Columnists
Evangelization and Hope
Why are we so bad at evangelizing the culture? I’ve seen this question pop up time and again, mostly in the context of asking why
Nicene Guy
August 11, AD 2015
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Columnists
Why Eat at the Dinner Table?
Where did your family eat dinner last night? In front of the TV? In the car on the way to sport? At McDonald’s? At the
Bernard Toutounji
August 10, AD 2015
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Columnists
Living the Liturgical Year Without Mass
When I started attending daily Mass, I became more involved with the liturgical year. The seasons, feast days, and celebrations were all at the forefront
AnneMarie Miller
August 10, AD 2015
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Columnists
The Feminist Case Against Womenpriests
To some in the Church, “Father knows best” is seen as fundamental to Catholicism. I’m not referring to our biological fathers, but to our religious
Bethanie Ryan
July 30, AD 2015
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Columnists
As in a Mirror, Brightly!
In a recent post I talked about how much Evie hates her carseat, because she hates to be all by herself in the back seat.
Ryan Kraeger
July 27, AD 2015
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Columnists
Rocky Balboa, John’s Gospel, and the New Evangelization
“The world ain’t all sunshine and rainbows. It’s a very mean and nasty place…it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently
Matthew Higgins
July 25, AD 2015
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Columnists
Are You Happy?
One thing all humans have in common is that we all want to be happy. In America, it is enshrined in our Declaration of Independence
Steven Jonathan Rummelsburg
July 24, AD 2015
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Columnists
The Moon, the Stars, and My Smartphone
We recently visited my in-laws, and they sent us home with a treasure from my husband’s childhood – a telescope. We brought it home, and
Michele Chronister
July 21, AD 2015
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Columnists
The Relevance of Worship
This coming Sunday is the Ninth Sunday after Pentecost, and it was with a quote from the Secret Prayer of this Mass that the Fathers
Sean Connolly
July 21, AD 2015
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Columnists
From Lukewarm Catholic to Digital Missionary
I had the honor of being interviewed by Catholic Forum Inc. about my reversion to the Catholic faith and how God called me to become
TJ Burdick
July 13, AD 2015
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Columnists
After Edel
I was unable to attend the Edel Gathering in Charleston this year, but seeing all of the stories, tweets, and beautiful smiles on the faces
Sarah Babbs
July 13, AD 2015
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Columnists
Keep Your Emotions In Check
“Become the woman of your dreams, then you will attract the man of your dreams.” -Sarah Swafford Emotional chastity is not to prevent love, it’s
Grace Hincapie
July 10, AD 2015
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Columnists
That’s So Cute! Jacob’s monument
The first reading for today is one of my favorite “God-as-a-parent” moments in the Bible. It is the story of Jacob’s dream: “Jacob departed from
Ryan Kraeger
July 6, AD 2015
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Columnists
She Isn’t (Just) My Daughter
Two things happened recently, that put me in a state of panic. First, we went to visit my parents, and I saw several of the
Michele Chronister
June 29, AD 2015
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Books
Review: A.D. The Bible Continues Companion Books
Until the end of July, everyone can watch A.D. The Bible Continues – and what better way to engage the Bible but through a visual
J.R. Baldwin
June 28, AD 2015
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Bioethics
The Trouble with Transhumanism
Transhumanism is a desperate belief system that grasps at technological straws. But the raw desperation in that grasping has the potential–like all Utopian movements–to unleash
Nicene Guy
June 23, AD 2015
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Columnists
To See and Love as Him
I can’t stop talking about my daughter. Well, I could, but I have absolutely no desire to. I want to take a zillion more pictures
Amanda Sloan
June 15, AD 2015
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Columnists
St. Zoe and the Altar of Worldly Comfort
When choosing my Confirmation saint, I had only one requirement – that the saint be someone no one else was likely to choose. I wanted
Theresa Williams
June 9, AD 2015
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Jesus and the TV Screen
Recently, I had an experience where my eyes were opened firsthand to the influence that media has on children. A child doesn’t understand the damage
Lianna Mueller
May 22, AD 2015
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Columnists
The Potentials and Limitations of Internet Evangelization
The existence of this website attests to the Ignitum Today team’s belief in evangelizing power of the Internet. Like all other means of communication, the
Cristina Montes
May 21, AD 2015
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Columnists
What Temperament Are You?
I remember when I was engaged to my now wife Jane, one of the biggest discoveries I had to process was learning that she was
Bernard Toutounji
May 15, AD 2015
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