Columnists
To Kneel or Not to Kneel?
To receive Communion… that is the question. I was recently confronted about this, at a parish I
Julie Machado
October 16, AD 2013
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Married Life
My Year Off – Looking Back at My First Year of Marriage
Last year, in the days before my wedding, I wrote about Deuteronomy 24:5: “When a man is newly wed, he shall not go out on a military
Bob Waruszewski
October 16, AD 2013
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Mary
What’s the Pope’s Consecration of the World Got to Do With Me?
With all the post-interview spotlight beaming/glaring on Pope Francis, I hope all Catholics and secular media alike pay careful attention to what did on October
Anabelle Hazard, Esq.
October 15, AD 2013
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Welcoming Sinners
The various recent interviews and op-eds by Pope Francis—and the subsequent misinterpretations thereof—have given me reason to ponder a pair of related questions. Would
Nicene Guy
October 15, AD 2013
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Columnists
Why I Hate “Faith Alone”
Expounding on the importance of our actions for salvation is, I suppose, my primary “thing.” I have been in so many informal debates over the
Matthew Olson
October 13, AD 2013
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Ralph’s Mom
Recently my son and I were at the grocery store. He was wearing a Thomas the Tank Engine shirt and was playing with the cart as
Bonnie Engstrom
October 11, AD 2013
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Family
Mr. Smith, Mr. Jones, Bin Laden, and Grandma Sophie
One of the 14 part-time jobs I had while I was in college was as a messenger for a high-powered law firm in Minneapolis, MN.
Nic Davidson
October 10, AD 2013
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Life
Our Lady of the Smile: A Reflection
Special thanks to my sister-in-Christ, Liesl Grace Dowd, for helping me with this reflection! Her words are towards the end. Our Lady has many titles,
Mariella Hunt
October 8, AD 2013
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Getting Back to the Basics
You’ve graduated from college, found yourself in your (dream) job and find that taking the time to pray just isn’t as easy/conducive as it was
Molly
October 8, AD 2013
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Life
For the Hopeless Heart
Dear child, I see the good in you. Satan would love nothing more than for you to get lost in your sin and shame. I
Amanda Sloan
October 7, AD 2013
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Being Pregnant on Respect Life Sunday
This weekend I visited my parents for my dad’s birthday. Sunday morning the family went to church where my mom and I climbed the stairs
Siobhan Benitez
October 7, AD 2013
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College
Opening Hands
Before I left for college, I wrote about how my tendency to control and plan every aspect of my life often hurt more than it
Abigail C. Reimel
October 6, AD 2013
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Columnists
Issues With Pope Francis
By now, a lot has been written about the recent controversial interviews of Pope Francis – what the media think he said, what he actually
Cristina Montes
October 4, AD 2013
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The Annoying "Yes" Lady at Mass
Due to many scheduling conflicts a few Sundays back, I went to Mass by myself without the wife and kids. Over the past month or
Edmund Mitchell
October 4, AD 2013
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Bioethics
Enterprise Ethics
One of my favorite television shows when I was younger was Star Trek: The Next Generation. I’ve been watching some old episodes of the series
Chelsea Zimmerman
October 3, AD 2013
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10 Tips for Evangelization
Jesus Christ, the model par excellence of evangelization, turned over tables and called spiritual authorities “vipers”, but in regards to the world around Him he
J.Q. Tomanek
October 2, AD 2013
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Columnists
Pope Francis’s Love-based Argument for God’s Existence
The always mysterious “proof” of God’s existence is the challenge issued perpetually by the atheist. Inquisitive Catholic minds may be comforted by a Church Doctor’s quinquae
Joseph Jablonski
October 1, AD 2013
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