Who is Padre Pio of Pietrelcina? Examining His Inspiring Story of Faith and Trust
Padre Pio of Pietrelcina is one of the Catholic Church’s best-known saints and stigmatists whose life serves as a true testament to radical love of…
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Feeling Unmoored? Suggestions for Seeking Home
Last year, I was sprawled on my bed, enjoying a day of rest after some long days of teaching. “Gilmore Girls” was my latest TV…
Candy Crush in the Desert: Where Faith and Culture Meet
When I think of characteristics that first attracted me to the Paulist Fathers, the Paulist preference I observed of meeting the culture where it is…
CHRISTINA — DAY 3: Just so you know…
My generation is one of the last, if not the last, to remember regularly using a landline. When the phone rang at my house, someone…
What Makes a Monster?
In Guillermo del Toro’s Pacific Rim, we see the world attacked by alien creatures called the kaiju (Japanese for “giant monsters”), which arrive through an…
Being On an Ancient Pilgrimage in the Digital Age
After walking 12 miles, Philipp and I were relieved to arrive at the albergue in Tosantos, Spain. We were greeted by Dani, a volunteer serving…
Why Did You Marry Me?
I always pictured my life differently. I’ve always been a simple girl with simple wants. I pictured that we would have a home without a…
Technology, Ten Things I Hate About You
When it comes to loving technology the difference between Brandon and I is staggering. Brandon loves it and, if not married to me, would have…
Time to Unplug?
A while back Tara Parker-Pope wrote a New York Times piece about the high toll of technology over-dependence that’s worth mentioning: With immediate access to…
Looking to Lie? Do it Via Email
People lie more via email than when using good old pen-and-paper, a new study finds. (Wait, people still write with paper and pen? Now we’re…
