Come, my beloved, let us go out into the field… there I will give you my love.
The Rosary. Something I’ve spent most of my life knowing existed but not ever actually thinking about, never really knowing about, and definitely never praying. Since becoming Catholic that has certainly changed. Randomly enough I have had Rosaries for many years; well before coming into the Church. I had one that belonged to my grandma […]
Read More She Brings HimThe Earth is silent today. One thing I love about the Church is its liturgical calendar. I have come to deeply appreciate the constraints it places and the freedom it gives. It forces me to stay back and not jump ahead. We have spent the past 40 days of Lent preparing our hearts and minds […]
Read More The Earth Is Silent“Notre Dame is on fire.” The iconic French Cathedral, whose name is translated as Our Lady, is a landmark that has been present through more history than I can even begin to fathom. More than just a landmark, though, Our Lady is a church. For some reason, this fire seems to have broken the collective […]
Read More Our Lady of the InfernoTen years. A decade. Ten years ago it was cold and overcast and as Sufjan Stevens sang “Come Thou Fount” and Jenna came walking down the aisle toward me with her dad, I had no idea what it meant to be married. Ten years ago as we exchanged words and exchanged rings, I had no […]
Read More 10I’ve had some conversations recently that involved me talking about why I’m Catholic. I have mixed emotions when this topic comes up. On the one hand I feel like I can never do it justice. Trying to distill the vast and plentiful reasons down into a coherent and meaningful explanation is difficult to say the […]
Read More BeautyThere are a host of personality tests that you can take. Anytime I’ve taken one, my results always reveal the same thing: perfectionism. I like to do things perfectly well. Regardless of the benefits that come from this tendency, this ultimately means that I can get stuck not starting something because of the fear of […]
Read More ConsolationJenna and I have been married for almost 10 years. In that time we’ve lived in 4 different homes. Each move has been the result of unique factors or circumstances. We found out earlier this year that our current landlord was needing to sell the condo we live in. She was so kind to give […]
Read More Intercession and movingScandal. Seems to be the ever-present word of the day within Catholic circles and in the news right now. And for good reason. So much heaviness right now. So much hurt and pain and confusion. Infuriating. Devastating. Deception and coverups on top of the actual shameful and shameless acts themselves. In the midst of this […]
Read More To Whom?I have so many thoughts and partial thoughts and rambling thoughts in my head right now. There is much in the news about scandal and much being said from many different perspectives about the current state of things. There are difficult things happening in and for the Church and difficult things on the horizon and […]
Read More Thy will be doneOne year. It’s been one year since Jenna and I stood up in front of family and friends and joyfully professed our belief in and acceptance of all that the Catholic Church teaches. One year since we had that oil placed on our heads and were sealed with the Holy Spirit. One year since we […]
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