Columnists
Lover of Poverty
Today is the Feast of St. Joseph. He is special to us because he was special to Jesus. I would like to reflect on a
J.Q. Tomanek
March 19, AD 2014
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Columnists
Holy Crap: Being a Post Chiefly About Poop!
“A man goes upright and the food of his body is sealed as in a purse full fair; and when it is time of his
Ryan Kraeger
March 17, AD 2014
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Columnists
Finding Our Place: An Update
I thought I would take a moment to update you on a topic near and dear to my heart. Several weeks back, I wrote an
Elizabeth Teixeira
March 16, AD 2014
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Columnists
My Desire for Marriage
As I approach ordination to the Diaconate after 12 years in the seminary it’s easy to think about the many “what ifs” in my life.
Matthew Heinrich
March 16, AD 2014
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Columnists
Duke’s Porn Star and Pope Francis’ Lenten Intentions
Pope Francis’ Lenten message for 2014 calls all Catholics to confront destitution in its varying forms of extreme poverty, spiritual destitution, and moral destitution. He
Theresa Noble
March 15, AD 2014
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Columnists
Made You Look
I recently had the opportunity to take my one and a half year old son out for the day. On a rainy, cold afternoon, the
Lauren Meyers
March 9, AD 2014
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Columnists
Growing In Love
It happens- opposites do attract. My husband and I knew that as soon as we started dating. He is a deep thinker – thoughtful, artistic, incredibly hard working –
Rachel Zamarron
March 7, AD 2014
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Columnists
When Dating Is Hard
First, there is the question of meeting someone. And if you meet a person you like so much, and maybe they like you too, the
J.R. Baldwin
March 7, AD 2014
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Columnists
Fulton Sheen, My Son, an Alleged Miracle, and SUPER Exciting News from Rome
Early this morning I got a secret email, and I did a happy dance. While I was shopping at Wal-Mart I got a phone call,
Bonnie Engstrom
March 6, AD 2014
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Columnists
Catholic Youth, Unite!
Throughout his papacy, Pope Francis has engaged the youth and young adults of the Church, speaking directly to them numerous times, and encouraging them to
Matthew Tyson
February 28, AD 2014
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Columnists
The Real Charismatics
The article is a response to another column on Ignitum Today, “Charismatics in Context,” originally published on January 30th by Matthew Olson. I have to
Jason Theobald
February 28, AD 2014
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Columnists
When Attending Mass is Tedious
Even the most devout Catholics have to drag themselves to mass on some days. What should we do when attending mass seems more like a
Cristina Montes
February 27, AD 2014
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Columnists
What Are You “Exchanging” for Lent?
As Lent approaches, everyone is asking their kids, and deciding for themselves, “What are you going to ‘give up’ for Lent?” Why am I putting
Emily C. Hurt
February 26, AD 2014
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Columnists
Gatecrashing the Trinity: Don Miller and Why Catholics Go to Mass
Don Miller is a prominent Evangelical Christian writer. And he doesn’t go to church much… at all. But wait, I hear you saying, don’t all Christians
Laura McAlister
February 26, AD 2014
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Columnists
Exulting in Monotony
For those of us in the cold-weather states, and even for many of you in the traditionally warm-weather areas of the United States, this winter
Jason Theobald
February 14, AD 2014
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Columnists
It’s Okay If You Don’t Get It
In my last article I talked about a personal revelation from God dealing with the Eucharist. I mentioned that while, at the time, I understood
Matthew Tyson
February 5, AD 2014
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Books
Romancing the Religion
Forgive the (now somewhat dated) reference to the 80s movie, Romancing the Stone. In his latest book, Fr. Dwight Longenecker seeks to romance something even more
Devin Rose
February 3, AD 2014
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Columnists
The Virgin Mary as Harbinger and Echoer
This topic is one that has been the subject of much reflection for me over the past several months after having read Chiara Lubich’s “Mary,
Fr. Edward Lee Looney
February 2, AD 2014
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Columnists
The Secrets to Happiness
How happy really are we today? How do we define that we have really ‘lived’? We live in a marketing led world – a place
Chelsea Houghton
February 1, AD 2014
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Columnists
“Blessed Be the Name of the Lord!”
“The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord! We accept good things from God; and should we not accept evil?” (Job
Emily C. Hurt
January 29, AD 2014
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Columnists
Mass Confusion
I’ve been purposefully sitting out of the Pope Francis media frenzy ever since it started. I wanted to watch and see what happened instead of
Chris Ricketts
January 28, AD 2014
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