’t a right of mine, well,…
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Mirror, Mirror On the Wall, Who’s the Vainest Of Us All?
I ain’t gonna lie, vanity is something I struggle with–mightily. Lest we think that vanity only has to do with looks, let’s look at the definition. Vanity: Excessive pride in one’s appearance, qualities, abilities, achievements, etc. For this blog, though, I’m going to focus on the looks aspect. Lest we think this is only something that women struggle with, let us think again.…
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Not Only Do I Ask That You Lie To Me, I Demand That You Do
You’ve all heard that if a woman asks if she looks fat in a dress, a man must never tell her the truth even if she does. The impression you get is that women liked to be lied to. Here’s the thing, deep down, we really don’t. Nobody really likes to have someone lie to…
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Don’t Mind If I Do, Take What Actually Belongs To You
Everybody knows that stealing stuff is wrong–even thieves. So, in this blog, I’m not going to cover the 7th Commandment–“Thou shall not steal”–talking about the typical “don’t steal” stuff. This year, I was asked to go deeper into the Ten Commandments and deeper I shall go. My degrees lie in the realm of sociology. My…
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Would You Just Calm Down With All Your Piety Already?
When I was a little girl, around four and five, I had a best friend named Jessica. The day I had to move away, we vowed that we would always be best friends. My family moved about two hours from her and, as is normal, our friendship faded away like the Beatles on “Hey, Jude.”…
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If I Can Just Have What You Have, I’ll Be Happy, Right? Right?
This post may be TMI. I have toyed with this blog in my head for years. YEARS! Each time, I talk myself out of writing about it because I worry it’s going to be more than people want to hear. I’m gonna try not to be too in the weeds with the details. What I…
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What Happened When This Former Protestant Experienced Her First Confession
Back in December of last year, I asked my followers what they would like to see me write about. Someone asked me to touch on Confession. It’s taken me a long time to collect my thoughts on what I wanted to say. So much has been written about the Sacrament of Confession that I didn’t…
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I’ll Ignore Your Sexual Sin, If You’ll Ignore Mine
Years ago, back when I was a young college student, I was sitting one day in a lounge chair reading the student newspaper in the library on campus. During breaks between classes, I always went to the library and read the newspaper front to back and then I would tackle the crossword puzzle found on…
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I’ll Offend You, You Offend Me and We’ll Be As Joyless As We Can Be
Imagine a world full of offended people. What might such a world look like? No need to imagine, folks, we’re living in that world. Offended people to my left. Offended people to my right. Do you feel as though you must watch your every word, every action, every interest, thought, feeling, desire, need, want, or…
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I’ve Had an Idol or Two
Years ago, my husband and I were members of a forum for fans of our favorite sports team–Kansas State University. It’s a forum where fans can go to ask questions, speculate about recruits, reminisce about memorable games, and…rant. Ranting is a favorite pastime on there. If we won a game, numerous fans would be griping…
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But, I Haven’t Killed Anyone…
When I was in middle school, there was a classmate of mine that lived at the end of my street. I’ll call her Stacy. Stacy was awkward, shy, and one of those girls that blended into the background. The houses at the end of my street were the “not-so-nice” ones. She lived in a worn-down,…
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Why I Love Being Catholic: Anni from ​A Beautiful Camouflaged Mess
Can you believe we’ve gone through a whole year of the “Why I Love Being Catholic” series? The time has flown. My last interview is with one of my favorite bloggers out there. Anni from A Beautiful Camouflaged Mess rounds out the year for us. I’m so excited to feature her! Anni is a military…
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Do Catholics Even Read the Bible?
