The Cross of Being Pro-Life
My wife and I recently attended the funeral for one of our children. This was the child that we recently lost in the fifth
Chris Ricketts
July 15, AD 2013
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Family
From One Catholic Mom to Another
As a new mom, going to Mass can be a daunting task. Questions race through your mind as you sit in church. What happens if
Elizabeth Teixeira
July 7, AD 2013
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Columnists
Not Ready For Heaven: Things I’m Embarrassed to Admit
When Roger Ebert died of cancer a few months ago, I came across this article he wrote about his wife, whom he adored, and their frequent wanderings
Stephanie Calis
July 1, AD 2013
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Columnists
Parents as Lay Ministers
One of the most horrifying things I’ve seen as a chaplain intern is a mother curled up in bed holding her dead teenage daughter. I’ve
Bethanie Ryan
June 30, AD 2013
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Is Virginity at Marriage a Mistake?
In a column last month on Salon.com, Jessica Ciencin Henriquez – a fabulous writer, as far as I can tell – called her virginity
Arleen Spenceley
June 29, AD 2013
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Columnists
Marriage: Getting There
How interesting it is to be a young, newly married, Catholic in light of the quickly changing moral code of our country. The Supreme Court’s
Rachel Zamarron
June 27, AD 2013
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Married Life
Purity Culture and Abstinence Only Sex Education
In my last column, I discussed the distinctions between abstinence, chastity, and purity, noting that the first of these is a means to an end,
Nicene Guy
June 25, AD 2013
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Family
Pew Isolation
I recently had dinner with three fabulous girls. One is married, the other two are single. Our conversation turned towards the single life and we
Molly
June 18, AD 2013
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Life
The Duties of Friendship
A secret Master of the Ceremonies has been at work. Christ, who said to the disciples “Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen
Mariella Hunt
June 18, AD 2013
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Dating
Raise Your Standards
“To a great extent the level of any civilization is the level of its womanhood. When a man loves a woman, he has to become
Amanda Sloan
June 17, AD 2013
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Dating
Abstinence, Chastity, and Purity — Part One: Drawing Distinctions
Abstinence may be a mere means to an end, but it’s often given a bit of a bad rap. Indeed, in the recent spate of
Nicene Guy
May 28, AD 2013
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Sex Ed and Men and the Marriage Bed
In all the discussions about abstinence-only sex ed there is much talk about spit and water, licked ice cream cones, and tape that is no longer sticky. Obviously, as many other writers have
Bonnie Engstrom
May 24, AD 2013
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The Devil Is in Comparison
I can hardly tell you how often I’ve had the following thoughts lately: “She’s married with three kids and she is only a year older
Amanda Sloan
May 20, AD 2013
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The Ethics of Your Wedding Dress
You’re probably expecting me to say something about strapless dresses and not showing too much skin, but I’m not. Okay, I can’t resist so here’s my
Siobhan Benitez
May 19, AD 2013
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Let Us Put Our Shoes at the Back
I’m tired. I can’t think of one area of my life that isn’t taxed nearly to the breaking point. Energy is gone, finances are three
Nic Davidson
May 18, AD 2013
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I Know It’s Difficult, I Live It Myself
From a talk with my eldest. With her permission. Because teenagers need to know that they’re not alone. Another bonus of NFP…it makes it easier
Rebecca Frech
May 16, AD 2013
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Catholics, Marriage, and the Supreme Court
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops recently issued a letter entitled “Marriage and the Supreme Court.” This bulletin insert, to be distributed nationwide, is nothing particularly
Brianna Heldt
May 15, AD 2013
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Reasons to be Open to Motherhood
In honour of Mother’s Day… A fellow writer recently asked somebody to write something positive about motherhood. She said “Some of us not-yet-moms are scared
Chelsea Houghton
May 12, AD 2013
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Married Life
Is NFP Crazy?
“You’re crazy.”Well, thanks for your kindness and tolerance in regards to my way of life. We hear a lot about tolerance and accepting others nowadays,
Lauren Meyers
May 5, AD 2013
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Dating
The Top Five Ways to -NOT- Grow in Emotional Purity
After listening to a great talk issued by Lighthouse Catholic Media’s new young adult line, Truth be Told, I found myself greatly in need of
Abigail C. Reimel
May 2, AD 2013
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A Review of J. Budziszewski’s On The Meaning of Sex
With mercury we measure pain as we measure the heat of bodies and air; but this is not how to discover our limits– you think
Nicene Guy
April 30, AD 2013
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