One of my strongest identities growing up was being a coach’s daughter. It was important to both my dad and me that our relationship did not give the impression that I was receiving a free pass in any way. Consequently, I developed daily disciplines—even completing shooting drills in my driveway in unfavorable ninety-degree heat—to ensure… Read More
Navigating Towards the Narrow Gate
Humility
Author: Katie Petska What is it? The virtue of humility, as defined in the Catholic Encyclopedia on newadvent.org, “is a quality by which a person considering his own defects as a lowly opinion of himself and willingly submits himself to God and to others for God’s sake.” Why be humble? In my own opinion I believe this… Read More
Learn The Rules
Author: Delaney O’Hara One day last year I was at the froyo place by my house, and the owner behind the counter had started some small talk with me asking me where I went to school and what I was studying. I told her I was a Theology major and that I eventually want to… Read More
Self Image
Author: Anna Komorami Do you ever look at yourself in the mirror and have trouble seeing the beauty that is within you? I know that I have that trouble. Sometimes I just look in the mirror and see that extra 5 pounds that I want to lose, or the muscle that is not there. It’s… Read More
Living In The Present
Author: Katie Petska I often feel that I am in a constant state of “living in the future.” I believe that this is half my own fault and half the fault of our society. In schools, teachers are always preparing you for the next stage of life. I know that some of this is inevitable… Read More
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