Yesterday, my fabulous co-blogger Ms Fabiola Garza published a post about the necessity of religion (as opposed to simply spirituality). To be a good Christian
The game is life. The crime? Having a large family. Modern culture isn’t particularly family friendly, in a whole host of ways, and in the
Calling all young men with a blossoming Love for Christ! Your time has come, brothers. You have been called up. “It is my wish, then,
The words religion and religious might as well be curse words; heavy, black and tarred by modernity, non-believers and Christians alike. By claiming to be
Apologies in advance. I am brutally under the weather (as is half my architecture class) and seeing as we spent the last four hours walking
Guest post by Caitlin O’Malley I just moved locations for a dream job. I teach at a Catholic elementary school, a position I wouldn’t have
So when is the last time you heard someone talk about the virtues? Honestly, we spend so much time defending our faith, and morals that
I currently live on an island somewhere in the Philippines, in a city called Cebu. Here is where I’m studying to get my marketing degree
The USCCB is at it again: they’re telling us how to vote. Without actually telling us how to vote. Since 1976, the nation’s bishops have
Guest post by Julia Benson The Power of RELATIONSHIP “You cannot kindle a fire in any heart, until it is burning in your
It is frightening to think of the extent to which people are now being encouraged to banish from the minds of their children great questions
When I lived in Chicago, I worked as a counselor at a crisis pregnancy center (CPC) downtown, just across the street from Millennium Park. I
We as Catholics encounter the world from a sort of unique perspective. I mean, yes Protestants do too and so do Atheists, but to generalize,
A few weeks ago I asked the question, “what is the most compelling book you’re ever read and why?” The responses were vast and varied
Saint Augustine of Hippo in his book “On Christian Doctrine”, says that Moses was willingly taught by Jethro, the Midianite (Exodus 18:24) and explains: “Moses,
If you are reading this, well then you read blogs. Chances are you probably write one, or have, or will. We all love our faith,
Evangelizing is a scary word and Catholics don’t like it. I used to date a Baptist and in the spirit of ecumenical harmony, I went
Yes apparently they do. Bishop Christopher Coyne of Indianapolis managing his Facebook page at the Catholic New Media Conference Oct. 1, 2011. You can check
“So why did you pick me for your sponsor?” I asked my brother, following the instructions the Director of Religious Ed had given during our
Is smoking cigarettes a moral issue? If one were to rate moral problems of the day would smoking cigarettes even end up on the list?
My friend Marc Barnes recently posited that beauty can save the world–and he’s right. Yet we must be careful that we don’t confuse our sense of
