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Life

Not the Most Important Day

There is a tendency among girls and women today to think that our wedding day will be the most important day in our lives. On

Amanda Sloan January 27, AD 2014 No Comments

Life

Good for its own Sake?

I’m not sure why this came to my mind, but I was praying Daytime prayer and these lines struck me: Come children and hear me

Matthew Heinrich January 18, AD 2014 2 Comments

Relationships

True Love Exists Only in Movies and TV Shows

I was on a university break in Summer of 2011, catching up with some friends over dinner. It wasn’t long before our conversation turned to

Kachi Ngai January 18, AD 2014 1 Comment

Career

Is Religious Life Repulsive?

The vows of religious life are repulsive, at least according to an article Br. Justin Hannegan recently wrote in Crisis Magazine provokingly titled: Sacrificing Religious

Theresa Noble January 18, AD 2014 33 Comments

Columnists

Don’t Text and Live: Loneliness and Technology

Last night in one of my classes, my teacher brought up the pseudo-indeliblity of self that has been ushered in by the age of social

Meghan Garcia January 15, AD 2014 2 Comments

Family

Families Support Each Other

A man shared with me recently that at his swimming competitions when he was a little boy, he would watch his teammate embrace his coach at

Julie Machado January 8, AD 2014 1 Comment

Why I Love the Sinner and Hate the Sin

I recently read an article on Huffington Post entitled “Why I Can’t Say ‘Love the Sinner/Hate the Sin’ Anymore.” The author, Micah Murray, is obviously a very

Emma King January 3, AD 2014 13 Comments

2014, Moment by Moment

It’s that time of the year again, the last day of the year. A time for us to reflect, look back upon this past year

Molly December 31, AD 2013 3 Comments

Columnists

Parables In Parenting

Mary kept all these things, pondering them in her heart. These lines always seemed particularly beautiful to me, even as a child. They are so

Caitlin Marchand December 30, AD 2013 2 Comments

Columnists

Six More Reasons Why Everyone Should Have kids

Last August, I wrote about why everyone should have kids. At several points in the combox, I was called out for being selfish. According to

TJ Burdick December 21, AD 2013 252 Comments

Merry Digital Christmas

As the day of Christ’s birth hurtles towards us, it is definitely easy to get caught up in the spin of things. Retailers, desperate to

Chris Ricketts December 15, AD 2013 No Comments

Columnists

Does Jesus Love the Elf on the Shelf?: Five Ways to Celebrate the Sacred in the Secular

We’re in the thick of the Christmas season, well, the secular Christmas season. We all know the Christmas season doesn’t start until after Christmas, right?

Lauren Meyers December 10, AD 2013 4 Comments

Family

Veiled Words: Modesty in Speech and Thought

“The Victorians pretended sex did not exist; the moderns pretend nothing else exists.” Archbishop Fulton J Sheen This is my first post writing for Ignitum

Caitlin Marchand December 2, AD 2013 4 Comments

Married Life

Marriage Isn’t For You: A Response

A few weeks ago, an article titled “Marriage Isn’t For You” popped up all over my newsfeed. Of course, I clicked because when I want

Elizabeth Hoxie November 25, AD 2013 24 Comments

Life

Ten Signs You’re a Catholic Introvert

I’m an introvert. I’m not shy, I just like books, quiet get-togethers and lots of alone time. I do not like too much noise, attention

Theresa Noble November 23, AD 2013 45 Comments

Married Life

If the Church Is Boring or “Redundant”, Is Marriage Too?

The Catholic Church is often times accused of being too “redundant” and “religious”. Let me respond to this by offering a comparison analogous to marriage.

Shaun McAfee November 20, AD 2013 3 Comments

Defining “Young Adult”

Who are considered the “young adults” in your community? Are they teenagers? Are they single twenty-somethings? Are they young professionals? Are they young mothers and

Elizabeth Teixeira November 17, AD 2013 16 Comments

Columnists

Finding Friends after College

I have written before about some of the challenges that face recent college graduates in the transition from school to the workforce. As the tedious parts

Bob Waruszewski November 13, AD 2013 7 Comments