Right in Front of You

It has been quite the morning. Woke up about 3 hours later than planned, still haven't started homework for my class in two hours, and now I do not have time to go to this garden I was really excited to check out. My morning didn't go according to plan

An Encounter like No Other

Writer: Lizzy Hey everyone! So, I’m currently in Rome but before that I was at this crazy random Catholic Young Adult festival in the middle of nowhere England called Walsingham. How did I end up there you may ask? Well, my friend asked me if I wanted to go and I figured – why not! …

4 tips to a Successful Freshmen Year

Today I’m getting on a plane and heading to Europe. It’s crazy to think I’m going on my third year of college and have this opportunity to travel on this grand adventure. I have not a single fear or anxiety in my heart as I embark on this journey because God has been so present …

Why We Honor Mary

This Wednesday is the Feast of the Assumption of Mary where we honor our Mother being brought up into heaven. It’s a Holy Day of Obligation where just like Sunday we are required to go to mass. This post is serving as two things: 1) a reminder to go to mass sometime this Wednesday and …

More than just a Sunday Obligation

As I posted on Instagram last week, my sister just got married! Easily the happiest day of my life… and what made it so particularly amazing were the people who came together and were a part of the celebration.

Learning to Live My Life Fully

So, I saw Momma Mia this weekend and as I expected it was absolutely phenomenal... Sadly, this is not a post about Momma Mia. This is about how I felt after watching it. After finishing that movie, I wanted to drop everything and go travel around the world. All of these characters are filled with …

Is there a Difference Between Feeling Feminine and Feeling Sexy?

Is there a difference between feeling feminine and feeling sexy? For a while I didn’t think there was to be honest.

Feeling like Royalty

So my sister's Bridal Shower was this weekend and in a typical feminine fashion I was freaking out about how I didn't have anything to wear. I haven't particularly been liking my closet lately and even with discovering what I love to wear and what works best with my body I don't have a lot …

Count it All a Joy

I messed up… so I was planning to study abroad in the Fall. I have this amazing opportunity to study abroad in Rome with some of the most beautiful people and I couldn’t have been more excited for it. But I kind of forgot about the whole student visa thing. I just kept forgetting to …

Living A Faith of Do not Don’t

“Since love grows within you, so beauty grows. For love is the beauty of the soul” – St. Augustine My friend sent me this quote yesterday and I immediately fell in love with it. If you are friends with any philosophy majors (or simply go to Catholic U, which I highly recommend) then you will …