Katie Walker, Author at Integrated Catholic Life™

Thanks, Guardian Angel!

Posted by Katie Walker | Sep 12, 2011 | Young Adults |

Spiritual Guide, “Hurriquake” Protector, Boogieman Defender: Thanks, Guardian Angel! In the wake of surviving unscathed an earthquake and a hurricane in one week, I have one more suggestion to add to Annie...

Wind-Up Toy Soldiers

Posted by Katie Walker | Apr 13, 2011 | Young Adults |

I’m sitting at home sick on a Saturday night. On one hand it’s a nice break, but on the other hand I’m sitting here contemplating my newfound free time and my to-do list. From the mundane achievable: must clean ALL the things;...

Leave Them Wondering

Posted by Katie Walker | Mar 29, 2011 | Young Adults |

Grandma advice is the best stuff in the world. “Katie, be a little mysterious and leave them wondering,” she told me as she expertly peeled potatoes with her perfectly manicured hands. I’d giggle and sip on Country Time lemonade...

The Ambassador from Fairyland

Posted by Katie Walker | Dec 15, 2010 | Young Adults |

Every Christmas morning at my house, we wake up at the ridiculous hour of 5 a.m. Every year, my sleep-deprived and bleary-eyed dad pulls himself out of bed, shushes the littler Walker kids and tells them to wait at the top of...

A Religion You Couldn’t Have Guessed – Thoughts on Rome

Posted by Katie Walker | Nov 18, 2010 | Young Adults |

We wound through cobble stone streets into piazza after piazza. We ducked into glorious church after glorious church wallpapered in masterpieces and lined with artifacts, bones and the occasional saintly arm. After miles of...