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