Tell It Like It Is – TOTAL W(H)INE

Do you feel like you wasted your degree?

By: Emily November 14, 2019November 14, 2019

Family, Guest Writers, Marriage, Motherhood, Tell It Like It Is

Emily and Victoria shoot back at the question that has them wondering: If women are equal to men, isn’t their education just as important?

What Do You Do All Day?

By: Emily November 13, 2019November 13, 2019

Family, Guest Writers, Marriage, Motherhood, Tell It Like It Is

What do we do all day? And more importantly, why does no one want to hear the answer?

the SAHM Talk Back! series

By: Emily November 10, 2019

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It’s 2019. Almost 2020. And we are still arguing about what a woman’s place is. You don’t need to spend too much time on any given social media platform to find it. “A woman must be home with her family if she truly loves them.” “A woman must work in order to be empowered and…

When Cleanliness Stops Being Godliness

By: Emily October 11, 2019November 11, 2019

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Our value within the home has nothing to do with our ability to accomplish a to-do list. Anyone can be taught to do laundry. Our inestimable value within the home is based on our ability to see where love is needed and then respond.

Life Abundantly: Real NFP Stories

By: Emily July 15, 2019August 15, 2019

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What is NFP? Stewardship. For NFP Awareness Week, I shared 7 interviews that tell the truth about NFP – the good, the gritty, and the glorious.

Our Roman Roads

By: Emily June 23, 2019August 15, 2019

Catholic Culture, Media, Tell It Like It Is2 Comments

Ultimately, social media is a man-made tool, our modern Roman roads. It can be used by the likes of Bishop Barron to reach those who might otherwise never know of Jesus. It can also be used by ISIS to broadcast hideous beheading videos. Its creators can ban users as they see fit, even for highly prejudiced or nefarious reasons. And you and I find out about those bans – you guessed it – on social media.

Women Need Men Need Women

By: Emily January 22, 2019January 28, 2019

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When I first saw the phrase “toxic masculinity”, I was struck that a phrase so ridiculously oxymoronic would not be universally panned as soon as it made headlines. And then once I remembered the times we live in, I suppose I should only be surprised we did not arrive here sooner. The only thing toxic…

Love Them Both

By: Emily January 17, 2019July 15, 2019

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Abortion is the battleground where the values of modernity (physical strength, visible accomplishments, wealth) are pitted against the values of God (humility, weakness, self-sacrifice). Jesus stood as the embodiment of this battle on Calvary, and nowhere in our human experience is His death more closely mirrored than in motherhood.