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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Something Beautiful
My five week old is taking his first nap of the day. My four other kids are finishing up breakfast. My husband is at work
Bonnie Engstrom
August 16, AD 2013
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Lorenzo
Lorenzo, a contemporary opera about the life of St. Lorenzo Ruiz, oozes with all the human drama that can be extracted from the life of
Cristina Montes
August 15, AD 2013
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The Feast of the Assumption and Fulton Sheen
The Feast of the Assumption is tomorrow; and some of us might be wondering: “What is the importance of this feast? Is it still relevant
Emily C. Hurt
August 14, AD 2013
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Live Panel Discussion: What Happens After Religious Life?
Join a live discussion tonight, August 13, 2013 at 8pm on the topic: “A Practical Discussion about Leaving the Convent.” The panel is a diverse
Ryan Eggenberger
August 13, AD 2013
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Get Involved!
I have worked and volunteered for the church for over 20 years now, helping to teach my first Religious Education class when I was a
Molly
August 13, AD 2013
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Considering Atheism? Try Catholicism.
Maybe I’ve spent too much time listening to World Youth Day coverage and reading articles like this one written by a friend of mine who
Mary C. Tillotson
August 12, AD 2013
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Catholic Education
An Easy Essay
Peter Maurin believed in teaching ancient principles to the man on the street in the language of the man on the street. Peter Maurin believed
Sean Connolly
August 8, AD 2013
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A Woman’s Guide to Loving a Man – Catholic Style
(follow-up to the brilliant piece by J.Q. Tomanek) 1. Help him get to Heaven. This is the most important job for every Catholic woman.
Rebecca Frech
August 8, AD 2013
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Unlikely Convert
“I’m never going to be one of those people that baptizes my babies! Or believes that weird stuff about sacraments and communion!” Yes, I really
Brianna Heldt
August 7, AD 2013
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Regret
“Live as though dying daily.” -St. Antony of Egypt, as recorded by St. Athanasius We have almost no viable perspective from which to evaluate our
Sean Connolly
August 7, AD 2013
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Prayer and Psychology Plus How We Can Understand Mental Illness and the Spiritual Life
Embark, once again, we do on this worthy yet controversial quest to present some basic principles on how psychology, properly understood and aided by Christian
Tim Glemkowski
August 6, AD 2013
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Catholic Education
Tradition before Scripture
[Author’s note: This is a post made originally on my blog that a number of people found useful. I’m still reading and studying for my
Matthew Heinrich
August 4, AD 2013
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