*takes out a white flag and slowly comes out of hiding spot* Is it safe? Can I come out now? My goodness, yesterday was a nightmare ...

((Before I begin, let me just wish you all a happy feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe! I wrote a bit about the same picture that's hung ...

Picture after the Oblate novitiate ceremony and scapular investiture; this marked the official beginning of my novitiate. This morning, ...

Photo by Andrew Neel on Unsplash June 28, 2019. Dehydration and malnutrition while on retreat. August 5, 2019. Chest pain and chest mus...

Well, I tried... and it didn't work. I am "back" in the sense that I've returned to this blog and have shut down the...

My lack of blog posts lately has been due to both a busy schedule and less time spent online. I have a lot to share but, goodness, not e...

As some of you have noticed, despite not being in school anymore and having more free time, I haven't been posting as often as I wish....

Dear God, Please help me... I'm drowning. I've overwhelmed with school. No matter how many days and hours I study, no matter h...

I wanted to blog yesterday because I received good news but I had to wait to get actual details (which I officially received last night) s...

Hello and welcome to my 1,000th blog post. "Whaaaat?" That was my reaction when I posted the last blog post and saw that it wa...

On Monday afternoon -- after I wrote the last blog post -- my toothaches (yes, it became plural) were so terrible that I asked to be squee...

Note to self (and everyone else): don't ever think I'll have time to blog during the semester because "free time" does...

Just a quick reminder for those of you who are doing the 54-day Rosary novena with us starting Tuesday, November 1st (All Saints' Day...

If you've prayed for me recently -- especially in the past couple of days -- I want to say a massive " thank you! " I know...

Wow, what a week it's been since the last update. I've been in the hospital three days for different reasons. If you're not ...