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A Singular Vocation
When my fiancé and I were still just dating, we approached our priest and spiritual director and asked him how we might discern if we
Emma King
October 23, AD 2013
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His Burthen is Light
My training is in Classics. That kind of nearly obsessive focus on grammar bears some peculiar fruit in my day to day life. For one,
Sean Connolly
October 22, AD 2013
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Why I Don’t Pray the Rosary at Mass
The other day I was at daily Mass when I saw a woman praying a rosary throughout the Liturgy. I was upset, but not just with her; I was upset that we don’t pay enough attention to the beauty of the heavenly liturgy.
Jason Theobald
October 22, AD 2013
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The Sacrament of Matrimony is Out of This World
Let’s talk about awkward for a minute. How about when your family is talking about the wedding someone just went to: the flowers, the ceremony,
Lauren Meyers
October 20, AD 2013
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Men and Women Are Not Equal
I am sorry to be the one to raise this issue but I am going to put it straight out there so there is no
Bernard Toutounji
October 19, AD 2013
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The Biggest Announcement I Have Ever Made
Since Feb. 28, 2013 — the last day of Pope Benedict’s papacy — I’ve been harboring a secret. A secret I’m ready to share. I
Arleen Spenceley
October 19, AD 2013
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True Mission or a “Poverty Vacation:” Are Mission Trips a Waste of Money?
By James Franke I’ve heard the argument a hundred times, phrased a hundred different ways. It all boils down to the same basic mentality: short
Family Missions Company
October 17, AD 2013
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To Kneel or Not to Kneel?
To receive Communion… that is the question. I was recently confronted about this, at a parish I
Julie Machado
October 16, AD 2013
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Why I Hate “Faith Alone”
Expounding on the importance of our actions for salvation is, I suppose, my primary “thing.” I have been in so many informal debates over the
Matthew Olson
October 13, AD 2013
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Getting Back to the Basics
You’ve graduated from college, found yourself in your (dream) job and find that taking the time to pray just isn’t as easy/conducive as it was
Molly
October 8, AD 2013
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College
Opening Hands
Before I left for college, I wrote about how my tendency to control and plan every aspect of my life often hurt more than it
Abigail C. Reimel
October 6, AD 2013
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Issues With Pope Francis
By now, a lot has been written about the recent controversial interviews of Pope Francis – what the media think he said, what he actually
Cristina Montes
October 4, AD 2013
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The Annoying "Yes" Lady at Mass
Due to many scheduling conflicts a few Sundays back, I went to Mass by myself without the wife and kids. Over the past month or
Edmund Mitchell
October 4, AD 2013
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10 Tips for Evangelization
Jesus Christ, the model par excellence of evangelization, turned over tables and called spiritual authorities “vipers”, but in regards to the world around Him he
J.Q. Tomanek
October 2, AD 2013
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Pope Francis’s Love-based Argument for God’s Existence
The always mysterious “proof” of God’s existence is the challenge issued perpetually by the atheist. Inquisitive Catholic minds may be comforted by a Church Doctor’s quinquae
Joseph Jablonski
October 1, AD 2013
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Family Life: A Call for Volunteers
Wait…you want me to be involved? This week was our parish’s Ministry Fair. They have been publicizing this fair for weeks. When we headed over
Elizabeth Teixeira
September 29, AD 2013
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The Experience of Translating
Foreign languages, I realize, are not for everyone. Many can go throughout their whole lives content to read Scripture in their native language. I certainly
Matthew Heinrich
September 29, AD 2013
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A Defense of Indulgences
When I first heard about indulgences I was pretty skeptical; they can sound so cold, clear-cut and strangely precise in an imprecise world. Now that
Theresa Noble
September 28, AD 2013
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Help Wanted in Vocations
Beginning my new job in vocations this summer has been an amazing experience. Not only have I come to truly appreciate the importance of this
Matthew Higgins
September 27, AD 2013
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Rubricism, Juridicalism, and the Slavery of Preconciliar Catholicism
I have been nerding out since I discovered that archive.org has digitized the 1912 edition of the Decreta Authentica Sacræ Congregationis Rituum, which contains all 4,284
Sean Connolly
September 24, AD 2013
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Jason Theobald
September 24, AD 2013
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