Over the past two weeks, Americans were treated to the quadrennial spectacle of the two major political parties’ national conventions. Each party graced us with
As my one-year master’s degree program in Pamplona, Spain closes, memories of my first days here flood back. I remember with fondness and embarrassment my
Recently, I noticed that our editor had put out a call to some of our female columnists to address a newly released study by the
I had another post all set to go for today, then I looked at the calendar and realized I had forgotten. Today is September 11th.
Catholic nuns. When you think of them, you may harken back to grade school, or your great aunt Sister Mary, or maybe even Sally Field
Many of the pro-abstinence, anti-contraception types (mostly Catholics) will say that the “Don’t have sex, but if you do, use contraception” approach to reducing teen
Chances are that if you are a woman you’ve probably, at one point or another, heard about the “Proverbs 31” woman. If you haven’t, read
Before I jump into the interview with Donna D’Errico, I would like to thank her for answering a few questions regarding her life as both a Catholic and
Scott Hahn in his book “First Comes Love” cites the monumental work of Harvard University Professor, Carle C. Zimmerman’s entitled “Family and Civilization” which citation, I
Every so often a study comes out and inspires one to think “Why hasn’t this been done before now?”. Recently, Mary Rice Hasson, J.D. along
A while back, we began a 4-part exploration of the four marks of God’s love (Free, Total, Faithful, Fruitful) as explained in Humanae Vitae, and,
Maybe you love your parish and it’s almost perfect, but it’s missing just one little thing – a niche for you. The priest is great, his
Election season increases opportunities to practice patience, especially when I stroll through Facebook posts. Recently, I read a quote from a Jon Stewart segment back
After reading an article tonight on CNN about the Catholic nun who brought her “star power” to the DNC, I just couldn’t help but express
In his first letter to the Corinthians, St. Paul explains how, when God calls people, he does not base his decision on human criteria –
For the average practicing Catholic, dating can be really fun. After all, you’re young, ready to discern marriage, and maybe even ready to start a family of your own. But when it comes to the questions…
Jesus gave them this answer: “Very truly I tell you, the Son can do nothing by Himself; He can do only what He sees His
Tomorrow’s Gospel recounts Jesus healing a demon-possessed man, and while reading it I was struck by one word: Us. In the passage a demon screams
After reading the positive comments on our post on Ignitum Today, we have decided to turn it into a full-fledged series, starting with Avatar: The
Any treatment of Catholic social teaching has to begin and end with the dignity of the human person. The first principle and foundation of all
The famous African bishop, doctor and Father of the Church, Saint Augustine of Hippo, once said, “If you believe what you like in the gospels,
