2nd Week of Advent: "Brood of Vipers" in Matthew 3 Dear Beginner, Looking at the readings for the second week of Advent, I must say how I love to see the vehemence of St. John the Baptist's reproach to the pharisees.…
1st Sunday of Advent: Wake up! Dear Beginner, Wake up! That phrase is the name of a program we have on HM Television about the Persecuted Christians, and it is also a theme for this week's Sunday…
Unplanned: What a Great—TRUE—Story! Dear Beginner, What a movie! I had heard about the testimony of Abby Johnson, but as you can imagine, it's a lot different seeing it played out in a film. If…
A Millennial Nun Responds As millennial nun, I would like to respond to the article “Behold, the Millennial Nuns” published on Huffington Post by Eve Fairbanks. The millennial generation is the generation born between…
What are you doing this Halloween? Dear Beginner, I’ve had it on my mind for a while to write about Halloween, but I just can’t bring myself to it. Here in Ireland they are trying to make…
Catholic youth listening to mainstream music? Dear Beginner, Being the youngest of my siblings, I began listening to mainstream music by the time I was 9 or 10. By "mainstream," I mean hip-hop/R&B/rock/techno/pop/rap... I think you get…
Opposites Attract We have often heard the saying “opposites attract.” Other than with magnets, it doesn’t seem to make much sense. Yet nature gives us plenty of examples to prove these words…
Having Fun is a Virtue Ok, so the title is probably an overstatement. Having fun isn’t necessarily a virtue. But St. Thomas talks about a virtue that consists precisely in playfulness and fun. It’s called…
8 Ways to Make this a Great Summer Summer is a time that most look forward to...and many times the end of summer comes and we haven't actually done anything with our time. This year make it a…
Via Lucis: Way of Light Dear Beginner, Happy Easter! Once again life has triumphed and the Lord of Hope shows us that He has conquered death and sin. Thanks be to God, He calls us to…
Console Our Lady in the Passion Dear Beginner, Now that we are in the midst of Holy Week, just wanted to write a quick note to encourage you to live it close to the Lord and His…
It's True Sometimes I think that I can’t approach people who do not believe and speak about God. I have the feeling that they wouldn’t understand, as if I couldn’t solve their…
