The Night Watch

Being Catholic isn’t only about going to church every Sunday; it’s about the way we live our entire lives. This includes every single aspect – even what we consume and how we consume it. I want [...]

Most college students these days don’t eat together, especially if you live off-campus. Sure, you eat around each other, but when was the last time you were intentional about sharing a meal [...]

The other week during prayer, I had images come into my head, so I wrote them down. I made a little poem. Brutal Consolation I see Jesus on the cross I’m looking into His eyes All the [...]

Let’s talk about despair. Whether it’s Finals Week and you’ve used an entire block of sticky notes making to-do lists (I’ve done that), or you’ve been trying to figure out what to do with your [...]

I’m not perfect. In fact, nobody is perfect. Some see this as a bad thing, but I see it as one of the best things. Here’s what I mean; every saint was a sinner, which means being a sinner is a [...]

Have you ever felt self-conscious about what you wanted to do? Where you think twice about what you were about to do because others might think that it’s weird? Are you afraid of what people [...]

At college, I’m away from home and my family. I miss them a lot, but never more than when something big and important happens to them: good or bad. I want to be there with them to show them how [...]

Weddings are formal. Funerals are formal. Banquets are formal. Proms are formal. (It was a little bit awkward for everyone, especially during pictures. All of our moms wanted about a thousand [...]

During Lent, I’ve been praying the Rosary with only the Sorrowful Mysteries to prepare myself for His Passion. My focus has been on Jesus dying for our sins and how great of a sacrifice that was [...]

Beautiful sunsets, a calming moon, an intense storm--these are all things that make you stop and stare. But these marvels of nature are so rare in our busy days and weeks. Where is the moments [...]