Art
Better Off, Not Better
A long time ago in my college dorm room, I was showing a friend the blog Creative Minority Report. It takes its name from Pope
Jean Elizabeth Seah
December 13, AD 2016
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Apologetics
A Scientific Approach to God
It is said that the most popular theory for the beginning of time and space is the Big Bang. This is the theory which states
Thomas Clements
December 9, AD 2016
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Books
Harry Potter: from Aristotle’s Poetics to Christian Virtue
What makes a book great? A great book touches people across cultures and nations; it is a tome that reflects the realities of humanity in
Jean Elizabeth Seah
December 8, AD 2016
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Books
Strangers at the Manger: Children’s Book Review
I don’t know about you, but I need a little Christmas magic right now. Let’s take a little trip to Advent and Christmas with Lisa
Bethanie Ryan
December 7, AD 2016
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Art
The Hipster Nativity Set
As a child, one of my favorite things about Christmas was the Nativity scenes. From the teeny-tiny one on my family’s home altar to the
Jean Elizabeth Seah
December 6, AD 2016
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Columnists
Loneliness & Communion
Loneliness has two faces. One is human loneliness, and the other is loneliness for the divine. “My heart shall not rest until it rest in
Jean Elizabeth Seah
December 1, AD 2016
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Columnists
Not Alone: At the House of Mary Near Ephesus
I was a solo traveler in the pilgrimage I joined to the Holy Land and Turkey. Most of the others in the pilgrimage were traveling
Cristina Montes
November 30, AD 2016
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Books
Formation in Faery
Imagination is twofold, retentive (reproductive) and creative (productive). The object of the first is a sensible reality, which we have previously perceived as such. The
Jean Elizabeth Seah
November 29, AD 2016
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Books
Writers, Keep Writing
I saw a funny meme about writing, which said, “Being a good writer is 3% talent, 97% not being distracted by the internet”: Vanity of
Julie Machado
November 25, AD 2016
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Books
Beyond Me, My Selfie, and I: A Review of Teresa Tomeo’s Latest Book
In this technology-saturated world, Teresa Tomeo speaks from personal experience and candid observation on what we all need to do to be better followers of
Bethanie Ryan
November 23, AD 2016
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Columnists
Learning by Rote: Creativity and Discipline in Life and Prayer
One day, a home-schooled Anglo-Australian made a rather ill-informed statement on Asian education to his house mate, despite my presence: “Asians can’t be creative because
Jean Elizabeth Seah
November 21, AD 2016
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Books
Promise and Challenge: Catholic Women Scholars Take On Feminism and Complementarity
Promise and Challenge: Catholic Women Reflect on Feminism, Complementarity, and The Church. Kinda says it all, doesn’t it? In this book a group of distinguished,
Bethanie Ryan
November 18, AD 2016
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Columnists
Life After an Election
“Put not your trust in princes,” we are warned (Psalm 146:3). During the last eight years, excepting possibly during the midterm elections, most faithful Catholics
Nicene Guy
November 17, AD 2016
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Art
A Review of At Play in God’s Creation: An Illuminating Coloring Book
I jumped at the chance to review AT PLAY IN GOD’S CREATION: AN ILLUMINATING COLORING BOOK, because as the kid in all of us knows, nothing
Liesl Bee
November 16, AD 2016
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Columnists
Giving Our Crumbs
But they said to him, “Five loaves and two fish are all we have here.” Then he said, “Bring them here to me,” and he
Erin Cain
November 15, AD 2016
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Columnists
The Road to Hell is Paved with Good Intentions
“Cimourdain was a pure-minded but gloomy man. He had ‘the absolute’ within him. He had been a priest, which is a solemn thing. Man may
Jean Elizabeth Seah
November 10, AD 2016
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Columnists
Purgatory: The Antechamber of Heaven
“Our souls demand Purgatory, don’t they? Would it not break the heart if God said to us, ‘It is true, my son, that your breath
Jean Elizabeth Seah
November 2, AD 2016
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Columnists
What the CDC taught me about sin
One of the things I run into a lot in talking about faith with those who do not share the faith, is the question of
Ryan Kraeger
October 31, AD 2016
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Columnists
Words
The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit. —Proverbs 18:21 And if any man think
Jean Elizabeth Seah
October 27, AD 2016
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Columnists
Insulting the Saints
But whereunto shall I esteem this generation to be like? It is like to children sitting in the market place. Who crying to their companions
Jean Elizabeth Seah
October 13, AD 2016
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Books
Book Review: Particles of Faith
Particles of Faith, by Stacy Trasancos, is a must-read for Catholics (and others of good faith) who are weary of the vitriol in the faith-science
Nicene Guy
October 11, AD 2016
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