Young Faith is a column series featuring Catholic student writers from Catholic and public schools in Arkansas. They share stories of struggle and triumph in their lives, all through a lens of faith.
It wasn’t until I started to go to retreats my freshman year of high school that I realized my relationship with him had room for improvement. After hearing the testimonies of so many amazing speakers, I suddenly had this desire to…
Mary is an excellent example of an influential woman in the Church, and she was a role model to her own cousin Elizabeth. We often hear of how women are not allowed to become priests, but many women work silently and…
It can easily be seen in prayer. When one prays out of joy, prayers tend to lean towards happier sentiments, while a prayer from sorrow tends to lean toward more disheartening sentiments. Both of these prayers have value, therefore neither…
We do not know what God has in store for us. Everything changes. In fact, some of these things or events happen in a matter of milliseconds. Some of these quick occurrences can change our whole way of life,…
I was nervous about moving to a totally new state for college. I didn’t know a single person, I had only visited my college once, and I was about to pack up and move there totally alone. Of course, I…
While it is good for a group of people to have differing opinions, it is also important to discuss these opinions in a reasonable manner. Unfortunately, much of the “debate” around these issues has been characterized by societal disruption instead of…