By Sean Mulcare. Like a mustard seed, the faith in the soul that was once almost imperceptible grows and grows. The little seed is now becoming a mature tree. The soul in the 5th and 6th stages of the spiritual life has grown a tremendous amount...
Song Reflection: “Brother” (feat. Gavin DeGraw) by NEEDTOBREATHE
By Bryn Rademaker. If you haven’t already noticed, LIFE IS TOUGH! You know what is even more tough than life? Life without other people to walk it with...
Who Are You?
By Haley Arndt. So, this just occurred to me: some of you don’t know who I am. Sure, you have gotten to know me through reading my blogs for the past six months (wow, six months already?!?). But the real heart to knowing someone is knowing their story. It’s knowing where they came from, what they’ve gone through, and how they got to where they are today...
Be More Like Donkey
By Elise Burns. We often tend to label others and to make hasty judgments. Maybe it's time we started seeing people as people first, and go from there...
St. Francis: The Conversion (Pt. 1)
By Br. Nathan Linton, OFM, Cap. How much do you know about the conversion story of St. Francis of Assisi?
A Deep Life of Virtue: Stage Three in the Spiritual Life
By Sean Mulcare. In the third stage of the spiritual life, the soul has come as far as it can “on its own.” The soul has progressed to the point that all further growth needs to be done by God, since the soul can't put forth any more effort since it is already giving its all to God...
3 Things I Wish I Knew About God In High School
By Elise Burns. We all know about the struggle-bus of adolescence. But do we all really know that God is there with us through it all?
The Not-So-Saintly Francis
By Br. Nathan Linton, OFM, Cap. Every saint has a past, but that is good news because it means that a sinner can have a future! Br. Nathan discusses St. Francis's conversion from selfishness and worldliness to life in Christ.
Relationships, Evangelizing, Cheddar Bunnies, and Protesters… Oh My!
By Haley Arndt. Hey, pals! Yep, you read that right. We are gonna talk about a whole lotta stuff today. Trust me, it’s all related. I promise! And it’s going to be good...