Dating
Love Like the Movies
Why do we love movie romances so much, and why do we desire for the love stories in movies to happen to us? Really,
Edmund Mitchell
September 25, AD 2012
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Family
When the Rubber Hits the Road
Subtitle: How NFP is really hard. Let us return to the title of this post, and do not push aside the double entendre. Go there.
Brent Stubbs
September 25, AD 2012
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Politics
5 Ways to Change the World (and not one of them has to do with your vote for President)
Autumn is my favorite time of year. I love the crispness in the air, the colors, and the coziness of harvest time. However, this year
Kelly Shircliff Williams
September 24, AD 2012
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Dating
Not So Complicated
Flying home, the college lady next to me mentioned she was in a “complicated” relationship with someone back home. I smiled and said I’d been
J.R. Baldwin
September 22, AD 2012
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Life
Suffering and True Love
As a youth minister one of the number one questions teens ask me is, “Why do people suffer?” It is a fair question, and one
Amanda Sloan
September 21, AD 2012
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Bioethics
Abortion Pray-ers at the Foot of Calvary
“I don’t have to go to church, I can pray anywhere”, so they say. Yes, we have all heard that sappy line for decades. It’s the
Daniel Mikulsky
September 21, AD 2012
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Columnists
Open Letter to Priests by Young Catholics
Dear Fathers, We are writing this letter to you today because we have some things we want to say to you. Some things are easier
Ryan Eggenberger
September 21, AD 2012
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Spirituality
A Pilgrim-Watching Pilgrim in Santiago de Compostela
Ever since I’ve learned about the Camino de Santiago – a centuries-old pilgrim route to Santiago de Compostela, where the cathedral housing the remains of
Cristina Montes
September 20, AD 2012
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Career
Guiding Stars
There are many reasons I haven’t written too much about the project in my life that gets the majority of my free time and mental
Leah Jacobson
September 20, AD 2012
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Family
Parents Militant: “With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility”
The minute a child is born, his identity begins to form. As he is exposed to different things, he learns how to perceive the world.
Abigail C. Reimel
September 20, AD 2012
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Columnists
God’s Gift to Women
…. at least this woman. I know that statement is rarely if ever viewed positively but that is who I want my future husband to
Nekeisha Christopher
September 19, AD 2012
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Married Life
Grace of the Sacrament
My life is about to change. In about one month, I will be getting married to the love of my life. To say that things
Bob Waruszewski
September 19, AD 2012
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Prayer
The Effects of the Rosary
Why do people pray the rosary: to obtain special graces? to connect with God? as Christian meditation? in reparation for one’s sins and the sins
Julie Machado
September 19, AD 2012
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Columnists
The Need for Change
Fall is in the air in southern Minnesota. Farmers are beginning their harvest and the first frost has fallen. There is a beautiful chill in
Amanda Castro
September 18, AD 2012
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Married Life
Men and Contraception: The Responsibility of a Man’s Moral Authority
“Be subject to one another out of reverence for Christ. Wives, be subject to your husbands, as to the Lord. For the Husband is the
Nicene Guy
September 18, AD 2012
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Politics
America Needs to Retrench
Like many, I was deeply saddened and disturbed by the murders of our ambassador and other Americans last week. The brutal pictures showing him being
Devin Rose
September 17, AD 2012
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Men's Issues
Stabat Mater Dolorosa
Saturday was the feast of Our Lady of Sorrows. The celebration of Mary standing at the foot of the cross. The suffering mother of the
Sarah Babbs
September 16, AD 2012
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Entertainment
The Basic Storyline and Structure of Avatar: the Last Airbender (Book One: Water)
As an introduction to the series of posts on this animated TV series, I would like to introduce the characters and the plot. Be warned: this entire post-series is one long…
Ink and Quill
September 15, AD 2012
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Entertainment
music to make you smile
By the time the seasons change I am ready for change in most areas of my life. So as autumn comes rolling in I’m putting
Bonnie Engstrom
September 13, AD 2012
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Family
The First and Vital Cell
Human beings are essentially social in nature. The second theme of Catholic social teaching is the importance of social relationships and participation in society for
Sarah Babbs
September 13, AD 2012
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Catholic Education
Mary, Icon of the Holy Spirit by Deacon Antonio
In his Last Supper discourse Jesus told his apostles, “If you know me you will also know my Father. From now on you do know
Royce Hood
September 12, AD 2012
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