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Trading Anger for Love

Leticia Adams January 28, AD2016 2 Comments

The first time I actually realized I had an anger issue was about a year ago while attending a retreat. A deacon (now priest) prayed

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The Mercy of God is a Mystery

Leticia Adams December 26, AD2015 1 Comment

The Mercy of God is a mystery. Even for someone like me who has had it poured into my life for the last five years.

The Myth of Having it All

Leticia Adams December 1, AD2015 5 Comments

The holidays always remind me of how different I am from my husband. He is a doer. He does things. He wakes up every morning

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A Humble Love for a Hurting World

Leticia Adams September 5, AD2015 5 Comments

It seems not a day goes by without a headline story about the culture wars. Everyday there is controversy about gay marriage, abortion, contraception or

Why I Remain Catholic

Leticia Adams June 7, AD2015 6 Comments

There are so many times when I ask myself why the heck I am Catholic. Days like today when I have been told that I

Oppression Versus Service

Leticia Adams November 3, AD2014 6 Comments

The other day I was watching a show on the OWN network (don’t judge me, I love Oprah). The show was about single motherhood. I

The Perfect Relationship

Leticia Adams October 7, AD2014 4 Comments

I found a magical lamp when I was a little girl. I’m not sure exactly how old I was, but my guess is about 8

How to Fight the Prosperity Gospel

Leticia Adams September 17, AD2014 21 Comments

This morning I woke up and read an article about the Osteen Predicament. It was kind of weird because the issue of the prosperity gospel

It Is Good That You Exist

Leticia Adams July 12, AD2014 26 Comments

I have been reading Elizabeth Scalia’s blog for a year or so now and she always gets me thinking. Lately she has repeated the words

Longing For Love

Leticia Adams June 14, AD2014 8 Comments

All I ever wanted in my life was to be loved. I don’t really remember what age I was when I decided that being loved

Thank God For Tomorrow

Leticia Adams May 18, AD2014 2 Comments

I have been a hot mess lately. The good news is that the last time I felt this confuse and frazzled was when I was

Marriage is Not a Fairy Tale

Leticia Adams March 26, AD2014 18 Comments

I read this piece by Simcha Fisher that was a response to this piece by Emma Smith on Catholic Exchange. I thought I would add

Been Thinking About Heaven

Leticia Adams January 27, AD2014 7 Comments

I have been thinking a lot about Heaven lately. I’ve been discussing it with my kids and my husband and here are some of the

Be Not Afraid

Leticia Adams December 28, AD2013 5 Comments

Be not afraid. My Pastor said this many times during his homily at Midnight Mass this year. He was quoting Pope John Paul II who

No Tree Until It\’s Christmas

Leticia Adams December 1, AD2013 7 Comments

I’m not really one of those people who worries about certain things. My family and I hold hands with one another during the Our Father at Mass.

Pope Francis is Killing Me

Leticia Adams October 7, AD2013 16 Comments

The past six months have been some of the hardest months of my life. I used to think that the months that I was in

Getting On My Own Nerves

Leticia Adams September 7, AD2013 16 Comments

When I became Catholic I had a lot of questions and a lot of issues with the things that the Catholic Church teaches; I spent

The Tragedy of Marriage

Leticia Adams August 10, AD2013 3 Comments

All of these things are my own personal observation based on my personal experience, so I am not expert on anything other than my own

Dying to Self Feels Like Dying Sometimes

Leticia Adams July 15, AD2013 5 Comments

When I landed in my first RCIA class I was a hot mess. And I mean a hot mess. I had open gaping wounds from

A Woman is Made to Be A Woman

Leticia Adams June 15, AD2013 20 Comments

My first grandchild was born a week ago and God has given me tons of lessons since. My head is swirling from them all. She

Marriage Prep Classes Don\’t Teach You How to Fight

Leticia Adams May 18, AD2013 13 Comments

My husband and I have been fighting all week. We finally talked things out and made up last night, but the week has been pretty

This is My Body

Leticia Adams April 20, AD2013 6 Comments

There are many wrong choices that I have made in my past. I have nobody to blame but myself for all of them. I’ve taken