The Most Reliable High
“It’s the most reliable high I know of.” I told someone that, yesterday. I was talking about Mass. Unless you’re Catholic (and, sadly, maybe even if you are), you might not understand that. But… It’s...
View ArticlePredator or prey?
Dear God, Dear Lord, I can’t run any more. I can’t chase You down any more. I’ve been running and running and running like it’s a marathon, and not just a 26 mile marathon, but a 26 year marathon, and...
View ArticleLost
I don’t think I can ever be a good person. I know how and it’s just too hard. God, why do You abandon me to my own base instincts? Why do You leave me to founder on the rocks of sin and stupidity? I...
View ArticleFive Minute Friday: Yes
I was so angry. So confused. I didn’t even go in the Adoration Chapel, because I didn’t want to disturb the others praying in silence. This was between me and God. “Why? Why are You doing this to me?...
View ArticleMerry Christmas!
A very Merry Christmas to all of you! ***** Image credit: http://lds.net/blog/faith/defending-the-faith/did-lehis-vision-of-the-tree-of-life-come-from-joseph-smiths-father/The post Merry Christmas!...
View ArticleSighing
There is an endless sighing, a swift intake of breath, a slow exhalation, a single beat of my heart… Watching you, I whisper your name. Gaze upon your beauty, engulfed by the flame of your desire. Long...
View ArticleEnough Already
I always feel like I’m not trying hard enough. Right now, I’m sitting here at the mall, in the Barnes & Noble, and there’s a man who is accomplishing a lot of business on the phone behind me. There...
View ArticleHow NOT to Have Sex with Your Boyfriend
Let’s just get one thing straight. Up until about two months ago, I was the least likely advocate for pre-marital chastity in maybe the entire Catholic blogosphere. Maybe in the entire world. I had a...
View ArticlePrayer Before Meals
Who does that? Who plants a HYDRANGEA right next to an established bush? Clearly an idiot. What kind of groundskeeper does the Cathedral employ? A poor one, that’s for sure. These were the thoughts...
View ArticleWhat Does It Mean to be a Queen?
If you were a queen, what kind of queen would you be? A “good” queen? A bad one? Can you even imagine it? Perhaps you’ve come to think of queens as people that only show up in fantasy novels like those...
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