This summer I’ve been working my way through Karol Wojtyla’s Love & Responsibility. Fr. Wojtyla wrote this book before becoming Pope John Paul II. At the time he was working as a professor at a university in Poland and spent a lot of time chatting with young people. The insight he gained from his conversations with … Continue reading
Last week Eunice blogged about St. Maximilian Kolbe and today I get to write about the man who canonized him: Blessed John Paul II! Disclaimer: there is going to be way more photos in this post than usual because I couldn’t possibly decide on just one. Born Karol Wojtyla, he was a labourer, a poet, … Continue reading
(Baby don’t hurt me, don’t hurt me, no more..) ♬ Brace yourselves, this next week and a half will be a blur of red and pink commercialism! I had a guy friend ask me a few days ago what I, as a young woman, thought of Valentine’s Day. It really got me thinking. Euns and … Continue reading
This reflection was first published in the Catholic Register on January 18th. How did you spend your New Year’s Eve? For as long as I can remember, I have spent New Year’s Eve with family, congregating around cookies and champagne. But this year, I spent it alongside 600 fellow university students at Rise Up, Catholic … Continue reading
My life has been pretty darn busy these last few weeks but last night I got the opportunity to attend Taizé prayer here on campus. It was just what I needed! I’ve been participating in Taizé prayer for a couple of years now and have been lucky enough to find a community on every campus … Continue reading
Did your mother ever pack you PB and J sandwiches in brown paper bags? The peanut butter and jelly would ooze out the sides and you’d have to lick the jelly off your fingers? There’s nothing quite like a peanut butter and jelly sandwich with perfect, equal amounts of each. The peanut butter is just … Continue reading
faith and peanut butter 