Three reasons to go to confession this weekend
By Martina Casey Recently I attended a talk by Catholic author, Scott Hahn. A man of faith and fatherly wisdom, Mr. Hahn said he goes to confession weekly. Back in 2013 Pope Francis said that...
My friend got an abortion and I said nothing
By Martina Casey In Tractates on the Gospel of John, St. Augustine says that "the confession of evil works is the first beginning of good works," so here it goes: Twelve years ago I was working...
When you are competing you are not striving for holiness by Martina Casey
Have you ever heard the phrase that competition is envy's ugly sister? As a society we idolize a winner. Our culture doesn't judge people based on their holiness or piety but on the number of degrees,...
Has your escape become your enslavement? By Martina Casey
One of my favorite Old Testament stories is the story of the exodus, which begins when God frees the Israelites from slavery in Egypt and leads them across the Red Sea, eventually into the Promised...
How to call out sin without condemning the sinner by Nicole Moore
Judging - it’s something that we do so easily. It can be difficult to live out the phrase “love the sinner, hate the sin”. Learning how to love our neighbor well, while recognizing their sin...
An emotionally chaste woman is a strong woman by Nicole Moore
To be honest when I first learned about emotional chastity it blew my mind. I had no idea that living chastity also meant keeping our emotions in check. I thought that, because I had saying...
Freedom by Martina Casey
St. John Paul II once said that "freedom consists not in doing what we like, but in having the right to do what we ought." We like to believe that we are a nation pursuing...
Let’s Talk About Sex: The Four Criteria for a Green Light by Nicole Moore
When talking about sex, our culture has a million and one ways of defining it. As Catholics it’s important that we know how to sift through the lies and recognize the truth of sex. To...
Why porn kills much more than love… by Martina Casey
Two weeks ago the State of Arizona introduced a resolution that would declare pornography a public health crisis. Yes, you read that right: a crisis. If the resolution passes Arizona will become the thirteenth State...
Boundaries in a Dating Relationship by Chelsea Rojas
Boundaries. Ah, it's the B word that makes us feel awkward. We avoid talking about this word in dating relationships to bypass the elephant in the room. I mean, let’s face it; if you are...
Lord remove the plank…a response to the new abortion law in New York by Allison Dreher
My newsfeed is filled with #Prolife comments and memes. People all over the country are rightly outraged by a bill signed into law on Jan 22 that permits late term abortions up to the day...
The Biggest Lies Being Shared To Women About Sex by The Sisterhood Team
When reading through magazine headlines, these are some of the common headlines you will come across: Heat up sex! Sex you crave! Be a sex genius! Great sex tips from his mum? Tis the season...
A five minute morning ritual that’ll help you live a more joyous life by Martina Casey
A few years ago I heard Cardinal Timothy Dolan, Archbishop of New York, talk about prayer. He shared a small prayer discipline that he does every morning, and that I've implemented since I heard that...
With great power, comes great responsibility; Using our beauty as God intended by Nicole Moore
If you recall last week’s blog, we spoke about how a woman looks and feels different during the fertile time of her cycle. She is more interested in sex and also more attractive to the...
The Beauty of Poverty by Nicole Moore
One of the most common meditations for Christmas is the poverty of the holy family. While we may hear this meditation often, do we really take it to heart? Poverty can be a very scary...
The Cardinal Virtues: Fortitude by Martina Casey
We are in the fourth and final week of exploring the four Cardinal Virtues as outlined in the Catechism of the Catholic Church ("CCC"). We previously covered prudence, justice, and temperance. In this final week we'll...
The Cardinal Virtues: Temperance by Martina Casey
In a four-part series, we are exploring the Cardinal Virtues. The Catechism of the Catholic Church ("CCC") lists four; prudence, justice, temperance and fortitude. Last week, we covered justice and the week before prudence . Today,...
The Cardinal Virtues: Justice by Martina Casey
This is the second installment in a four-part series exploring the four Cardinal Virtues: prudence, justice, fortitude, and temperance. You can read more on what the Cardinal Virtues are, and learn how to practically implement...
The Cardinal Virtues: Prudence by Martina Casey
According to the Catechism of the Catholic Church ("CCC") there are four cardinal or central virtues around which all other virtues hover. They are prudence, justice, fortitude, and temperance. In a four part series we'll explore...
Sins of the Past By Nicole Moore
God has a funny way of using our struggle with sin as a means of molding us into saints. He grants us the grace to not only overcome these sins and lead Holy lives, but...
