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Angels, Demons, and Spiritual Warfare: A Catholic Guide to Spiritual Protection

So let’s begin by talking about the pink elephant in the room.

16 Aug 2026 — 7 min

✝ I — Faith

Fides

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“Now faith is the substance of things to be hoped for, the evidence of things that appear not.”
Hebrews 11:1 — Douay-Rheims

✝ II — Mind

Mens

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10 Habits That Changed My Life (And Can Change Yours Too)

I started reading self improvement books during the pandemic, and the authors inspired me to be more intentional with my habits. To really notice, identify, and analyze the habits that make up my day, and to better organize them to improve myself and invest in myself. Here are 10 habits that have changed my life.

6 May 2026 — 2 min

✝ III — Wellness

Vita

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The Neuroscience Behind Eating Disorders: How To Recover and Grow with God

5 min read

Strengthening Body and Spirit: A Christian Perspective on Pilates

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The Art of Journaling - 5 Effective Journaling Techniques to Reduce Stress and Anxiety

4 min read

The Hidden Cost of Junk Food: How It Affects Body and Mind

4 min read

Practical Techniques to Manage Anxiety

✝ V — Reflections

Meditationes

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Books of the Month | March Book Reviews | On Genius, Humanity, and the Search for Meaning

Wanting to cure my brain from all the brain rot I’ve accumulated from scrolling social media, I embarked on a journey to rediscover the bibliophile in me, that was always there. I loved reading when I was a kid, borrowing towers of books from the library every month. Reading keeps me sane, calm, and focused, something I’ve forgotten through the drudgery of adult life, but something I’m returning to in the quiet stillness of Lent.Here are 5 books I read in March — covering geniuses, innovators, biology, sin, and humanity.

30 Mar 2026 — 3 min

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10 Life Lessons from my 20’s

I turned 33 recently, and I feel I’ve grown so much since my 20’s. From obsessing over grades and internships and jobs, fantasizing over crushes, crying over relationships that didn’t work out, figuring myself out to learning to love myself has been a long journey in and of itself. And one of the most important things that I’ve gained throughout those years was a love for God, which has helped me love myself. Here are some life lessons I’ve learned along the way.

18 Jul 2025 — 5 min

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the beginning of a rockstar legend

Back when my chemical romance and weezer and green day were on everyone’s radar, I thought I was the coolest kid in town strumming my electric guitar that I bought off of ebay. I strapped it across my chest and carried it in locker hallways while everyone else were carrying lacrosse sticks and tennis rackets. My home for the term was the deserted auditorium where I played guitar in after school. I was in a band, and back then, it wasn’t popular for girls to be part of boy bands unless they were, you know, on the other side of rockstar, which was groupie.

9 Jun 2025 — 8 min

✝ VI — Art & Design

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Woman with long blue-black hair weeping blue tearsTwo birds on a branch above the words “home sweet home”Woman with auburn hair and a floral circlet, in profileHand-lettered verse inside a floral wreath on deep greenWoman with a black bob in an off-shoulder topPink rose wreath around the word “love”

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