Columnists
Love and Laundry
Sometimes I wonder how much of my life I will spend folding laundry. I tend to get particularly perturbed at the pile of apparel when
Lauren Meyers
September 22, AD 2013
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Columnists
The Hidden Rebellion
Why would a successful producer with 16 years of high-level experience and an offer to become the lead production manager for one of the most
Ryan Eggenberger
September 20, AD 2013
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Columnists
Adele Brise and the Sign of the Cross
In light of yesterday’s feast, the Exaltation of the Cross (September 14), it seems appropriate to reflect on the cross. Specifically, I’d like to focus
Fr. Edward Lee Looney
September 15, AD 2013
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Columnists
Offering Them Alternatives
In this excellent blog entry about Muslim child brides and the lost innocence of children, blogger Quirino Sugon asks, “We may condemn the Muslim practice
Cristina Montes
September 12, AD 2013
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Columnists
Two Sides of the Same Coin: the Homosexual “Marriage” Debate and the Divorce Culture
Reading Archbishop Cordileone’s words on “marriage sanity” made me look at the homosexual marriage debate through new eyes. He says: Too many children are being hurt by
Emily C. Hurt
September 11, AD 2013
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Three Hearts Beating as One
I read somewhere that one reason soldiers screaming as they run into battle, or football fans cheering their team at the top of their lungs
Siobhan Benitez
September 9, AD 2013
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Columnists
A Church on the Way- Pretzels and Pilgrims
I am enthralled and enamored by air travel. There’s something about squishing down in a tiny seat next to a total stranger in the middle
Nic Davidson
September 6, AD 2013
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The Girl I Never Met – A Post-Abortive Father’s Tale
I have a dear long-time friend who once confided in me that he was a post-abortive dad. We had been talking about the loss of
Rebecca Frech
September 5, AD 2013
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Columnists
Why I Smiled When a Cell Phone Went Off At Mass
We had cried Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord, God of Hosts and knelt in profound reverence. Our presider, an Ugandan priest, declaimed the Eucharistic prayer in
Tim Glemkowski
September 4, AD 2013
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The Great Divide
Because I’m known for blogging about the mishaps and joys inherent in raising a large family, it may surprise some of you to know that
Brianna Heldt
September 4, AD 2013
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Catholic Education
Children and Online Porn: Five Quick Stats
In our media world children will almost certainly be exposed to images and material that can have a negative impact on their moral and psychological
Theresa Noble
August 31, AD 2013
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What Do You Smell like?
You probably did not miss Pope Francis’ recommendation that bishops should smell like their sheep. What may have been missed is the universal call to
J.Q. Tomanek
August 29, AD 2013
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Letter to Pope Francis
Your Holiness, I love what you are doing. You are inspiring so many faithful and non-faithful by your actions. Whether it is paying your own
J.Q. Tomanek
August 28, AD 2013
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Columnists
The Post about Pride
Have you ever thought about yourself like you think about others? People can be idiots, prigs, jerks, crazies. People can just get on your nerves,
Sean Connolly
August 27, AD 2013
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Columnists
Family Planning, or Family Discernment?
Remember that time you committed to your vocation, and then the whole process of discerning God’s will was over forever? Yeah, me neither. I remember
Lauren Meyers
August 25, AD 2013
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Columnists
So Here’s What The Culture of Death Looks Like
I’m one of those guys that, for the most part, tends to brush off ‘sensationalist’ comments about the culture. You know what I’m talking about,
Ryan Eggenberger
August 24, AD 2013
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Catholicism: The Only True Extremism Part II
“If the world hates you, realize that it hated me first. If you belonged to the world, the world would love its own; but because
Chris Ricketts
August 20, AD 2013
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Columnists
Canonizing Chesterton, Heroic Virtue, and Ordinary Life
Saint G.K. Chesterton has a nice ring to it, so it was with some special joy that I read the report that the “sympathetic” bishop
Nicene Guy
August 20, AD 2013
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Columnists
8 Great Christian Songs
Here are 8 great Christian songs. (The links lead to the corresponding audio via YouTube.) 1. Hail, Holy Queen. This is, by far, my favorite
Matthew Olson
August 18, AD 2013
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Columnists
What does Faith mean to you?
In the Year of Faith I was asked by my local Catholic newspaper to write about what faith means to me. Here’s my thoughts: Faith
Chelsea Houghton
August 17, AD 2013
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Columnists
Raising Patriots
This past week my husband and I packed our five young children into a conversion van and drove about 1400 miles round-trip to visit the
Leah Jacobson
August 16, AD 2013
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