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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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Raising Saintly Children When I’m A Big Ol’ Sinner
“Your kids rock!” A friend of mine told me the other day, and she was right…they do rock. They’re phenomenal children and more importantly, they’re
Rebecca Frech
June 7, AD 2012
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Walls, Pain, Filth
Asia Bibi’s cell is like a tomb, deprived of sunlight. She can see ‘no more than the prison bars, the wet ground and the walls
Royce Hood
June 6, AD 2012
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How NFP Will Help Us Survive the Zombie Apocalypse
At long last, the zombie apocalypse is upon us. We’ve all known for some time that it was coming, which is why Hollywood has been
Calah Alexander
May 28, AD 2012
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NEEDED: Motherhood
Greetings Ignitum readers! My apologies for missing my last posting here a few weeks back. I’m sure you were all wondering where I was (uhh hum) and/or
Leah Jacobson
May 25, AD 2012
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Catholic Education
Ave Maria Law School Tribute Video
This video was produced using pictures taken between 2009 and 2012 while I was a student at Ave Maria School of Law. Pictures include various events
Royce Hood
May 25, AD 2012
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Communication is a discipline
Like a bird flying toward a window I approach my deadline. So here goes. My apologies to anyone who sustains injury after reading this post.
Colin Gormley
May 24, AD 2012
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By God’s Grace
Be you therefore perfect, as also your heavenly Father is perfect. – Matthew 5:48 Perfection. We are constantly pressured to be more and more perfect.
Allie Terrell
May 23, AD 2012
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Mary and anti-Catholic bigotry
I just came across a shocking but not surprising video by Pastor Gino Jennings of the First Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ in Philadelphia,
Godwin Delali Adadzie
May 10, AD 2012
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The Death Penalty, Cowboy Culture and G.K. Chesterton
I sometimes sing Toby Keith’s song “Beer For My Horses” to get on my sister’s nerves: “Grand pappy told my pappy back in my day
Julie Machado
May 2, AD 2012
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