To Learn Silence
As a perpetual chatterbox I approach the mysteries of Holy Week with mixed emotions. The stark, somber tones of the liturgies are in direct contrast
Rachel Zamarron
April 5, AD 2012
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Columnists
A Lesson Learned
I don’t usually think to support heresy, but this time, I owed a family member. So on a weekend where I could have been celebrating,
Emily Zanotti
March 21, AD 2012
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St Joseph
Dear Friends, As we all know the feast day of St Joseph is coming in just a few days. It is one of my favorite
Joe Sales
March 15, AD 2012
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Columnists
Lent and the Battlefield
Why do we celebrate Lent? This is a question that’s been nudging me this year as I tried to figure out what to give up
Mariella Hunt
March 9, AD 2012
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Columnists
Ceci n’est pas une pipe
This famous image with its seemingly contradictory text (“This is not a pipe.”) led the way for an overhauling of art and artistic representation as
Ink and Quill
February 17, AD 2012
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Columnists
Forgiveness leads to Love
“You have heard that it was said, ‘YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR and hate your enemy.’ “But I say to you, love your enemies and
Godwin Delali Adadzie
February 16, AD 2012
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Mary
The Assumption in Church History
This content originally appeared on my blog Almost Not Catholic as a part of a 3-part series on the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Brent Stubbs
February 14, AD 2012
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Turn Away from Sin: My Thoughts
It is really hard to think that Lent 2012 is almost here. It seems like it was only yesterday that Catholics all over the world
Joe Sales
February 12, AD 2012
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God, Teacher
Last week, I started up a semester-long job to go with my research responsibilities: I am teaching a class. This is the opportunity I have
Allie Terrell
February 1, AD 2012
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Spirituality
Dark Nights
What is the Dark Night of the Soul to me? It’s depression–but a different kind of depression. Why should the above thoughts in the animation be going through my head?
Mariella Hunt
January 31, AD 2012
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Spirituality
Assumptions and Models
The scientific method, as does much learning in general, begins with observation. Father Stanley Jaki likened this process to the first step in the march
Nicene Guy
January 24, AD 2012
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Columnists
To Trust in God
When I was a child, this was my favorite song from Vacation Bible Study. I loved the hand gestures, the upbeat attitude, and the simpleness.
Kayla Peterson
January 18, AD 2012
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Life
Of Lotion and Life
It’s funny what can inspire a blog post. In this case, it was a bottle of lotion. There is was, sitting on the sink in
Nathaniel Gotcher
January 16, AD 2012
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Columnists
More Thoughts On The Veil
The Dec. 15th article on the veil fueled some great discussions in Catholic blogging circles. Father Dwight Longenecker did this follow up post and Deacon
Rachel Zamarron
January 12, AD 2012
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Religion
Contemplating Beauty
Beauty is mentioned alongside goodness and truth as something for which all men yearn; yet of the three, beauty itself is most enigmatic. We want
Nicene Guy
December 30, AD 2011
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Religion
Another Path to Holiness
Guest post by Pam Ward When I think of a holy person, it is Mother Theresa who comes foremost to my mind. She is a
Guest Writer
December 28, AD 2011
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Columnists
Humility Still Matters
In our so-called enlightened society of the 21st century, many people keep making the unfortunate mistake of confusing humility for low self esteem, meekness for
Godwin Delali Adadzie
December 22, AD 2011
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Spirituality
Our Lover is Coming!
In response to a post I wrote here last month about contemplating death, a reader commented: [W]hy not look at death as a meeting with
Chelsea Zimmerman
December 21, AD 2011
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Family
To Be A Father
“Our Father who art in heaven…” When Jesus said, “when you pray say, Our Father” the colossal impact of this is lost on the modern
Brent Stubbs
December 20, AD 2011
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Columnists
Desire and Fear
Desire to be despised, rebuked, calumniated, forgotten, ridiculed, wronged, and suspected. Fear being esteemed, loved, extolled, honored, praised, preferred to others, consulted, and approved. There
Joseph Koss
December 19, AD 2011
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Columnists
Beauty and Nature
It is almost inevitably the first question I am asked in any gathering with more than four of my relatives: “So, what is it that
Nicene Guy
December 13, AD 2011
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