E.M. Wilson

I'm just a 24-year-old practicing Catholic trying to hack it as a writer. 

 

If you liked what you read there's far more where that came from. I chronicle my adventures in Catholicism and everything else in between on my blog: 

yourcatholicmuse.wordpress.com 

 

Feel free to follow me on Twitter as well @yourcatholicmuse.

Latest Articles By E.M. Wilson
My Least Favorite Virtue
My Least Favorite Virtue
Lately, I have been struggling with crankiness. Crankiness is unique because there can be many sources that vary by degree and it leaves you super vulnerable to my least favorite emotion: anger. Anger is bad. It comes from pride and a desire to have your way. There is such thing as righteous anger, but that's not what I'm dealing with in this instance.
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The Bicycle
The Bicycle
So a few days back I was talking with my cousin and somehow the topic of heaven came up. I told him that I want to see what the Saints see when they die- I want the Beatific Vision, which, just to put us all on the same page, is the direct communication of God to the individual person (ie heaven in full) and my cousin was like "ooohhhhhh no I could never be a saint."
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I'm Not Angry
I'm Not Angry
So anyone observant living in the world today has probably noticed that it's not so pretty. There are a lot of tough issues that are tough to navigate, but which require a response both as an individual but especially as a Christian.
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Forgive and Forget?
Forgive and Forget?
So today I was scrolling around the web (I feel like that's a more accurate description than surfing the web) and I read this article that posed an intriguing question: can you forgive and not have a relationship with that person?
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Tale as Old as Time
Tale as Old as Time
So today I got to thinking that the movie Beauty and the Beast can be used as a perfect metaphor for why I find it so difficult to defend the faith sometimes. Just to be clear this is not an admission to shortcomings in Catholic doctrine- quite the opposite in fact.
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Dad Jokes
Dad Jokes
So today I got to thinking about my parents as I was sitting with them both at the breakfast table. They celebrated their thirtieth wedding anniversary in October of last year. Now my dad is the type of guy who has a very sweet, ironic sense of humor. He just cracks himself up and to be honest with you all I do the exact same thing.
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Lover Boy
Lover Boy
So today I had the challenge of attempting to be patient while my friend described her progressing relationship with a new guy. So if this article feels extra spunky, that might be why. I can tell this guy likes her and they are a good match. I love her as my friend (obviously) and I like this guy too. I just hate modern dating sooooo much. It’s like no one ever aged out of middle school.
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A Young Person's Defense of Traditional Marriage
A Young Person's Defense of Traditional Marriage
For those of you who don’t know, in college I was an education major which admittedly (and to my complete delight) requires more coloring than most. One day a passionate education professor of mine asked us to draw our image of “the perfect global citizen.”
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