Bishops, Biden, and Brokenness in the Church
Ok, it’s time. I have been simultaneously working towards this and dreading it. The obligatory Biden and the Bishops post. Backstory: If you haven’t been consumed by the media on this, here’s the story: The USCCB, or US Conference of Catholic Bishops, voted last week on whether or not to draft a document on the... Continue Reading →
OUT FOR LENT
I’m taking a break from blog life, and social for Lent. Have a blessed 40 days. ❤️
The Anniversary of Roe v Wade: The Stories I Don’t Tell
I realized tonight that while I have discussed my issues with the pro-life movement, a million times, I have not talked much about why I do not believe in abortion. Part of that is that I have some larger work in production that I plan to use as a discussion point, but part of it... Continue Reading →
Understanding Unity and Accountability Through the Lens of Confession
For the last week, there has been a lot of talk about unity. This comes on the heels of an attack on our country's Capitol that left much of the country shook and uncertain of our future. Almost immediately those who still support Trump started shifting the blame, dismissing the pain others are feeling about... Continue Reading →
He Doesn’t Always Answer our Prayers the Way we Ask, but Sometimes He Does
2019 was one of the hardest years of my entire life. I was crushed by post partum depression, a slew of medical symptoms that we could not get diagnosed, stuck at home in a basement alone 99% of the day every day, parenting 2 under 2, struggling with money, and struggling in what relationships I... Continue Reading →
The Catholic Case for Biden
Last week, I was kindly invited to offer a Catholic Case for Biden to be opposite The Catholic Case for Trump. It was a very intense post to write for me. I worked very hard to keep attacks on Trump as low as possible, and to cite Church social teaching as accurately as possible. I... Continue Reading →
How to Decide what’s Truth and what’s Fiction: The Battle for 2020
For me, the most intense battle of 2020 has been trying to figure what is true and what is not. What we know has happened in 2029 has pushed the limits of what I ever thought would be true. I never would have imagined that we would all be quarantined because of a worldwide pandemic,... Continue Reading →
Don’t Tell Me THIS is Goodness
“And since I can’t seem to reach these people, all I can do is to declare as often and as loudly as I am able, that I am not with them. We are not of like heart or like faith. We are not doing the same work. I do not share their fear of their... Continue Reading →