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Courage, Dear Heart: Why I Chose to Live by a Word of the Year.
How a Word of the Year generator inspired me to live courageously for 365 days. New Year, New Me? I am not a fan of New Year’s resolutions. In my youth, I had planned and dieted and set lofty goals with the best of them. And every year, I would be left feeling disappointed in myself for not achieving whatever goals I had imposed on myself. Then December would roll back around, and the cycle continued. After converting to Catholicism,…
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The Exhausted Mother’s Advent: 5 Simple Ways to Find Joy this Advent
Advent is supposed to be a peaceful time of preparation for Christmas. But what happens when the pressure to create traditions and live liturgically start to make your heart anything but peaceful? This post contains affiliate links. You can read my full affiliate disclaimer here. Brace yourselves: Advent is coming. If you spend even a little time on Catholic social media, you’ve no doubt seen the never-ending posts and stories about everyone’s plans for liturgical living during the season of…
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5 of the Best Books About Catholicism to Ignite Your Faith
A collection of the best books about Catholicism to inspire you to live your faith authentically and passionately. Y’all, I m so excited to be talking about two of my all-time favorite things: Catholicism and books! In this case, specifically, the best books to learn about Catholicism! What could be better, right?? I converted to Catholicism on April 19, 2014. My journey to the Church was long and arduous, but it was the greatest decision I ever made. Even seven…
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My Catholic Conversion Story – Part III: Coming Home
The Final Chapter of My Story of How I Converted to Catholicism. Welcome to Part III of my conversion story! If you have not read Parts I and II yet, head over to my last two posts and catch up on my journey from Agnosticism to Catholicism. Last Week, On “How I Met Your Mother (Church)“ Let’s dive right back in, shall we? I had abandoned whatever shreds of faith I had left and settled for agnosticism in the heat…
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My Catholic Conversion Story – Part II: Enter Catholicism
Welcome, dear reader, to Part II of my conversion story! Thank you for joining me as I reminisce on my journey from an angsty agnostic to a Catholic convert. In Part I, I talked about my religious upbringing and gave a little insight into the messier parts of my home life. Part II will dive a little deeper into the events leading up to my decision to convert and the Mass that changed my life forever. The End of the…
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My Catholic Conversion Story – Part 1: The Beginning of the End
Part 1 of the story of how I went from being agnostic to Catholic, and all the moments that made my conversion possible. As I’ve mentioned in previous posts, I am a convert to Catholicism. I was Baptized, Confirmed, and received my First Holy Communion on April 19th, 2014. To celebrate, I’m finally taking the time to write down my conversion story. From the moment I started this blog, I knew that I wanted to tell this story eventually. Even…
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Finding Jesus in the Everyday: Music Edition
I have a confession… I’ve never been a fan of praise and worship music. There, I said it. *This post contains Amazon affiliate links.* Even as a child, I often found myself rolling my eyes whenever my sister would blast the local Christian station on her portable radio. I thought it was cheesy, repetitive, and pandering. Compared to the emo bands and David Bowie standards playing from my own headphones, praise and worship felt like an absolute waste of time…
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The Perfect Meatless Recipe for Lent
Skip the cheese pizza and feed your family this easy and delicious meatless meal this Lent! Growing up, my family was not religious. We never observed Good Friday or attended Easter services. It wasn’t until I met my cradle Catholic husband that I was introduced to the concept of Lenten traditions. One of those traditions was eating “Ollie Oil” on meatless Fridays during Lent (Aglio e Olio in Italian). I’ll be honest, liturgical living is not my strong suit, even…
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How I Reclaimed My Lent as a Busy Mom
How I Wanted My Lent to Go…and How It Actually Went. I remember the Lent before I was baptized into the Church so clearly. I prayed my first-ever 54-day Rosary novena. I finished up all of the requirements and assignments for RCIA. I stopped eating meat altogether and kept adding new goals to my already very long list of penances. I studied saints and agonized over which one I would choose as my Confirmation saint. After a very long and…
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