Maybe you love your parish and it’s almost perfect, but it’s missing just one little thing – a niche for you. The priest is great, his
After reading an article tonight on CNN about the Catholic nun who brought her “star power” to the DNC, I just couldn’t help but express
In his first letter to the Corinthians, St. Paul explains how, when God calls people, he does not base his decision on human criteria –
Tomorrow’s Gospel recounts Jesus healing a demon-possessed man, and while reading it I was struck by one word: Us. In the passage a demon screams
The famous African bishop, doctor and Father of the Church, Saint Augustine of Hippo, once said, “If you believe what you like in the gospels,
Earlier this month, my husband and I moved across state lines to start anew in North Carolina. Everything about the move was exciting – well,
Are three reasons why people reject the Catholic Church today. I've been thinking about this for some time, ruminating about the common objections I hear against Catholicism. They can be summarized in three distinct yet overlapping categories: ontological, moral and epistemic.
Anyone who watches the news is probably aware of the debate between the Vatican and the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR). It’s been all over the news and is usually…
So here you are: Catholic, on top of the world, and loving everything about life. You naturally want to share the Good News with those you know, like your colleagues in the workplace.
We know we need to do it; to put our busy lives on hold for just a bit, turn off the phone and computer and
In my previous post, I took stock of the possibility that President Obama is an enemy of the Church. Supposing that he is, what would
In a culture always on the go, days, weeks and months blur together. We can sometimes be running so fast on the treadmill of life that we forget to stop and take a break. Sure, we might take a week…
It’s that time of year again. Yellow school buses travel the roads bringing happy and cheerful students to school. There, students gleefully and attentively participate
There is a meme which is beginning to make its rounds on facebook stating simply that President Obama is an enemy of the Church. Given his tyrannical HHS mandate, which seems to be specifically targeted at Catholics…
Our personal crosses are curious things. Every good Christian knows that to follow Christ we must first take up our cross. And every good Christian,
A few years ago, Matt Warner launched a cool project he called “Support a Catholic Speaker Month”. It began with a poll where you could vote for your favorite Catholic speakers. After a few days of voting, the top 100 speakers…
Recently at daily Mass I, once again, caught myself day-dreaming about my future wedding, and weddings in general. As I stood in the church that
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
Ignitum Today (IT) blogger to speak at The Fest. Over 38,000 people are expected to attend the Diocese of Cleveland’s Family Festival. Entertainment includes Grammy
I’ve often seen it said that the classical virtues– first enumerated and analyzed by pagan thinkers like Plato and Aristotle– and the Catholic virtues found
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.
