The Soulful Catholic
Stirring up faith, one soul at a time.
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What follows are soulful meanderings into what it means to be a follower of Christ living in a broken world redeemed by God.
Recent Articles
Sometimes we delve into current issues (what do you expect from a political science major?) but it’s always through a lens of faith. The Soulful Catholic likes to write about what God is doing in our lives today, right here and right now. Faith in Christ changes everything.
Advent urges us to make room for the God of hope in the midst of a weary world
Placing the last few ornaments on the Christmas tree, the lyrics of a traditional carol floated around The Soulful Catholic’s living room:
A thrill of hope; the weary world rejoices
For yonder breaks, a new and glorious morn.
You can always count on the Truth. Feelings? Not so much.
It was the kind of headline that appeals to the self-delusion and selfishness that characterize the darkness into which our post-Christian Western civilization has sunk: “Your feelings are your truth.”
Gerard Catholic High School family lives on in the heart of every Redcoat
Members of the Class of 1981 are a little older and wiser--and still good friends. “That’s where it used to be,” I gushed as my husband and I flew down 44th Street in Phoenix past a long-term hotel on a recent Saturday night. It was going to be a quiet evening at home...
Meet Joyce
The Soulful Catholic
Wife. Mom. Regular, everyday person. God allowed me to write for The Catholic Sun for nearly two decades (not the Rosary kind, but more on that later!) I’m also a catechist and the editor of a community newspaper.
A conversion experience in 2010 changed my life forever and led to the writing of two novels about the plight of persecuted Christians. A third book, Daily Inspiration, rounds out my current titles.
I’ll speak to any group of one or more about God’s great mercy and how He intervened in my life in a miraculous way. Sometimes that means a parish mission or retreat but it might just be over tea.
