Introducing Little Sister

Hello, there!  I'm so glad you decided to stop by and check out my little blog.  I suppose this would be the part where I introduce myself.  You can call me Little Sister.  I'm a 20-something Catholic living in the United States.  I love reading, writing, learning, and of course, Catholicism.  I'm just your average girl next door, and I'd like for you to think about me like that.  I'm no one in particular.  Just a quiet Catholic who decided she wanted to start speaking out about the state of our world.  I'm not the best when it comes to speech, but I love to write.  This blog has been an idea bouncing through my head for a long time, and I think that perhaps this is God's calling for me; to write about things and to speak out about things, but in a way where I am most coherent.

The purpose of this blog, as you might of guessed through the title, is to have conversations, little "heart to hearts" about various topics with you.  Think of this as just a nice chat with your little sister, cousin, daughter, friend, niece...however you want to view me.  I have chosen sister because in my own experiences, I have always had the deepest and most fulfilling conversations with my brother, who is my best friend.  Here is a place to talk about Life, Catholicism, Common Sense (here, a nod to the wonderful GK Chesterton), and the Greater Truth that is often overlooked in our world.

This is not just a blog for Catholics.  I invite everyone to come and read and discuss.  Catholics, Protestants, Agnostics, Atheists, and people of other faith backgrounds are all welcome to join me.  After all, while we may disagree on many points, that does not mean we should not be able to talk with each other.  To paraphrase GK Chesterton, freedom of religion means that we should be able to discuss religion, but instead, we do not discuss it at all.  And I believe that this is a real shame.

One quick disclaimer: Some of the things I say on this blog might be offensive to some of you.  And it is not my intention to insult people of faiths different than mine.  Perhaps I may make a comment out of ignorance; if this is the case, please feel free to correct me.  However, when it comes to Catholic dogma and opinions, I'm going to be a bit more aggressive.  Here, you might be offended, if say, I disagree with you on topics such as abortion or marriage equality.  I hope to shake things up here.  I may be considered to be too conservative on topics such as this, but I'm going to be sticking to the teachings of the Church here.  The general opinion on these topics is that the Church is old-fashioned, restricting, and just wrong.  I'm here to argue in favor of the Church.  If you disagree with me, you're more than welcome to speak up.  But, I am far less likely to back down or apologize.

Finally, if you ever want to contact me, please feel free to.  My email address is listed under my profile, and I hope you'll take advantage of the opportunity to get in touch.  I'm sure that there are many things we can talk about, and just as I said before, these are meant to be conversations.  So, that means if you have questions, comments, or just want to chat, I encourage you to do so.  You can, of course, comment below each post on the blog, but for longer conversations, just email me, and I'll get back to you as soon as I can.

Thank you again for stopping by!  I'm looking forward to many heart to heart conversations with you in the future.  I think we'll have a lot to talk about.  God bless!