Author: Emily Capps

Emily Capps is a passionately Catholic creative writer, blogger, songwriter, and Digital Media Consultant. She received her BA in Writing and minor in Sacred Music from Franciscan University of Steubenville. Inspired by God's call to St. Francis to "Rebuild My Church," she uses writing to share the Catholic Faith and the fullness of truth and abundant graces that Christ offers us through His Church.

Discerning My Vocation: Where are all the Married Saints?

Growing up in a Catholic home-school family, I often read stories about the saints—stories of great men and women dedicating their lives to God in extraordinary ways. They would leave behind all their possessions to the poor, fast for long periods of time, practice acts of self-denial, and spend hours each day in meditation and…

Read More

Did the Early Christians Have a Church Hierarchy?

As I’ve started graduate Theology classes, it’s been amazing to see how Church History is relevant to today, how the Catholic Church has stayed fundamentally the same since the time of the Early Church. I understand that many issues I mention will be controversial for non-Catholics, and while I respect and often admire other Christians,…

Read More

The Home of My Soul

My shoes clap on the sidewalk and my backpack thumps in rhythm as I walk, humming the song singing in my head and pounding through my feet: “God, you are good to me, good to me…” I reach the road and a map of Franciscan University—and remember the first time I had looked at it,…

Read More

My Testimony Part 3: Our Living Spirit

If you missed part 2, you can read it here. College: Discovering the Power of the Spirit There are so many amazing stories I could tell from my precious years at Franciscan University. Now that I’m graduating with my B.A. in writing (and in the midst of this pandemic nonetheless), I will always treasure those…

Read More

My Testimony Part 2: Christ Our Savior and Lover

If you missed part 1, you can read it here. Early High School: Trusting Christ Our Savior Throughout middle school and into high school, I continued to pray to God as my Father and started to come to understand Christ and the beauty of the cross. It was sometime during this time period that I…

Read More

My Testimony Part 1: Our Heavenly Mother and Father

God has used may moments in my life to draw me into an ever deeper relationship with Him. It’s mind-blowing to look back at these experiences and see how God can reveal Himself to us personally as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit—how He can lead us to Him through His mother and as our Father, Lover, and Living Spirit.

7 Steps to Make Prayer a Priority

A daily prayer life is essential to developing a relationship with God, and it is the foundation upon which all other virtues stand. Through prayer, we learn to put God first and to always rely on Him. Here are 7 tips to make prayer a daily priority…

Value in Virtue Part 3: The Productivity Mindset

There is currently a trend in our culture to be constantly productive. Why is that? And how can we prioritize what is truly important and allow time for rest, community, prayer, and simply being with the Lord?

Value in Virtue Part 2: Our Desire for Strength

Man’s desire for strength is a natural desire meant to point them to their role as husbands and fathers–and should be complemented by a much more important inner strength in the Lord.