Back when I was a Protestant, one of the many things I believed about Catholics was that they didn’t read the Bible. I believed that the Catholic Church didn’t even want Catholics to read it. I heard that Catholics chained Bibles down in their “Dark Age” churches. I’d heard that the Bible just wasn’t that…
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A Late Night Conversation With My Teen Daughters About Abortion
Tonight, I mindlessly looked out my living room window for about 30-minutes trying to figure out how to start this blog. Honestly, what more can be said on the topic of abortion that hasn’t already been said? Is there anything new I could possibly bring to the conversation? Don’t I wish I had the magic…
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Why I Love Being Catholic: Leslie From Life in Every Limb
Fall is here and that means it’s time for October’s interview for the “Why I Love Being Catholic” series. This month, I’m happy to bring you Leslie from Knoxville, Tennessee who runs the website “Life in Every Limb.” I got acquainted with Leslie on social media probably about three years ago and I’ve always enjoyed…
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Why I Love Being Catholic: Dan Mattson from the Documentary “Desire of the Everlasting Hills”
The male interview for September is Daniel Mattson. The first time I ever heard of him was when my husband and I watched the free documentary “Desire of the Everlasting Hills.” It’s a very well done documentary that talks with three different individuals who struggle with same-sex attraction but are now committed to living a…
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Celibacy Does Not Lead Catholic Priests to Commit Sexual Crimes
Sometimes I get so riled up about an issue that it’s a good thing I have three kids to keep me occupied, otherwise I’d be prone to blasting off angry blogs. Yesterday was one of those days where the good Lord had to pull back on the reins because I was ready to bust out…
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Why I Love Being Catholic: Jennifer of Fiore Design Studio
September is here! Fall is in the air and we have a new voice for the “Why I Love Being Catholic” series. Jennifer of Fiore Design Studio joins us this month and I’m excited to feature an artist. I can’t draw a straight line, so I’m always so expressed with those that create with their…
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Why I Love Being Catholic: Laura From A Single Drop In the Ocean
Can you believe that August is already here? The summer definitely flew by, but before the summer completely winds down, I’d like to introduce August’s interview for the “Why I Love Being Catholic” series. Please meet Laura who is the face behind the website “A Single Drop in the Ocean.” One thing I really admire…
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An Atheist’s Question: How Can You Possibly Believe in Noah and the Great Flood?
Recently, I’ve been having a back and forth with an atheist and he’s thrown out a ton of questions, but I told him we can only take one topic at a time. It’s hard to debate and discuss multiple topics in person, let alone on Facebook Messenger. I’ll present his question in his words and…
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Why I Love Being Catholic: Desiree From Green Catholic Burrow
We are nearing the end of July, but before we do, Desiree from the Green Catholic Burrow is here to tell us why she loves being Catholic. Desiree is a recent convert to the Catholic Faith. As I read her answers, I had to go ask her one more question: What was it that converted…
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Q & A: Does the Church Only Allow Catholics to Marry Other Catholics?
A few weeks ago, I was asked about my thoughts on whether Catholics should marry people who aren’t Catholic. Since I’ve been moving, I haven’t had the chance to really sit down and write my thoughts out. I’ve finally found a few moments between the boxes, painting, and organizing our new home. First, I wasn’t…
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Why I Love Being Catholic: My Husband, Dustin
{UPDATED} So, I roped my husband into being July’s male voice for the “Why I Love Being Catholic” series. Part of the package deal of being the spouse of a blogger is being interviewed from time-to-time. Lol! Truly, though, I wanted to share Dustin’s thoughts on Catholicism because he is one of the smartest people…
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Why I Love Being Catholic: Amy from Prayer Wine Chocolate
June’s female voice for the “Why I Love Being Catholic” series is totally awesome because, like me, she is named Amy. All people named Amy are automatically awesome people, right? Amy is the founder of the website prayerwinechocolate.com. She is just an awesome woman who writes a lot about her journey of adopting three beautiful children.…
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It’s Time To Reclaim our Families
One afternoon when I was young, my brother, sister, and I lugged this gigantic box out onto our back patio. My parents had just bought a new dryer and here was this huge box full of possibilities. Something had to be done with this great box; to leave it by the trash pick-up seemed like…
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Why I Love Being Catholic: Fouad Abou-Rizk of Humanitarian Prayers
Don’t you just love when you find great people doing great things? Of course you do. That’s why you are going to love reading May’s male voice for the “Why I Love Being Catholic” series. His name is Fouad and he is a Lebanese-American living in Winston-Salem, NC. I came across Fouad when he joined a blogging…
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Why I Love Being Catholic: Lexie from 4 The Love of Lexie
I’m one of those people that can appreciate beautiful things, but I struggle to create beautiful things myself. May’s female voice for the “Why I Love Being Catholic” series is Lexie. She’s a young, energetic, creative woman who has a keen eye for all things beautiful and she’s pretty crafty. I really enjoyed her honest answers and when I…
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My Journey: Living Together Before Marriage
When my husband and I were first dating, we literally spent all our time together. You know how it is in those first new days. It’s intoxicating. When we started dating it was the second semester of our junior year and classes just got in the way. Homework? What homework? All we wanted to do…
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So, You’ve Struggled To Read Through the Bible? You’re Not Alone.
