Hey everyone! I got back from retreat yesterday afternoon. It was amazing! We had talks, Mass Saturday and Sunday, opportunities for adoration twice on Saturday, and time for silence and reflection. The theme was "Holy Eucharist and Carmel." Our retreat master, Father Francis, who is a priest with the Order of Discalced Carmelites, centered the … Continue reading Retreat Reflections: Holy Eucharist, Carmel, and Everyday Life →

Hey y'all! Just a quick reminder that I'm leaving this afternoon to go on retreat. I will be keeping all of your intentions and all of you, whether you reached out to me or not, in my prayers. Please keep me in your prayers as well. If you email me or comment on a post … Continue reading Retreat Day! →

Today, May 2, is the feast day of a great saint, a champion of orthodoxy, and one of the patrons of Lumen Fidei Ministries. St. Athanasius was born of a Christian family in Alexandria, Egypt and received a classical education. He became the secretary to the bishop of Alexandria, Alexander, and eventually succeeded him as … Continue reading St. Athanasius, Doctor of the Church →

I'm sure that all of you have heard of the HBO show Game of Thrones, even if you don't watch it. I don't, but just like everyone else, I've heard of it and the racy content that it contains. Graphic violence, nudity, and sex scenes are a big part of the storylines, and for Catholics … Continue reading The “Game of Thrones” Phenomenon and Christian Entertainment →

The feast of Our Lady of Good Counsel, one of the patrons of this site, was actually this past Friday, but I decided to post today because last week, the feasts of saints were overridden by the Easter Octave. In April of 1467, a venerated icon of Our Lady of Good Counsel was observed hanging … Continue reading Our Lady of Good Counsel →

Divine Mercy Sunday is a day celebrating one of God's greatest attributes: His Mercy. Many homilies that we hear on this day remind us that God's Mercy is boundless and that we have nothing to be afraid of if we go to Him with complete confidence. We are told that God wants to forgive us … Continue reading Divine Mercy Sunday: Remember, Mercy Isn’t Free →

Hey guys! I'm writing this short post to let y'all know that this coming Friday, I'll be leaving to go on retreat with my Secular Carmelite group. If any of you have prayer requests that you would like me to remember and pray for on the retreat, you can email me (my email is listed … Continue reading Prayer requests →

 A few months ago, a White House staffer made headlines after speaking about John McCain in a private meeting and saying that his opinion doesn’t matter because “he’s going to die anyway.” The staffer has now left her job, and although the reason reportedly has nothing to do with the comment, it does not mean … Continue reading Societal Sickness: When Worrying about Leakers Contributes to the Culture of Death →

In the tagline for this site, I said that I would be bringing the light of the Faith to everyday issues and experiences. With such a mission, some of my posts will concern current events surrounding politics and other cultural and societal events and how Catholics should respond to them. I wrote this post about … Continue reading Introduction to ‘Societal Sickness: When Worrying about Leakers Contributes to the Culture of Death’ →