Life
Dealing with Resentment
I’m one of those people who tend to attract people with problems. I’d be sitting quietly at a party, or at a church event, and
Jean Elizabeth Seah
March 6, AD 2018
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Life
He Noticed
For so many of us, it is easy to get overwhelmed by the multitudes. In the crowds of people at malls and stores, the workplace
Marissa Standage
March 2, AD 2018
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Columnists
An Indonesian Miracle of Muslim-Catholic Friendship
One of my friends was a Buddhist when she and her family narrowly escaped being raped or killed by riots against the Chinese in the
Jean Elizabeth Seah
February 20, AD 2018
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Columnists
The Beggar on the Bus
One afternoon, I was on a bus to the city when a disheveled young man boarded the bus. He was in gray pajamas, barefoot, and
Jean Elizabeth Seah
February 13, AD 2018
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Columnists
A Lesson for a Chaotic Soul
Recently I learned a hard lesson. It was a concept that I knew was coming, as people close to me had informed me of the
Larabeth Miller
February 9, AD 2018
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Columnists
Movie Review: “King’s Faith”
The Christian movie King’s Faith (2013), available on Netflix, is a beautiful and moving story of faith and redemption. Best of all, it manages to
Jean Elizabeth Seah
January 23, AD 2018
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Columnists
Cardinal Pell’s response to his charges
The sexual abuse crises in Catholic dioceses from the USA to Ireland have created great distress and fomented considerable media attention. It is a sickening
Jean Elizabeth Seah
January 9, AD 2018
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Family
Cuisine or Chaos
Some memories stick with you forever, for good or ill. The mind is such so that even if you can laugh about sad moments a
Theresa Curley
December 27, AD 2017
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Columnists
Degrees of Sin — Separation from God
Sin is not wanting too much, but settling for too little. It’s settling for self-gratification rather than self-fulfillment. — Scott Hahn, First Comes Love: Finding
Jean Elizabeth Seah
November 7, AD 2017
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Columnists
Leisure: Rest & Virtue vs Distraction & Dissipation
“Regret is a waste of time.” Dream said. “No, I think regret is when people realise they’ve wasted all the time they’ve had.” Chris argued.
Jean Elizabeth Seah
October 31, AD 2017
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Columnists
Superheroes: Overcoming trauma, and Self-sacrifice
All it takes is one bad day to reduce the sanest man alive to lunacy. That’s how far the world is from where I am.
Jean Elizabeth Seah
October 17, AD 2017
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Columnists
Listen and Ask Before You Give
Lawyers are taught to listen carefully to what our clients say and to ask questions, because a client might think that one issue presents the
Jean Elizabeth Seah
October 10, AD 2017
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Columnists
The Church Embraces All People: Thoughts on the Beatification of Fr. Stanley Rother
“They must be going to the beatification!” I yelped happily, as I pointed towards a well-dressed group of people walking down the sidewalk. It was
AnneMarie Miller
October 3, AD 2017
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Columnists
Fatherhood and Redemption in “Pirates of the Caribbean 5”
[Caution: spoilers ahead] Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales is a moving paean to fatherhood. The entire movie centers around Henry Turner’s
Jean Elizabeth Seah
August 15, AD 2017
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Columnists
A Vicarious Grief Observed
On the recent Feast of the Transfiguration of Our Lord, my priest-uncle-spiritual-director, Father Jim, suddenly lost his brother Allan. Father Jim was abroad teaching a
Cristina Montes
August 13, AD 2017
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Books
Review of “Christian Dating Simplified”
Aaron K. Torch’s Christian Dating Simplified: A Short, Practical Guide to the only Four Questions You Need to Ask is an enjoyable read, weaving scriptural
Jean Elizabeth Seah
August 8, AD 2017
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Columnists
The Vocation of Motherhood
One of the most insidious and harmful ideas that mothers labor under is the idea that we can raise flawless children. Rationally we know this
Rebekah Andrews
August 4, AD 2017
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Columnists
The Seven Deadly Sins in “The Jungle Book”
The Jungle Book (2016) is a masterful adaptation of Kipling’s book, paying due homage to the classic Disney film with its meshing of the familiar
Jean Elizabeth Seah
July 11, AD 2017
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Life
Witness to Love
A few years ago I had the opportunity to give a talk at John Paul the Great Academy in Lafayette, Louisiana. While I was there
Ryan Kraeger
July 3, AD 2017
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Columnists
Not the man of my dreams
It is a gift to grow up in a happy, healthy marriage. By the time I truly started to pay attention to how my parents
Rebekah Andrews
June 26, AD 2017
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Family
Of Mountains and Molehills
One of my favorite throwaway phrases is “first world problems.” It never fails to make me laugh. Whether it’s my sister and a friend complaining
Rebekah Andrews
June 23, AD 2017
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