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The Soloists
Last month, a Dominican priest (Fr. Patrick Mary Briscoe, OP) and I were invited to record a podcast episode hosted by two women (Diana Brown and Mallory Everton) who are… Read More
The Tapestry
One of the analogies that I find helpful in looking at the world and trying to believe in God’s providence is that of a tapestry, in which one side is… Read More
The AP offers an outsider’s view of the Catholic Church
Sara Perla, Communications Manager for The Catholic Project, offers an opinion on the AP’s recent piece on the changing Catholic Church in America: “I hope that Sullivan’s article helps us… Read More
What You Need to Know about the Kate Middleton Drama and Our Humanity
Sara Perla writes for OSV on the Kate Middleton drama on social media and what it shows about human nature. “The better part of our nature, the part that wants… Read More
Audrey Assad, deconstruction and ‘good’ doubt
Sara Perla of Catholic University writes about a recent appearance of formerly-Catholic musician Audrey Assad. “We are constantly fighting internal battles when it comes to belief – whether that belief… Read More
Time under Tension
“Time under tension is what makes us stronger,” says the barre instructor as I struggle to do one more rep. After four years of consistent barre workouts, I have to… Read More
The Cross and Catholic Dating Culture
There is plenty of anecdotal evidence that the dating world these days is abysmal. In the last few weeks, I have had many conversations with other single Catholic women, some… Read More
Save us from ourselves
I was a bit hard on single people in one of my previous articles. I do think that we need to take responsibility for cultivating friendships and community and cannot… Read More
Feeling Excluded at Your Parish? Join the Crowd
Sara Perla wrote a piece for OSV on the challenge of Christian community. “A lot of you feel like you can barely make it to the parish for Mass. You… Read More
Actions Louder than Words
Sara Perla of Catholic University wrote a piece for OSV on evangelization, where actions speak louder than words. “There is something incommunicable about God’s work in the human heart. I… Read More
God Forbid
Sara Perla of Catholic University writes on the strange refusal of some Christians to accept suffering. “None of us can know what may be asked of anyone else by God,… Read More
The glory of confession
I imagine that most seven-year-old’s confessions are about the same: being mean to one’s sibling; disobeying one’s parents; being greedy at the store; stealing one’s brother’s gum balls out of… Read More