When I was a teen, I’d get a sudden burst of inspiration to read through the whole Bible. I’d grab my Bible, open it to Genesis and dive in with enthusiasm. Genesis and Exodus I found particularly interesting, probably because a lot of its contents are covered in the movie The Ten Commandments, so I…
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Why I Love Being Catholic: Kedon from Kid Catholic
I’m so excited to bring you April’s male voice. Kedon is the youngest person I’ve interviewed. I was first introduced to Kedon when I opened my Seton Homeschooling Magazine a few months back. His family was the featured family for the month and I discovered that Kedon runs a Youtube channel where he speaks about the…
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Why I Love Being Catholic: Michelle of the Give Him 5 Ministry
(Update: Michelle passed away on July 10th, 2018. If you are reading this, please offer up a prayer for her and her family.) I’m so happy to bring you April’s featured woman, Michelle, of Give Him 5 Ministry. Michelle was prompted to start her ministry to encourage people to give Christ at least five minutes…
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Why I Love Being Catholic: Joseph From Kansas City
I’m so excited to bring you March’s featured guy, Joseph. His wife, Chloe, was January’s female voice on why she loves being Catholic. I was listening to a podcast they did together on Chloe’s podcast “Letters To Women” and I found myself smiling the whole time listening to them share their love story. While listening,…
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How The World Gets God’s Unconditional Love Wrong
On social media there is a figure who calls himself “God.” I’m not sure who is behind this persona, but I’ll just refer to that person as “he” to make things easy. This person that presents himself as “God” is not a believer. Recently, I saw a meme by “God” that attempted to speak about God’s…
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Why I Love Being Catholic: Laura of Healing Heart of Jesus
It’s so easy in this world to become jaded and think that everything is going to the dogs. The news makes us think that people are becoming worse and worse. Then you read about someone like March’s featured lady, Laura, and you feel renewed in your faith in humanity. Laura runs the website Healing Heart of Jesus…
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The Parkland Tragedy and My Thoughts On Our Nation’s Response
Before I start with my thoughts on the tragedy in Parkland, I need to take care of some basic truths about me. I am a conservative Independent. I did not vote for Trump. I praise him when he does something good, I criticize him when he acts a fool. Nor did I vote for Clinton.…
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Why I Love Being Catholic: Br. Anthony Freeman a Seminarian in Rome
Update: Br. Anthony Freeman passed away on April 2, 2018, on Easter Monday. He died peacefully in his sleep. I know that I am not alone in saying that he will be missed. Thankfully, we have all gained a powerful intercessor. Please pray for the repose of his soul and for his family members and friends who…
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Believe It or Not, I Fell In Love With Going to Church
After my middle child “retired” from gymnastics, she wanted to try out different sports. She chose volleyball first and after learning the game, she was invited onto the traveling team. She was pretty excited, as was I, seeing as I played volleyball growing up. The coach set up an orientation meeting with the new parents…
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Why I Love Being Catholic: Sara from To Jesus, Sincerely
This February, I want to feature one of my favorite bloggers. Sara from To Jesus, Sincerely, is the real deal. She is open, honest, vulnerable, and amazingly faithful. She encourages me in my walk of faith and I so enjoy what she brings to the table. Sara is a prayer warrior and IÂ have found much…
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Why I Love Being Catholic: Todd From Massachusetts
For my featured series on “Why I Love Being Catholic,” I really wanted to express some guys’ voices on here about why they love being Catholic. So, each month, I hope to have a woman and a man answer that question for us. Men see things in differently and have different ways of conveying their experiences and perspectives.…
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Why I Love Being Catholic: Chloe from Old Fashioned Girl
This year I’m featuring Catholics and asking them why they love being Catholic. The first gal up this year is Chloe. Chloe and I became connected when she interviewed me about miscarriage on her podcast “Letters to Women.” I found out she lives in Kansas, my home state. Her husband went to Kansas State University, which…
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Dear Non-Believer: Prayer Does Not Mean What You Think It Means
I love the movie the Princess Bride and I tend to quote it often. Lately, amidst the tragedies that have befallen on our nation, I’ve seen a slew of atheists take to the internet highway attempting to brow-beat believers into realizing that prayer is nonsense. “It’s useless.” “Wishful thinking that does no good.” “Pointless talk…
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Sharing the Truth of Chastity with Your Teen
When I was maybe 12-years old, my grandmother gave me the birds and bees talk in the car while driving me back to my parent’s house. There I was trapped with no where to run and all I really remember about the “talk” was my desire to melt away into the seat. Hearing my grandmother…
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Q&A: Aren’t Christians Hypocrites Because They Eat Shrimp and Pork?
