Heaven- Do We Really Desire it?
My second child is a grand introvert. There are so many ways I wish I could be more like her in her introspection and peace. However, one...
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Katie Hartfiel
Aug 13, 20209 min read
How the Death of My Father Revealed the Power of my Spiritual Fathers
I’ve always loved priests. Their sacrifice, ministry and witness of Christ make them the most essential of all workers. However, in the...
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Katie Hartfiel
Apr 5, 20183 min read
There's No Such Thing as "Safe-Sex" For the Heart
Several years ago I read the book Unprotected, by campus psychiatrist Miriam Grossman. Dr. Grossman bravely reveals the magnitude of the...
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Katie Hartfiel
Jul 6, 20173 min read
S.O.S. - Sick.Of.Singleness
I recently had the gift of reconnecting with a college roommate I hadn’t seen in many years. She’s amazing. She is a Psychologist who is...
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Katie Hartfiel
Apr 12, 20173 min read
Five Scripture Verses for After a Break-up
Breaking up is hard to do. Whether it was a mutual decision or a heart-wrencher, the Lord wants to be the object of your rebound. Here...
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Katie Hartfiel
Apr 12, 20173 min read
The Heart of Good Friday
This past Sunday, I sat in Mass both crowded and slightly irritated as my 5-year-old poked me in the face with her palm for the fifteenth...
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Katie Hartfiel
Dec 8, 20163 min read
Guilt? Shame? What Does God Have To Say?
The devil has a way of making a sin look like no big deal when you are thinking of committing it, but too big of a deal for God to...
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Katie Hartfiel
Aug 26, 20163 min read
Talking to Friends About Chastity- Without Losing Them
I am often approached by young people who begin our conversation with the phrase, “So I have this friend…” Many people want to reach out...
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Katie Hartfiel
May 7, 20163 min read
Vocation Fixation- What Does God Want?
I once heard a religious sister’s vocation story where she described her discernment process as the feeling that God was holding her...
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Katie Hartfiel
Apr 26, 20162 min read
5 Modesty Hacks to Save Your Wardrobe
“To defend his purity, Saint Francis of Assisi rolled in the snow, Saint Benedict threw himself into a thorn bush, Saint Bernard plunged...
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Maria Hartfiel
Feb 2, 20161 min read
My 7 Year Old Writes About Her First Confession
If you know anyone who struggles with the church's teaching on confession, invite them to go to a 1st Reconciliation service. It is hard...
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Katie Hartfiel
Jan 22, 20162 min read
Child of Mercy
As she sat across from us, her pain was almost palpable. A family friend sat with my then-fiancé and I as she lamented about her oldest...
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Katie Hartfiel
Nov 30, 20153 min read
Advent- Season to Wait
In 1994, there was no choice but to wait. I remember how the world was rocked when a new technology began to shorten the distance between...
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Katie Hartfiel
Oct 26, 20156 min read
Our Birth Story- Lucy Colette Hartfiel
I have been quoted by noting that God is never late, and never early. Somehow it seems that I forget this in my own life-- and I forgot...
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Katie Hartfiel
Aug 21, 20154 min read
¿Cómo Usar la Biblia Para Rezar Por Tu Futuro/a (o Actual) Marido/Esposa?
Rezar por mi futuro marido fue una de las claves de mi decisión para permanecer pura en la adolescencia. Básicamente, años más tarde...
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Katie Hartfiel
Aug 20, 20154 min read
15 Verses To Pray for Your (Future or Present) Spouse
Praying for my future spouse was one of the keys to my decision to stay pure as a teen. Ultimately, years later we discovered that my...
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Katie Hartfiel
Jun 14, 20153 min read
If the Devil Can't Get You To Settle: He Has a Plan B
Jackie Francois-Angel’s wildly popular article, “The Devil Wants You to Settle in Your Relationship,” sets forth several gut-check...
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Katie Hartfiel
May 12, 20154 min read
Parenting In The Age of Porn
“You might say, my kid isn’t looking at porn, and that’s fine. But porn is looking for your child. What are you going to do to protect...
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Katie Hartfiel
Oct 16, 20143 min read
The Buzzword Shared By 50 Shades and the Bible
With the rise in popularity of the book turned film, 50 Shades of Grey- the word "submission" has suddenly risen from taboo, to chic for...
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Katie Hartfiel
Oct 9, 20143 min read
Dance Like Someone Is Watching
I’ll never forget a conversation from a few years ago with a teen who was in anguish about her first middle school dance. It wasn’t...
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