A little longer musing on Christian Unity… My musings on Christian unity began out of a purely personal quest. Just over a year ago, I began dating, a wonderful, holy, Christian man…who isn’t Catholic. (I’ll let that settle so the staunch Catholic and Protestant naysayers in the room warm up to the idea!) What began … Continue reading
Happy Valentine’s Day, friends! I have always loved this holiday, not because of a penchant for stuffed animals and waxy chocolate, but because the legends surrounding the life of Saint Valentine are so, so epic! In any case, today’s gospel reading is so fitting for a day celebrating all things love. In Mark 8:1-10, we see … Continue reading
This post was originally posted over at Canadian Catholic. /// They say ‘curiosity killed the cat,’ but in my experience, comparison has always killed this cat. I’m not sure if the men struggle with this as much as the women, but comparison has always weighed heavily on my heart hijacking my self-esteem and worth and … Continue reading
Last week I paid a visit to the Franciscan Sisters of Halifax in Herring Cove. I wanted to go because I was curious what their life was like as active religious and wanted to give God time to speak to my heart outside of campus. The convent is located in a quaint fishing community fifteen … Continue reading
Jesus promised His disciples three things—that they would be completely fearless, absurdly happy, and in constant trouble. – G.K. Chesterton Continue reading
On a recent trip, I visited a Baptist youth minister to learn about youth ministry in their church. He told me that if there’s one thing he could instill in the youth, it would be a love for the Word. I told him I knew that there’s the all too familiar joke that Catholics don’t … Continue reading
When He was on the cross, you were on His mind. Continue reading
Happy St. Valentine’s Day! Today we are sharing some thoughts on making an intentional commitment to being single-hearted. Some wisdom from Emily “My friend recommended the book “Your Knight in Shining Armor” by P.B. Wilson. I thought the “single for six months” commitment was a little silly, after all, what if “He” comes along?! My … Continue reading
Hi peanut butter lovers, I’m just going to launch right into it… “Why should it be difficult to fall in love with God?” …Why do we have to inquire about how to pray? Perhaps we are really asking how to love, because, after all, prayer is simply an expression of our love… In Zen Buddhism, … Continue reading
Hi new and familiar readers, We’re settling into our semesters and it’s time to settle into new habits and break old ones. Becs and I have talked about starting a series for quite some time now. We exchanged cross-country emails, texts, and prayers asking Jesus to guide us in this coming semester of blogging. We’ve … Continue reading
Today is the first day of spring! It is finally official, but the weather has been so nice for the past couple of days here in the Nish and it’s been maaaarvelous! Campus seems to have come alive again; students are tossing a football around on the lawn between Cameron and MacKinnon Hall, and others … Continue reading
This Valentine’s Day, don’t forget to spend time with the One who loves you most! Continue reading
faith and peanut butter 