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To Be a Fool
“Then David came dancing before the Lord with abandon, girt with a linen ephod” (2 Samuel 6:14). To be a fool for the Lord. On
Theresa Williams
April 1, AD 2025
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Don’t Bury St. Joseph
My husband and I recently sold our home after several months of it being on the market. In the process there were a lot of
Bonnie Engstrom
March 19, AD 2025
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“Follow Me”
Answering the call of the Lord to give up everything and to follow Him is not an easy thing to do. The key is to
Kat Larson
March 9, AD 2025
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Plugged-In
Imagine if you were to go home tonight and you go to switch on your favorite lamp, but nothing happens. So you replace the light
Fr. Joseph Gill
February 12, AD 2025
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7 Stages of Eucharistic Adoration
Whether we call it Eucharistic Adoration or Holy Hour, the time we spend with the Eucharistic Lord in Adoration offers many graces. Often, however, it
Birgit Jones
February 7, AD 2025
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Aquinas on the Pedagogy of Children
Aquinas on pedagogy of children: I just read something very interesting from St. Thomas Aquinas pertaining to the order of teaching children in the matter
Fr. Christopher Pietraszko
January 29, AD 2025
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On St. Paul, Sports, and Sanctity
My high school batch at St. Paul College of Pasig, a Catholic school for girls here in the Philippines run by the Sisters of St.
Cristina Montes
January 25, AD 2025
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My New Years Resolutions
The idea for this post came to me last Saturday, the 4th, which was the feast of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton. In the Office of
Ryan Kraeger
January 13, AD 2025
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Where Is Your Soul?
If anything could prove the existence of a soul, it is the utter emptiness of a corpse. — Mary Doria Russell, Children of God When
Jean Elizabeth Seah
January 12, AD 2025
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Everything You Wanted to Know About Epiphany But Were Afraid to Ask
This weekend we celebrated the Epiphany! But who were these mysterious Magi who came from the East? Here are some things you may not know
Fr. Joseph Gill
January 6, AD 2025
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How to Keep New Year’s Resolutions
In case you hadn’t noticed, this week was the time of New Year’s resolutions. A tradition in which a person makes a promise to do an act
Chelsea Houghton
January 3, AD 2025
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A Christian Outlook for the New Year
In our family, we celebrate New Year’s Eve in a typical way – Midnight Mass, party at our the house of our paternal grandparents, fireworks,
Cristina Montes
January 2, AD 2025
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Family, State, and Union: Pope Leo Was Right
Imagine you are the pope. The previous half-century has seen the rise of many radical political movements and systems of thought hostile to the Church.
Jason Hall
November 5, AD 2024
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Enjoying Ignitum Today? Donate Now!
Salve friends, Catholics, my brothers and sisters in Christi! After a respectable two days, the last four days have paled in comparison in monthly donations.
Tito Edwards
October 23, AD 2024
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We Need the Voice of St. John Paul II
We need the voice of St. John Paul II in this day of superficiality, where we seem to care about how things look more than
Thomas Clements
October 22, AD 2024
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Sacramentals: Holy Gifts
The lady on the bus Since watching Touch, my boyfriend has had a habit of reading number plates and, now that he’s Catholic, relating them
Jean Elizabeth Seah
September 26, AD 2024
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The Failure Rate
I have been told more times than I can count that if I were truly against abortion I would have to be pro-contraception. “Contraception prevents unwanted pregnancies,” the argument goes, “so putting women on reliable birth control would cut down on unwanted pregnancies and there would be fewer abortions.”
Rebecca Frech
September 6, AD 2024
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Stewing in Humiliation
Sometimes we are called not only to experience humiliation in order to be sanctified, but we must stew in it for the reality of our
Fr. Christopher Pietraszko
September 2, AD 2024
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The Desires of Christ
Recently Reader’s Digest ran a story about an American who traveled to Taiwan for work. On the way to his hotel from the airport, he had to
Fr. Joseph Gill
August 26, AD 2024
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Asking for Snakes
Back in June, Pope Francis started a most unlikely boy on the path to sainthood. His name was Darwin Ramos, and he was a street
Fr. Joseph Gill
August 12, AD 2024
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Transfiguration
Deuteronomy 7:9-14, Psalm 97, 2 Peter 1:16-19, Mark 9:2-10 The word “transfiguration” comes from Latin roots: trans– (“across”) and figura (“form, shape”). It thus signifies
Noel Ethan Tan
August 6, AD 2024
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