Life
The Necessity of Men
There seems to be a growing idea in our world today that we don’t actually need men for much more than their “contribution” to the
Amanda Sloan
August 29, AD 2012
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Single Life
Christ, My Wingman
The morning after my future sister’s wedding, my fiance and I attended the family brunch and were asked the question: short or long engagement? B.
J.R. Baldwin
August 24, AD 2012
15 Comments
Relationships
How to Love a Mass Murderer
There were a few words, often repeated in the news coverage of the recent Colorado shooting by James Holmes, which stood out to me like red signal lights: “loner who said little and was easily forgotten”, “kept to himself” and “didn’t seem to have many friends.”
Julie Machado
August 22, AD 2012
6 Comments
Family
The Other Woman
Every morning, my six month old baby boy looks up out of his crib with wide blue eyes and smiles around his pacifier as I
Margaret Eaton
August 21, AD 2012
10 Comments
Career
Little Brother
This is a post I wrote for my youngest brother who leaves for basic training next week. I would appreciate it if everyone could say
Ryan Kraeger
August 19, AD 2012
15 Comments
Columnists
Mission: Perspective
It’s interesting how different reality looks when it’s on paper, in neat paragraphs, all in the right order. There, I am a powerhouse. I am
Mary C. Tillotson
August 13, AD 2012
8 Comments
Columnists
Bless Me Father, for I Have Sinned. I Use NFP.
I read a blog post a few weeks ago titled “3 Things I Secretly Hate About NFP“. The author’s reasons for hating NFP are that
Kayla Peterson
August 11, AD 2012
53 Comments
Relationships
Pope Paul VI’s Playlist
In an attempt to stay plugged in to American culture while I live overseas for 16 months, I have regularly acquainted myself with the Billboard
Nic Davidson
August 10, AD 2012
8 Comments
Relationships
At the Precipice: “Gay Rights” & Religious Freedom
When I saw the reaction against Chick-fil-A last week, I was moved to come out of hiding in regards to the “gay marriage” debate. I
Theresa Noble
August 8, AD 2012
29 Comments
Dating
Oh Good Heavens!
I had no idea when I wrote my last post that it would generate so much controversy. I certainly had no idea it would offend so many
Ryan Kraeger
August 3, AD 2012
9 Comments
Family
Catholic Mangate
This post is a response to When NCB Meets NCG. I thought it would be appropriate for an actual Good Catholic Man (father of five, husband
Brent Stubbs
August 1, AD 2012
15 Comments
Single Life
Vocation Confirmation
Last year, Sr. Lisa challenged me to examine my vocation and I did… kind of. Tony called me on my bull you-know-what, correctly so. I spent the next while asking a lot of questions I never wanted to fully explore.
Elizabeth Hillgrove
July 31, AD 2012
6 Comments
Family
A Man Who Wipes…
…Butts. OR: A Man Who Wipes Bottoms (for those that find “butt” offensive) What I am talking about is the awkward “line in the sand”
Brent Stubbs
July 31, AD 2012
7 Comments
Single Life
When NCB meets NCG
In the last few months since I subscribed to Auntie Seraphic,* I have repeatedly seen the acronyms “NCB” and “NCG” plastered all over the single
Ryan Kraeger
July 30, AD 2012
75 Comments
Single Life
Living Our Vocations
Life has a way of coming up and tossing you the unexpected, and I encountered a new twist in life just recently when I got
Rachel Zamarron
July 26, AD 2012
4 Comments
“St. Anne, St. Anne find me a man”
“St. Anne, St. Anne find me a man” is a popular piety that has been repeated by many single Catholic ladies on the eve of her feast day.
J.Q. Tomanek
July 25, AD 2012
21 Comments
Single Life
The Loneliness of Singlehood
“You can find Calcutta all over the world, if you have eyes to see” Mother Teresa profoundly remarks in this video (at about 2:20). She explains
Julie Machado
July 25, AD 2012
14 Comments
Married Life
The Art of Over and Over Again
The curly-haired woman with the bright orange shirt looks up, gently plays a chord on her guitar, and for the third time this morning, kills
Ryan M
July 24, AD 2012
6 Comments
Married Life
Egali-Complementarians?
The blog dispute last week in the Protestant world was waged between the conservative Reformed Protestants from The Gospel Coalition and liberal/emergent Protestant blogger Rachel Held
Devin Rose
July 23, AD 2012
4 Comments
Dating
So dude, do you have a girlfriend yet?
Allow me to take you way, way back in time….all the way to 2007! (Hey, five years is a lot when you’re still in high
Jack Kuplack
July 20, AD 2012
8 Comments
Dating
I don’t wanna mess this thing up
One night last week I was driving home late with all five kids sleeping soundly in their car seats when Lady Antebellum’s song “Just a
Leah Jacobson
July 20, AD 2012
8 Comments
