Columnists
Rachel Zamarron

The Messy Power of the Holy Spirit

This fiery church we see in the Acts of the Apostles is the one Pope Francis spoke of at WYD Rio when he said, “What do I expect as a consequence of the Youth Day? I expect a mess. There will be one. There will be a mess here in Rio? There will be!

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Columnists
Julie Machado

Just Food Is Not Enough!

Before my baby was born in April, I had carefully been reading and rereading Gina Ford’s The Contented Little Baby Book. It consists of several

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Columnists
Cristina Montes

St. John Paul II on Depression

May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Since this website features the Catholic perspective on young adult concerns, and since depression is a growing mental health

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Columnists
Amanda Sloan

Those That Came Before

To all of those who came before: Thank you. Thank you for having the courage to end things, even though it may have been hard.

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Books
Emily C. Hurt

Is Water Boring?

“Water is so ordinary it’s boring.” I said that the other day. I was tired of hearing the refrain from Bring Me Little Water, Sylvie,

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Columnists
Rebecca Frech

Setting the Example

There’s a young couple at church that we like hanging out with.  They’re in their twenties and just starting out, but so smart and fun

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Columnists
J.Q. Tomanek

Nilly Willy Catholics

In the last post, I considered the Collateral Damage Catholic (CDC). The best way for me to generalize this particular person is “all head and

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Bioethics
Emma King

Who are We Fighting For?

I recently saw a status on Facebook from someone working in the pro-life movement. It was about how the pro-life movement isn’t a cause; it’s a

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Columnists
Jason Theobald

[Not] Us Against the World

I was really happy today when I logged onto Ignitum Today and noticed this post, which deals with Christians avoiding anger, because I think that

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Columnists
Arleen Spenceley

Thoughts On Being Alone

I sit today in a silent church, the only one in the pew. The only one in the building. I think about the time I

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Columnists
Rachel Zamarron

Christians and Anger

Do you struggle with anger? Does a close family member or friend? Are you known for your Irish-red-hair and the fact that you are incapable

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Columnists
J.Q. Tomanek

Collateral Damage Catholics

The Church calls the living faithful “Church Militant.” We are in warfare and that is a fact. We must, however, be very careful because we

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Catholic Education
Nicene Guy

Searching for Truth in the Modern Academy

“Universities have failed in modern society because of their rebellion against the sacred tradition. They have become monumental pyramids, hospices for the remains of what

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Columnists
Sean Connolly

Without

On Holy Saturday night, I met a woman whose son has a disorder on the autism spectrum known as Sensory Processing Disorder. As she explained

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