Life
Launch from the Fields
In a recent blog post, I said we should “flee to the fields,” quoting the eponymous book of essays by the founders of the Catholic
Devin Rose
November 12, AD 2012
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Dating
Why I Wear a Purity Ring
From the Roman collar to the brown scapular, the Church has developed a plethora of physical signs one can sport to testify to his faith
Abigail C. Reimel
November 11, AD 2012
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Columnists
The Borrowed Baby
***Warning:This is a Crying Post, Grab Your Kleenex*** Three years ago, we lost our Bernadette half-way through pregnancy to a knot in her cord.
Rebecca Frech
November 1, AD 2012
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Entertainment
The chef and the boy-band
Judge me if you will, but I’m completely unimpressed by celebrity culture. While I’m sure that these are all perfectly lovely people in real
Brianna Heldt
October 31, AD 2012
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Columnists
Teen Pregnancy Isn’t the Problem
One recent evening, I shook a bottle of hot sauce over my burger and watched the news from the kitchen table. Popular that night was
Arleen Spenceley
October 20, AD 2012
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Columnists
Loving Interchange Is Not Enough
I feel I can speak for many people that Catholic teaching on sexuality comes across most of the time as a big laundry list of
Mindy Goorchenko
October 18, AD 2012
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Married Life
Taking a Year Off
All throughout the engagement process, people have asked us how the wedding preparation is going, or given us tips to remember on our wedding day.
Bob Waruszewski
October 17, AD 2012
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Family
The Story of You: A Letter to My Unborn Child
Thursday – January 8, 2009 My hands were shaking; my whole body trembled as I watched the home pregnancy test, now sitting on the counter
Kristin Detloff
October 16, AD 2012
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Family
For Pete’s Sake
Our first child was lost to miscarriage. He was too young to know his gender but my husband felt confident that he was a boy
Bonnie Engstrom
October 15, AD 2012
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Catholic Education
Called to Love
There are a number of states where marriage is on the ballot this fall. Some states seek to clarify the definition of marriage by adding
Kristin Detloff
October 10, AD 2012
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Columnists
Five Things
This article originally appeared at Finding Great Joy as part of Cynthia’s wonderful mother-to-mother series. Please take a moment to stop by Finding Great Joy
Elizabeth Hoxie
October 9, AD 2012
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Columnists
how a woman can win
“New research shows that The Pill reduces lubrication, arousal, and a woman”s ability to orgasm, thus lending credence to my theory that a lot of
Mary C. Tillotson
October 8, AD 2012
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Columnists
My Broken Rule
I cried so hard on the drive home. I probably should have pulled over. Or figured out a way to hold back the tears. But
Kristin Detloff
October 4, AD 2012
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Family
Holpin’
As I was on leave over the last few weeks I spent a lot of time back home on the family farm, helping with projects
Ryan Kraeger
October 1, AD 2012
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Married Life
Headship
I am going to go out on a limb here and talk a little about Ephesians Chapter 5. First let’s quote it, and then I’ll
Joseph
September 27, AD 2012
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Life
Wrinkled Love
This August, I went back to school to learn how better to teach, only partly because the smell of fresh notebooks and sharply pointed pencils
Elizabeth Hillgrove
September 27, AD 2012
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Dating
Love Like the Movies
Why do we love movie romances so much, and why do we desire for the love stories in movies to happen to us? Really,
Edmund Mitchell
September 25, AD 2012
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Family
When the Rubber Hits the Road
Subtitle: How NFP is really hard. Let us return to the title of this post, and do not push aside the double entendre. Go there.
Brent Stubbs
September 25, AD 2012
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Dating
Not So Complicated
Flying home, the college lady next to me mentioned she was in a “complicated” relationship with someone back home. I smiled and said I’d been
J.R. Baldwin
September 22, AD 2012
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Family
Parents Militant: “With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility”
The minute a child is born, his identity begins to form. As he is exposed to different things, he learns how to perceive the world.
Abigail C. Reimel
September 20, AD 2012
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Columnists
God’s Gift to Women
…. at least this woman. I know that statement is rarely if ever viewed positively but that is who I want my future husband to
Nekeisha Christopher
September 19, AD 2012
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