Columnists
A New Grateful You
By now, if you are like me, you have already lost track of your New Years resolution. Learn Spanish? Who has time for that. But
Rachel Zamarron
January 9, AD 2014
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Columnists
Can You Be Catholic and Feminist?
About a week ago, I saw an article pop up here on Ignitum Today called Roots, Fruits, and Feminism. I eagerly clicked on the link, wondering what new
Laura McAlister
January 7, AD 2014
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Career
Another Article about Millenials (But This One Also Talks About the Spiritual Life!)
In the last few years, a preferred topic of journalistic inquiry amongst concerned Baby Boomers and Gen Xers is the unique situation caused by the
Tim Glemkowski
January 4, AD 2014
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Columnists
Facing Relativism. Standing for Morality
“Religion must affirm, in the clearest terms, that morality and ethical values are not mere decorative frills of personal opinion, not subjective superstructure, but intrinsic
Matthew Tyson
January 3, AD 2014
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Columnists
Catholics and the “Extra Stuff”
Recently I had a conversation with a close friend and non-Catholic. Talking about his family’s history in differing denominations, I soon found out that some of
Shaun McAfee
January 2, AD 2014
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A Different Set of New Year’s Resolutions
Is the holiday season over yet? Have we spent some good time breathlessly visiting family, getting in all those traditions, whirling from uncle to brother
Chris Ricketts
December 31, AD 2013
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2014, Moment by Moment
It’s that time of the year again, the last day of the year. A time for us to reflect, look back upon this past year
Molly
December 31, AD 2013
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Masterpieces upon this Transient Earth
Sometimes things that I see or read just speak to me. I cannot say why at the moment. As my cousin, a photographer and independent
Ryan Kraeger
December 31, AD 2013
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Columnists
Parables In Parenting
Mary kept all these things, pondering them in her heart. These lines always seemed particularly beautiful to me, even as a child. They are so
Caitlin Marchand
December 30, AD 2013
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Why Satire is Funny: Debunking “Pope Francis Condemns Racism and Declares that ‘All Religions Are True’ at Historic Third Vatican Council”
So there’s an article out there on the interwebs that seems to be causing some confusion amongst Catholics and non-Catholics alike. If you haven’t seen
Siobhan Benitez
December 29, AD 2013
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Columnists
There Are Problems, and Then There Are, Well, Not Problems
This video has been circulating the internet for a while now. I saw it for the first time about a week ago. I, for one,
Ryan Kraeger
December 23, AD 2013
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Columnists
Three Ways to Cut Consumerism Out of Christmas
God’s love came to us in circumstances of radical poverty. The Creator of the universe was born in a stable, poor and homeless. How then
Theresa Noble
December 21, AD 2013
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Columnists
Six More Reasons Why Everyone Should Have kids
Last August, I wrote about why everyone should have kids. At several points in the combox, I was called out for being selfish. According to
TJ Burdick
December 21, AD 2013
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Columnists
25 Days of . . . ?
A short reflection on Christmas Each year since I was a little kid, there were always Christmas movies played on TV in the month of
Matthew Higgins
December 20, AD 2013
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Columnists
A Big Round of Applause to A&E For Doing the Honest Thing!
Well, it’s about time. A&E has suspended Duck Dynasty‘s patriarch, Phil Robertson, for his frank Christian commentary on homosexuality. The popular show, which is about
Meghan Garcia
December 19, AD 2013
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Columnists
Mary: Pro-Life Mother
We must avoid the great temptation to see ourselves as Mary, present to the crucified Christ of aborted children. While “whatever you did to the least of these you did to me” is a main message of the pro-life movement, equating the killing of children with the persecution of Christ, pro-lifers must be careful not to see themselves solely as those who don’t “do to the least of these.” We must learn to be Mary in the pro-life movement….
Emma King
December 18, AD 2013
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Columnists
Rhetorical Questions: In Defense of Pope Francis
I read an article from the Washington Post yesterday called “Like Pope Francis? You’ll love Jesus.” Basically, it’s a tongue in cheek notation of the
Meghan Garcia
December 18, AD 2013
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Columnists
Oh Silent Night
I have long been fascinated by the themes of noise and silence during the Christmas season. There is so much noise – from things to
Jason Theobald
December 17, AD 2013
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Columnists
A Biblical Look at Confession
A friend of mind had just learned of my decision to join the Catholic faith. He was nice about it, that is, he didn’t give me
Shaun McAfee
December 16, AD 2013
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Merry Digital Christmas
As the day of Christ’s birth hurtles towards us, it is definitely easy to get caught up in the spin of things. Retailers, desperate to
Chris Ricketts
December 15, AD 2013
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Asking for Directions on the Way to Holiness
I’ll never forget the disaster zone that was our apartment on the evening after my baby shower. Every possible blanket, gadget, toy, and baby-seat lay
Lauren Meyers
December 15, AD 2013
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