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Virtuous Peds?
“My sexuality has never been the central part of my life,” says Devin. “It kind of remains in a box inside my head but never
Jennifer Mazzara
August 14, AD 2012
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The Birth of a Person
It only takes 10 minutes to an hour or three to push a baby into this world. It may seem like an eternity to the
Elizabeth Hoxie
August 14, AD 2012
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Mission: Perspective
It’s interesting how different reality looks when it’s on paper, in neat paragraphs, all in the right order. There, I am a powerhouse. I am
Mary C. Tillotson
August 13, AD 2012
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Who is Paul Ryan?
As you’ve likely heard by now, Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney announced this weekend that Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin would be his running mate.
Anna Williams
August 13, AD 2012
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Bless Me Father, for I Have Sinned. I Use NFP.
I read a blog post a few weeks ago titled “3 Things I Secretly Hate About NFP“. The author’s reasons for hating NFP are that
Kayla Peterson
August 11, AD 2012
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Happiness Walking Around
C. was our gift of joy out of pain. I was pregnant with him a mere six weeks after the still birth of his sister.
Rebecca Frech
August 9, AD 2012
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Pagans and the Passion: Conflict or Concord?
I’ve often seen it said that the classical virtues– first enumerated and analyzed by pagan thinkers like Plato and Aristotle– and the Catholic virtues found
Ink and Quill
August 3, AD 2012
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To Guide The Helpless
And hospitality do not forget; for by this some, being not aware of it, have entertained angels. – Hebrews 3:2 I love to travel. It
Allie Terrell
July 19, AD 2012
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Pursuing Leadership
I’ve spent most of the summer this year pondering the topic of leadership. I realized that even if I’m not trying to be a leader,
Mariella Hunt
July 18, AD 2012
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Who I’m Meant To Be
It was just the other day, during a phone conversation with my 90 year old grandmother, when she asked, “Who are you?” I paused for
Rebecca Frech
July 12, AD 2012
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Goodness in the Media: Avatar: The Legend of Korra
As Catholics, we live in the world but are not of it; we must dialogue with the culture but not fall prey to the worship
Ink and Quill
July 7, AD 2012
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Overcoming Envy
There are “tidy” sins we mothers contend with — sloth that keeps us from cleaning the play room for the millionth time, impatience and the
Elizabeth Hoxie
June 29, AD 2012
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My Voice
A few weeks ago I was asked to do an interview for a local women’s magazine that is published quarterly here in MN. Since the
Leah Jacobson
June 23, AD 2012
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A Reasonable Faith
This has been big news elsewhere in the internets this week, but I haven’t yet seen it mentioned here at Ignitum Today. One of my
Calah Alexander
June 21, AD 2012
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What is good?
Time for a bit of amateur theology/philosophy. As a disclaimer, my presentation is based on my own informal learning. So those with actual study credentials
Colin Gormley
June 21, AD 2012
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Death is Not a Right
A little late to our symposium here on “mercy and killing.” The “and,” our editor informed us, was meant to keep the subject broad –
Chelsea Zimmerman
June 16, AD 2012
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Big Week for China
Launches its first female into space, performs over 250,000 abortions… Female astronaut Liu Yang, 33, and two male crew members are to dock the spacecraft
Royce Hood
June 16, AD 2012
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Purgatory Parades
“Offer it up” is the mantra of my children’s childhood. Don’t want to clean your room? Hate the broccoli? “Offer it up. Work on your
Rebecca Frech
June 14, AD 2012
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A Modest Proposal for Progressive Prevention of Unwanted Children while Making Them Beneficial to the Public good and Saving Mother Earth.
It is a sad state to those in America that must walk through our great cities and travel through our beautiful countryside, when they see
LT Horton
June 11, AD 2012
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Still Trying
Eventually, they tell me, the emotions will fall in line with the will. That is, if you decide to “go forth and do” a thing
Jennifer Mazzara
June 8, AD 2012
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Companions on the Journey–the Whiskey Tango Foxtrot Edition
I have a fish, and his name is Lloyd. He comes with me to college and lives in my room. Lloyd is a college fish;
Ink and Quill
June 8, AD 2012
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