IGNITUM TODAY

Date the Fat Guys, Ladies

In what can only be described as “true love,” I agreed to marry my fiance without ever dancing with him. Perhaps this seems impossible, improbable,

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J.R. Baldwin July 10, AD 2012 36 Comments
Columnists
Elizabeth Hoxie

Overcoming Envy

There are “tidy” sins we mothers contend with — sloth that keeps us from cleaning the play room for the millionth time, impatience and the

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Elizabeth Hoxie June 29, AD 2012 10 Comments
Dating
Devin Rose

Single Catholic Guy: Wake Up!

It’s never been a better time to be a single Catholic guy. Why? Because there are thousands of lovely, faithful young Catholic women waiting for you

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Devin Rose June 25, AD 2012 164 Comments

Father Knows Best

When I was a wee lad, my father would go off on trips.  My mother would then allow all of her little minions to come

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Joseph June 17, AD 2012 No Comments
Relationships
Nic Davidson

Free Love And Other Redundant Phrases

We’ve all had that “ah-ha” moment, right, men? The one where you’re baking a meringue, blaring J-Lo, and you suddenly ask yourself, “Does love really

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Nic Davidson June 15, AD 2012 16 Comments
Family
Brent Stubbs

Men: Be Courageous

Buckle-up. This might be a bumpy ride. In my last post, I explored the topic of keeping your kids Catholic in a world gone mad.

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Brent Stubbs June 5, AD 2012 11 Comments
Relationships
Julie Machado

Widowhood: Dating for Eternity

Widows have always been a group of people that tug on my heartstrings. What is more tragic than a young husband or wife with small

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Julie Machado May 30, AD 2012 22 Comments

Keeping Your Kids Catholic

First, let me start off this post with a disclaimer. DISCLAIMER: I’m a non-expert. I have little kids. Half of this is theory; the other

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Brent Stubbs May 22, AD 2012 12 Comments
Family
Jennifer Mazzara

404 Error

My brain is not in the least interested in our symposium topic this week.  The address for “mercy” + “forgiveness” + “killing” NOT “animals” was

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Jennifer Mazzara May 11, AD 2012 3 Comments
Family
Rachel Zamarron

Why We Need Work

Last week  The Daily Caller broke the news feature about the Labor Department attempting  to ban farm chores. When I alerted my dad who is a life-long

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Rachel Zamarron May 3, AD 2012 2 Comments

Pursuit of hoppiness

“Take one down, pass it around…” and let good times roll.  Today we live in the early days of the New Evangelization.  Beyond all catechetical

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J.Q. Tomanek April 18, AD 2012 3 Comments
Life
Ink and Quill

To Know and to Love

It’s a commonplace we’ve all heard in one form or another: “Love is blind.”  But is it really?  It may be true that our passions,

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Ink and Quill April 14, AD 2012 4 Comments
Columnists
Jennifer Mazzara

Speed of Life

That’s a catchy, clever little phrase. “The speed of life.” David Bowie used it for a song. I think there was a movie. I don’t

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Jennifer Mazzara April 13, AD 2012 2 Comments
Columnists
Kayla Peterson

Overwhelmed

Everyone tells you how hard marriage is. They warn you against letting the sun go down on your anger, give creative ideas for date nights

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Kayla Peterson April 11, AD 2012 10 Comments
Columnists
Julie Machado

Is Being Single a Failure?

A wise friend once asked me, “Do you want to marry him or do you just want to get married in general?” Am I really

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Julie Machado April 4, AD 2012 8 Comments
Columnists
Leah Jacobson

Labor Lessons

When I first became pregnant at 22 years old I really didn’t understand or appreciate the miracle that was taking place within my body and

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Leah Jacobson March 30, AD 2012 5 Comments
Relationships
Brandon Vogt

Dance of the Porcupines

Porcupines generally have two methods for handling relationships: withdrawal and attack. They either scurry away, looking for the nearest tree, or they stick out their

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Brandon Vogt March 19, AD 2012 1 Comment

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