Five Years.

Five years ago today, at the height of the pandemic, I started a blog. That blog, Catholic Teen Life, was meant to reach other Catholic teens and help them in their journey with Christ while navigating a tumultuous world.

A few months later, I was journaling and told Jesus, "I have had so many dreams lately. But my biggest desire is to bring young people to You so that they may find the joy that I have found in living with and for You! I wish I could speak to every single teen... I want to keep up my blog. That's going to be my 'little way' of doing that for now."

Now, five years, hundreds of posts, hours of research, a small business, a degree, countless twists and turns, new friends, incredible opportunities, and a life that looks drastically different from what I imagined—here we are.

My mission and this "Little Way" has shifted to apologetics as He continues shaping me into who He’s calling me to be- but God's will and my desire to reach as many people as possible with the Love and Truth of Christ has remained the same.

The Little Apologist is, first and foremost, a labor of love. If even just one person benefits from anything Jesus allows me to do, then these years of writing and designing have been totally worth it.

A few years ago, I was on retreat with some religious sisters near my home. Over the weekend, I discovered that one of the other young women there—someone I had never met and had no connection to at the time—was subscribed to and reading and benefiting from the posts I published! It was a total God-moment and such an encouragement.

Stories like this remind me why I keep saying "yes."

When I first started writing, I was part of a prayer group on the Catholify app. The connections I made there, along with the prayer and encouragement I received, were invaluable. And there have been so many other people who have made a huge impact on this journey, too. 🤍

So, THANK YOU. Thank you for being here, for reading this. The friendships and connections I’ve made as a result of this apostolate are an incredible gift, and I'm so grateful for your prayers😊