I read this article yesterday by FOCUS Catholic Ministries about the five most common lies that women believe, and the whole time I was reading I was seeing myself as the example for each one. Each one of them was sadly so believable that we would fall for such simple yet toxic ideas, and yet…
Continue reading ➞ “Sweet Sister”
So, I’ve ended up where I never thought I’d be. This should be the catch phrase of my life, honestly. Here I am, recently graduated with a degree in philosophy – the only woman to graduate in the school of philosophy at my university, might I add #proud (though there were three other women studying…
Continue reading ➞ “Grant Us Peace”
So it's Lent. Like, wow it is so Lent. I think my psyche has somehow automatically internalized that it's Lent, because man today has already been tough. Between accidentally sleeping in and being so tired that I physically feel like I'm being pulled down toward the ground, to just feeling an air of slightly increased somberness about…
Continue reading ➞ “Body & Soul”
In high school, I never really got the whole Christmas spirit thing. I was happy to have a break from school, and I of course loved the food and decorations and gifts and trees. It was nice to be able to plow through my reading list, and watch terrible-but-also-amazing Hallmark Christmas movies curled up on…
I have a seemingly insatiable desire to be extraordinary -- to help others, to make a difference, to love those who aren't, to do something. In fact, on more than one occasion I've been accused to having a hero complex. This seeps into my faith life, my personal life, my public life -- giving me…
Continue reading ➞ “Extraordinary In The Ordinary”
When I was a kid, my parents -- especially my mom -- would often tell me about how she always wanted to name her daughter 'Hannah', because she always loved that name for some reason. I used to think my name wasn't anything special and that it was kind of boring, but now looking back…
Continue reading ➞ “Grace Upon Grace”
I just found this journal / blog entry that I meant to post six months ago when I was in the middle of my semester abroad, and I am so glad that I did. In reading it, I am reminded of the simplicity in my life amidst the chaos, and the quiet beauty in that;…
Continue reading ➞ “Not Your Own”
