Heart of an Artist

Some pieces I got from clothing swaps. Zero dollars spent! In the last few years, in an effort to save money, I've becoming very invested in a " Buy-Nothing " Facebook group for my hometown. Through this group, people give away things they no longer need or ask for them. I've also gotten connected with clothing swaps in the metro as a result. As I seek out second-hand clothing, I'm learning how to develop my fashion as a work of art that expresses something about me, and lea

"I will sing to the Lord for He is gloriously triumphant." If you've never watched Dreamworks' 1998 cartoon musical, The Prince of Egypt , then take my advice and do it ASAP. In my opinion, it is the best film adaptation of the famous story of Moses in the Old Testament, with killer musical numbers on top of that. And I got to be in the cast of the stage version last month, when my parish put it on as our annual musical. This has been the most impactful and profound music

During this most recent situation, there was a running theme in my spiritual life: receiving, then giving. After graduating college, I...

My college and graduate school years were not without trials and tribulations. These times tested my faith in God's goodness and His love...

My spiritual journey and vocation can be summed up as such: I never planned on any of this. I write this blog post in the Fall of 2023,...

In light of Parts I and II, perhaps Dante's view of human sexuality is something to consider: while it holds great significance, there...

Purity Culture: Ironic Idolatry of the Flesh in the Church Within the last year, I began to put words to the anger that I felt toward the...

As an impressionable teen growing up in the Church, I consumed many Catholic purity and relationship books and talks. Growing in my...

I love hearing people's testimonies of radical conversion to Christ. Recently, I found a Youtube channel featuring many young Christians'...

Anthropology of Religion and Ritual From the dawn of time, spiritual activities have been embedded in cultures across the globe....

As a child, I adored rocks and minerals. I went to the local mall where they had crystal exhibits select times each year, so I could buy...

The human person is truly a unique creature: unlike angels who are pure spirit, we have bodies which eat, sleep, excrete waste, and...

"I'm an alcoholic." That's what the man my street team and I met at the library confessed. This was only after two minutes of...

Many of you know me as someone who doesn't necessarily go on rants. I know this is just my second blog post, but I've been having a lot...