(The problem with the question of music in the liturgy is that people want an easy answer. They want one Church document that entirely bans
My thanks to the blogosphere, which takes sufficiently little notice of me to complain when this post wasn’t published on time…three. weeks. ago. Hurricane Irene
Here, my friends, we have a chart illustrating the rot infecting the soul of the modern West. Or, at least, that fraction of the West
[author] [author_image timthumb=’on’]https://ignitumtoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Elaine-Golden-e1313149812584.jpg[/author_image] [author_info]Elaine Golden is seventeen and absolutely loves drawing. She focuses on religious art using pencils and charcoals, but tries many new things. You
A letter from the Holy Father addressed to Archbishop Timothy M. Dolan is circulating around the internet, and I thought it an appropriate reflection to
Of course I’m not speaking for you, or all Catholics, or even my husband, but nfp is the hardest and easiest part of my marriage, my
A lot of talk and postings that I’ve come across (here and on other sites) talk about improving the Church’s “public relations.” That is, people
For this week’s installment of “Le Chiese delle Cittá” I will finally look at a church here in Milwaukee. I have been exploring the meaning
Last month, my boyfriend’s grandfather died. The beauty of our Catholic faith never felt more exposed to me than with the passing of another believing
Most successful large organizations have a marketer. So who is the marketer for the Catholic Church? You are. I am. A notion that is both
The following days were a blur of sessions at the Love and Life Centre, Morning Prayer with my group, spending time in front of the Blessed Sacrament, cheering for Pope Benedict, participating in Mass, and making friends with other pilgrims in the streets. I joined in a dance circle of Spanish pilgrims, traded knickknacks with South Koreans, and brushed up on my rudimentary Italian when squished against a group from Tuscany in the Metro.
What I thought to be a relatively benign statement turns out to be akin to insulting the grandmother of some, and giving an infinite gift
Who hasn’t experienced it in their relationships? You want to reach out to someone you love when he is struggling, so you go out of
Remember to spend some time in prayer with Our Lady– she loves you so much and will do whatever it takes to bring you to
“Love” is perhaps the most overloaded word in the English. We use it to describe all kinds of feeling in different relationships. Romantic love. Familial
A Catholic friend of mine told me that “we are not suppose to trust in Mary but some Catholics believe strongly in Mary instead of
All over the internet people are commenting on the teachings of the Catholic Church. We write, read, and argue about what is modest, how NFP
Have you ever been so excited about something you just wanted to tell everyone you know about it? I would consider myself an avid fan
I’ll like to share a wonderful story I heard today by a friend of mine in Russia. It’s about a monk and a scorpion. Enjoy.
Last week, I started a series on Awesome Churches from Around the World. In reality, they will most likely only be from America and Europe,
It’s not often that I recollect a real-life happening upon the great expanse of Internet. That’s the sort of thing I usually prefer to reserve
