This is the third post in my series on looking at the world through pro-life eyes. So far I’ve covered what it means to be pro-life with respect to the womb and with respect to the family. Today’s post is on adoption! There are many forms of adoption available, and it’s definitely not a one-size-fits-all… Read More Pro-Life: Adoption
This is my second post in a little series I’m doing on pro-life issues. There’s more to being pro-life than being pro-birth, so this series’ goal is to expand what it means to be pro-life, beyond the womb. Today’s post is on being pro-life with respect to the family. Pro-Life: The Family Being pro-life to… Read More Pro-Life: The Family
One of my BFFs recently got engaged. I’m doing her wedding makeup (and possibly her hair!), which I’m really excited for. Out of our group of girlfriends, I’m the one with the most makeup knowledge, but it’s still not wedding-makeup level yet. This summer I’ve taken it upon myself to learn the art of makeup,… Read More Adventures in Makeup
I’m pro-life. I am against abortion in all forms, from the abortions performed on little ones in the womb to the acts that abort life in the everyday. To me, being pro-life is being pro-the-things-that-give life and against what brings death, whether spiritually, emotionally, physically, biologically, and otherwise. In a series of posts, I want… Read More Pro-Life: The Womb
A friend of mine recently shared with me that she is expecting a baby in December! Baby P is on his or her way and doesn’t have a name yet. I told her that I’ve got about fourteen names set for my future children – split halfway boys and girls with middle names also – and while… Read More Baby Naming by Cecille
Did you know that Catholics and Mormons don’t recognize the other’s baptisms as valid? That means that if you are already baptized in one of those two faiths, but converting the other way, you have to be re-baptized. So, what I’d like to do with this post is compare the two traditions’ beliefs and practices… Read More Understanding Baptism: Catholicism vs. Mormonism
I’ve seen a few articles lately (see here, here, here, and here for context) on free speech and our current social-political climate. Conservatives and liberals alike have accused the other of attacking free speech; from the conservative side, there is the belief that political correctness has gone too far, and from the liberal side, there… Read More Let’s Talk Free Speech, Political Correctness, & Opposing Viewpoints
I came across an article recently titled “Never Date a Feminist: 12 Warning Signs for Young Men” and thought it was satire. It turns out it’s not satire, and the sweeping generalizations found within it are questionable at best. The site seems to be catering to conservative Christian men,* so maybe I shouldn’t be surprised about… Read More A Response to “Never Date a Feminist: 12 Warning Signs for Young Men”
Introduction Once upon a dream ago, I gave a talk at a college retreat through my Newman Center at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. For those of you from there, it was NFK 107* (they’re on NFK 130 this fall, if I’m not mistaken). The retreat is called Koinonia, which means communion/fellowship in Greek. During… Read More Church, People of God
There’s been a lot of news lately on transgender individuals. The newest debate centers on whether or not trans* people should be allowed to use the public restroom of the gender they identify with. In response to this debate, there have been a slew of articles shared on both sides of the debate, ranging from… Read More Addressing Transgenderism
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