Question: How can Christians pretend to tell people that they have to follow the teachings of the Bible when I see Christians eating pork and shrimp? The Bible says those things are wrong, so why not follow ALL the rules of the Bible? Seems to me you are picking and choosing. I hear this…
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Is Married Life More Valuable Than the Single Life?
Recently, I had a single woman comment on one of my blogs about marriage. I honestly don’t know her story, but it was very clear that 1. She was single involuntarily. Â 2. She did not enjoy being single. 3. She felt as if married life is held up and celebrated, leaving her feeling “subhuman”…
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March’s Atheist Conversion Story: When Imagination Connects With Reason
God works in mysterious ways and He always finds ways to reach us in areas that speak to our hearts. Dr. Holly Ordway found God through her love of literature: C.S. Lewis, Chronicles of Narnia, and others. I heard her speak on the radio awhile back and was instantly intrigued by our related love of Tolkien and…
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Q & A: How Can One Believe in Satan and Not God?
I was asked an interesting question the other day. It was interesting enough that I thought it would be good to cover on my Friday short-question blog. Saint Michael, the archangel, defend us in battle. Be our protection against the wickedness and snares of the devil. May God rebuke him, we humbly pray; and…
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February’s Atheist Conversion Story: “Praying to a God I Didn’t Even Believe In”
This month, I’m featuring Devin Rose’s story of conversion from atheism to Catholicism. I learned about Devin Rose by reading his apologetics books. He is the author to several books and I’ve listened to him speak on the radio several times. My husband loves his style of writing because, like my husband, Devin is also an engineer;…
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January’s Atheist Conversion to Catholicism: Given a Second Chance at Life
This year, I’m focusing on stories of former atheists that converted to Catholicism. How each person comes to Christ is unique and special, but especially interesting are those that go from no belief in God, to becoming members of the Catholic Church. For January, I interviewed Barry whom I recently met on social media. Originally…
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Q & A: Say What? Why Isn’t the Catholic Bible the Same as a Protestant Bible?
I got another question in regards to the differences between a Catholic Bible and a Protestant Bible. Â I know that when I was a Protestant I had no clue that there was even a difference, but there is–seven books to be exact. Question: Â Is there a difference between a Catholic Bible and a Protestant Bible?…
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Q & A on Baptism: A Protestant’s Question on the Validity of Baptism
Question and Answer I recently received a question from a fellow Protestant with regards to Catholic Baptism. Â I thought it was a good question and thought I’d answer here in case anyone else was wondering. Question: Â Is there a reason why Catholic Baptism is not submersion? Â If you had a submersion Baptism, is that not…
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Exploring The Atheist’s Claim That Christians Are Uneducated
Ah, yes, the uneducated Christian. Â A simple-minded fool lacking a progressive mind with a ridiculous belief in imaginary things. I used to be an uneducated Christian. Â Quite frankly, it’s embarrassing to me to think back even to just a few years ago to how uneducated I was on my faith. Â I, by no means, have…
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If You Are Pro-Life Do You Have To Agree with Universal Health Care?
If you are pro-life why are you against universal health care? Anyone else seen this meme floating around the internet lately? I have. It’s catchy and it seems to hit hard to the pro-lifers out there, but does it really? Â Is it a sound argument? When I first saw this meme, I asked myself if…
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A Protestant’s Plea: Will You Catholics Please Just Stop Praying To Saints Already?!
“Catholics pray to the dead and that’s a grave sin.” “Catholics pray to saints because they are worshipping them. Worship is for God alone.” “Catholics practice the grave sin of necromancy when they pray to dead saints, which is strictly forbidden in the Old Testament.” (Sigh) You know, I used to believe these things, too,…
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The Five Things I Teach My Kids When It Comes To Truth
“Truth?! Hello?! Truth?! Where are you?” Apparently, in our day and age, it’s nowhere to be found. We’ve taken truth, smooshed it into a box, buried it somewhere where no one can find it, dusted off our hands, and marched off to immerse ourselves in our world of believing only what we want to believe.…
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Question and Answer: How Can You Overlook The Church’s Sex Scandal?
Question time. I’m tackling a difficult subject today and I hope you’ll stick with me through to the end to get my thoughts on the matter. Question: Â How you can overlook the long, long history of Church authority figures (sexually) abusing children? Â How do Catholics move past this horrific thing? Right off the bat, let’s…
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Pornography Never Equals Freedom: It’s Slavery For All
Usually, when people find out what my degrees are in, they wince. Why would anyone choose to specialize in sex crimes, they wonder? Well, when it hits home, it hits home. God often uses your tragedy as your story and then your vocation. When I first started out working in this field, I could not…
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Abraham and His Wives: Does This Mean Polygamy Is Permissable?
