Columnists
Finding Time for Radical Charity
To my right, I held my younger sister’s hand. She held my dad’s, as he lay in his hospice bed. As he was taking his
Lauren Meyers
July 28, AD 2013
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Religion
Blotted Out from the Book of Life?
Most Protestants believe that once a person is justified, they cannot lose their salvation. Once written, their names can never be blotted out from the
Devin Rose
July 22, AD 2013
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Life
The 77th Minute Substitute
In Australia, we recently celebrated the Socceroos qualification for the 2014 World Cup Finals in Brazil. It was a great night and a great victory
Nathan Tran
July 16, AD 2013
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Prayer
Why I Struggle with the Catholic Church
After spending the last few years diving into the depths of Catholicism and immersing myself in things like daily Mass, the Rosary, and other typical
Amanda Sloan
July 15, AD 2013
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Columnists
Praying in the Strawberry Field
Living in the city is hazardous to my prayer life. For about 10 years, my most profound moments with God have occurred in one of
Siobhan Benitez
July 14, AD 2013
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Pabst Blue Ribbon and Other Good Things I Plan on Enjoying in Heaven
This is a guest post by Greg Hurst, a MA Theology student at Providence College in Providence, RI. Follow him @gchurst. Christianity that is not
Guest Writer
July 12, AD 2013
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Columnists
I Love You: An Idiot’s Apology to Any Skeptic
I love you. Regardless of your viewpoints, actions, successes, failures, rants, and sexuality. I love you in spite of anything and everything you could do
Nic Davidson
July 12, AD 2013
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Secret of Opus Dei: Fall in Love with Jesus
Ms. Elia Rivera is the Executive Director of the St. Josemaria Institute in Woodridge, IL which is a suburb of Chicago. With St. Josemaria”s feast
J.Q. Tomanek
July 10, AD 2013
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Columnists
Your Brain and Your Soul Want to Be Besties: An Introduction to Psychology as the Handmaiden of Spirituality
Psychology, neurology, and mental health/illness are often some of the most misunderstood disciplines in Catholic circles. Many faithful Catholics are correctly and understandably wary of
Tim Glemkowski
July 9, AD 2013
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Columnists
Christians, Be Wildflowers Not Wallflowers!
In Matthew’s Gospel, Jesus tells us to “learn from the way the wildflowers grow” (6:28). They do not “work and spin,” they just sway in
Theresa Noble
July 6, AD 2013
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Politics
The Pagans are Happy to Socialize Your Children
A few weeks ago I wrote something criticizing public schooling over this incident. It got the ire up of friends and family members, many of
Devin Rose
June 24, AD 2013
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Columnists
God is Not the Author of Your Heartbreak
The above quote from Venerable Fulton Sheen caused some consternation on the Ignatius Press Quotables Facebook page, and among some of my friends when I
Emily C. Hurt
June 19, AD 2013
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Prayer
Reverence
Reverence (noun): a feeling or attitude of deep respect tinged with awe; veneration. Reverence has always been a topic of discussion for me and a
Kaitlin Davis
June 17, AD 2013
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Let’s Talk Discipline
Disciplines, hair shirts, cilices – all things of the past? Perhaps not. Most people are afraid to talk about the subject of corporal mortification. Some
Matthew Olson
May 26, AD 2013
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World Youth Day: Time of your Eternal Life
It is not long to go until World Youth Day 2013 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. And what a World Youth Day it will be. The first
Chelsea Houghton
May 25, AD 2013
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Toward a Masculine Spirituality
I had the blessing of growing up in an incredible parish. Holy Cross bore many of the hallmarks of what we as a Church are
Tim Glemkowski
May 14, AD 2013
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Our Works, His Grace
When it was evening, the disciples of Jesus went down to the sea, embarked in a boat, and went across the sea to Capernaum. It
Matthew Heinrich
May 14, AD 2013
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There I Am Home
Home has never been a place for me. I have been so many places in my life. I have a special nostalgia for the farming
Ryan Kraeger
May 13, AD 2013
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Letting God Fight for You
My life is very structured. Just ask my wife. I fold my socks and put them in a special place in my drawer. I have
Bob Waruszewski
May 1, AD 2013
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On the Darkness
My favourite kind of art explores the darkness. I don’t mean the sensational darkness of psychological trouble, of psychopaths and murders and crime. Nor do
Sean Connolly
April 28, AD 2013
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Spirituality
Living Holy Saturday
“For they did not yet understand the scripture that he had to rise from the dead.” (John 20:9) On Good Friday, the impossible happened. God
Jason Hall
March 30, AD 2013
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