My missionary sister Ellen recently posted a blog called Dolphin Tales, sharing a story about how she and I had asked Jesus for dolphins during our trip to Florida last month. In it she tells the story about how Jesus did give her dolphins shortly after, when she went to the aquarium, and how she had confidence that, in time, Jesus would show her wild dolphins as well. I would like to share with you my story about how Jesus gave me dolphins. I recently went to a youth conference in Alabama

Love… What is it about love that effectuates us so easily? Even in a world filled with war and hate, ‘Love’ is everywhere. Think of the most recent movie you have seen, can you honestly tell me there wasn’t a love plot involved at all? Most recent movie I have seen: Warm Bodies. Great hilarious movie about zombies… One zombie who falls in love with a human… wait…WHAT?!  That’s right, love is everywhere, even in the undead! Since love is everywhere I thought I’d tell you guys

Looking back at the timeline of our life, there are certain events that stand out as life-changing. These events changed something about us; we became more aware of who we were; we gained new confidence in our gifts and talents; we fostered a new relationship that completely transformed our perspective on life. When I accepted the position to be a Summer Missionary at Camp Covecrest in Tiger, Georgia for six weeks of Catholic youth summer camp during the summer of 2010, I had no idea that

Lately God has been doing a lot in my heart regarding trust. He has shown me how trustworthy He is and how to trust the people He has put into my life. However, He didn’t tell me right away just how much trust He was looking for. Starting on my eight day silent retreat He started reminding me of the time I spent discerning a vocation to consecrated life. I spent six weeks of my summer in a discernment program back in 2006 praying about whether that could be the vocation He might be calling me