So earlier this week, I wrote an initial blog discussing monogamy. Â I answered some very basic claims and you can read that here. Here was the claim: Claim: Â Monogamy is unrealistic and unnatural. Â Monogamy is a religious ideal pressed upon humans. Â We find in the animal kingdom monogamy, polygamy, and same-sex activities and humans are…
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Monogamy: Unrealistic? Unnatural?
I research a lot around the internet and since I blog and write about marriage, dating, and relationships, I often run into secular or atheistic beliefs with regards to these topics. Â I also run into a lot of “Christian” websites that miss the mark on Christ’s messages by leaps and bounds. Â I’ve seen a lot…
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Question and Answer: What’s Up With Catholics and Birth Control?
Question:  Does the Catholic faith view birth control as optional or completely discourage it?  Are condoms, pills, IUD’s, permanent (tying of tubes, vasectomy) procedures all shunned?  If so, why?  Does it have to do with Catholicism believing Christians need to populate the Earth?  Why aren’t there huge Catholic families anymore if birth control is forbidden? Answer:…
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The SCOTUS Ruling Is My Fault
I have a confession to make: It is my fault that “same-sex marriage” passed a couple weeks ago. I share this blame with millions and millions of other Christians who failed to hold the same stringent convictions about marriage with themselves as they do with homosexuals. We can sit here and bemoan the decision of the…
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“Question Everything”: Atheist Mantra Meant to Evangelize
Do you question everything? Â No? Â Well, you should. Â At least, that is what atheists are telling us to do. Â The mantra, “Question Everything” (with some variations) has become extremely popular these days. There are T-Shirts: There are buttons, cups, bumper stickers, memes, and billboards. As you can see, this is the way atheists have attempted…
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Don’t Judge Me Judging You: Our Country’s Present Day Logic
I dislike inconsistency with thoughts. I dislike it because it isn’t particularly logical and it’s always emotional. This makes for bad conversations. In fact, it makes for no conversation at all. To be sure, I’ve had my fair share of inconsistent thought processes in my life. I’m sure I will till the end. Why? Well,…
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Did Gandhi Really Say, "God Has No Religion"?
“Killing kittens is fun.” “Whoa, Amy. Â What the heck? Â What is going on here? Â Oh my gosh, did you hear that Amy Thomas said that killing kittens was fun? Â She is a horrible human being.” “Now, hold on guys. Â Just a minute. Â That is not what I said.” “Oh yes, you did. Â Somebody posted it…
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Giving a Voice to the Unborn: My Issue With a Recent Pro-Choice Argument
My husband and I frequently listen to a radio show called “Catholic Answers.” It’s apologetics for the Catholic faith and we find it extremely interesting to hear all the questions and disagreements. Often times, they only allow people who disagree with them to call in. The other day the topic centered around abortion. Only people…
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My Conversion Story: Why I Became Catholic
This blog has been brewing in me for quite some time. The reason it hasn’t been written until now was that I have been afraid: Afraid people wouldn’t read, afraid of reactions, afraid of offending people. But, this is my blog and if I’m unwilling to reveal and share who I really am, then it…
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Jesus Would Not Be a Liberal…Or a Conservative
“Jesus would be a liberal!” “Jesus would definitely be a conservative!” “Jesus would be a card-carrying Democrat!” “Jesus would support the Republican Party!” “Jesus would be an atheist!” (I’ve actually heard this and it makes me wonder if we aren’t on the slippery slope to insanity.) Yes, Christ would deny His existence–makes sense doesn’t it?…
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IN GOD WE TRUST: The Truth About Our Motto on Money
So, I’ve stumbled across another assertion that seems lacking in truth. Â The assertion? That the motto IN GOD WE TRUST did not actually appear on US money until the 1950s. Â In all honesty, I didn’t know if this was true or not, so I decided it was time to do some digging. Â This is an…
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Buying My Way Into Heaven
“Christians only do good things in order to buy their way into heaven.” Have you heard this before? Â I have on numerous occasions. Â My initial reaction every time I hear this comment is one of anger. Â How dare they! Â But, I’m learning in my journey through life to take a moment and stop and truly…
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Columbus: The Man, The Myth, What Really Happened
I feel duped!  I feel tricked, hood-winked, bamboozled! My “wonderful” public school education taught me that “In 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue” and he proved to all of Europe that the earth was round. Before that point, everyone thought the earth was flat. Most of you were all taught this too, right?  It probably…