Catholic singles, especially the ladies, have many things they do to prepare for the day they say “I do” and begin their married lives.
Over the past several weeks, faithful Catholics have been circling the wagons in an attempt to understand what’s gone wrong with the culture, and what
From the Roman collar to the brown scapular, the Church has developed a plethora of physical signs one can sport to testify to his faith
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
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…
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.
Meghan’s parents were with her as she waited to check in at the airport. Her father asked her again, “Why are you doing this?” With
Life has a way of coming up and tossing you the unexpected, and I encountered a new twist in life just recently when I got
I have always loved Fresh Air with Terry Gross on National Public Radio (NPR). She is the perfect interviewer, intelligent, compassionate, and always knowledgeable about
Written by Rev. Hillary Agbenosi (A Ghanaian Deacon about to be ordained a Priest later this year) The Lord has promised to always provide for
Congratulations! If you are a living breathing human being, you have a vocation – that is, you are called by God to unique, deeply personal
Greetings Ignitum readers! My apologies for missing my last posting here a few weeks back. I’m sure you were all wondering where I was (uhh hum) and/or
Women’s religious orders have been on a divergent path, mirroring the same divide among the Catholic faithful, for some time. The division finally reached a
In the latest installment of USA Today’s On Religion series, veteran journalist Judith Valente writes about Benedictine nuns in Atchison, Kansas. One choice sentence: “Whatever
By Elaine Golden (who says “dwawing”) Check out her beautiful work here, Drawing the Line. Chesterson, Assad, “The Child Jesus” and “Mary teaching Jesus how
His Right Dishonourable Loathsomeness, Master Thugfang, is a demon of great infamy among academic circles. He is a frequent columnist for “Tempter’s Times”, an assistant
In keeping with my tradition of quoting other people in order to come up with a blog post, I want to discuss a piece someone
This week, as part of vocations week, I had the pleasure of meeting up with Fr. Jason Vidrine‘s middle school class in Louisiana (via Skype),
I’ve found a little group really living out the Christian life–going outside themselves and giving to others. It’s a pleasure to see people making their
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
One of my heroes had a motto “Do the ordinary things extraordinarily” or something to that effect and gosh darn it if we as a
