You are the beloved. Maybe you’ve never heard that before. Maybe you’re sitting there thinking that you’ve heard it too many times. Either way, I’ll say it again and again:…
I don’t need a man in my life to make me happy. While I want a best friend to journey through life and pursue heaven with, I know it’s not…
As the seasons of Advent and Christmas approach, an innocuous question we like to ask children is, “What do you want?” They’ll respond enthusiastically as they talk about a new…
Do you ever think back on your past and remember a time in your life when things were going really well—you were achieving your dreams and living on a high—and…
A few months ago, I was eating breakfast and mentally preparing for the day ahead of me. As I attempted to read the Magnificat’s daily readings and offer my day…
THE ADVICE THAT CHANGED THE MASS FOR ME It was Good Friday and there I was crying in the confessional to some random priest who had the joy of hearing…
ENCOURAGEMENT FOR THE PERPETUAL PEOPLE-PLEASER I don’t know if it’s a human condition or a Josie condition, but I think far too much about what people think. Many of you…
It's okay to let your dreams change. It was late October and I was playing a professional tennis tournament in Greece. Since the age of eleven, my dream has been…
EMBRACING WHO GOD CREATED YOU TO BE What would you say if I told you I was a Catholic feminist? Did you know those terms could go together? I didn’t…
Every year on Thanksgiving Day, my family gathers for Turkey Bowl. We started this flag-football tradition my freshman year of college, complete with a huge trophy and Filipino flag-themed jerseys.…