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One Way to Be An Answer to the Current Crisis

Published September 7, 2018 • Written by Rachel Filed Under: Blog

  We’ve had a lot of difficult news to absorb these last few weeks. It would be easy to look at the Church’s current situation and wonder if we’re not splitting apart at the seams. Some have called this the US Church’s worst crisis in history (see interview below). So before sharing my thoughts on… [Read More]

Written by Rachel • Published September 7, 2018

How To Make Your Dreams Holy

Published July 16, 2016 • Written by Josue Filed Under: Blog, Faith, Young Adult

Do you ever lament the consistent or occasional impurity of a dream? At some point in our life, we learn what triggers nighttime temptations. For some it is the Facebook scroll through that one person’s profile. For another it might be flirting through text or phone conversations or Snapchat. For someone else it might be… [Read More]

Written by Josue • Published July 16, 2016

Choosing to Love, Now and Every Day (Review: “Chastity Is for Lovers”)

Published January 6, 2015 • Written by Lindsay Wilcox Filed Under: Blog, Faith, Marriage and Love, Reviews, Young Adult

Whether or not you’re a virgin, chastity is for you. I read a lot about chastity. You might have noticed that if you’ve read any of my writing here at Austin CNM. I recently re-discovered the blog of Arleen Spenceley, a chastity advocate and professional journalist, when I got word of her new book for… [Read More]

Written by Lindsay Wilcox • Published January 6, 2015

Late Have I Loved You

Published August 29, 2014 • Written by Rachel Filed Under: Blog

Yesterday I found myself bringing St Augustine’s Feast Day to a close by reciting passages from his writings with a small gathering of friends; we raised a glass to the Doctor and Saint, and celebrated this man who was so dearly human. The passage I recited had been had been reverberating in my mind since that… [Read More]

Written by Rachel • Published August 29, 2014

The Soul’s Movement at the Moment of Communion

Published October 5, 2013 • Written by Josue Filed Under: Blog, Faith

Consider this article as a monologue or an interior thought, as if someone was thinking out loud and searching for an answer within themselves. At some points, I address the soul as “her,” instead of “it.” I do this partly because St. John of the Cross uses that kind of language in his writings. It… [Read More]

Written by Josue • Published October 5, 2013

Chastity: Getting Real with Something No One Likes to Talk About

Published May 31, 2013 • Written by Britt Echtenkamp Filed Under: Blog, Faith, Family, Marriage and Love

This blog starts with a definition, followed by a confession: Firstly, I want to define chastity. If you look up the definition of “chastity” in a dictionary, the first few definitions will say something like “abstaining for all sexual intercourse” or “see – chastity belt”. Not exactly the definition I’m going for here. If you… [Read More]

Written by Britt Echtenkamp • Published May 31, 2013

Pure Women – Pure Fashion!

Published October 11, 2012 • Written by Rachel Filed Under: Blog

What does PURE mean? Something that is pure is 100% what it is. Meaning, it is made of nothing else but it’s own essence – bottled water is “pure water” when there are no added flavorings, no artificial sweeteners, no contamination – it’s just pure water. Likewise, being a woman who is pure has nothing… [Read More]

Written by Rachel • Published October 11, 2012

Thrive – Adult Education Nights

Published August 31, 2012 • Written by Diocese of Austin Filed Under: Faith, Family

Despite seemingly endless debates and legislation on sex education, teenage pregnancy rates and the spread of STDs doesn’t seem to be getting any better.  As a society, this is causing us to completely freak out about the future of the individual lives of these students as well as the future of our society as a… [Read More]

Written by Diocese of Austin • Published August 31, 2012

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