Columnists
Oh Silent Night
I have long been fascinated by the themes of noise and silence during the Christmas season. There is so much noise – from things to
Jason Theobald
December 17, AD 2013
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Columnists
A Biblical Look at Confession
A friend of mind had just learned of my decision to join the Catholic faith. He was nice about it, that is, he didn’t give me
Shaun McAfee
December 16, AD 2013
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Merry Digital Christmas
As the day of Christ’s birth hurtles towards us, it is definitely easy to get caught up in the spin of things. Retailers, desperate to
Chris Ricketts
December 15, AD 2013
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Columnists
Asking for Directions on the Way to Holiness
I’ll never forget the disaster zone that was our apartment on the evening after my baby shower. Every possible blanket, gadget, toy, and baby-seat lay
Lauren Meyers
December 15, AD 2013
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Life
Joyful Waiting
Advent is a time of joyful waiting and expectation. Unfortunately, our culture teaches us to complain, rather than to be cheerful while we wait for things.
Bob Waruszewski
December 11, AD 2013
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Columnists
Does Jesus Love the Elf on the Shelf?: Five Ways to Celebrate the Sacred in the Secular
We’re in the thick of the Christmas season, well, the secular Christmas season. We all know the Christmas season doesn’t start until after Christmas, right?
Lauren Meyers
December 10, AD 2013
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Context: God’s Great Liberating Event
Remember a few weeks ago when Pope Francis recommended we evangelize before we moralize. He said that when we speak of morals, we need to
J.Q. Tomanek
December 10, AD 2013
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Bioethics
What Pro-Lifers Can Learn From “My Abortion”
In the November 18 issue of New York Magazine, the cover story is “My Abortion,” and in it 26 women share their experiences. It’s incredible that
Erin Karlovich
December 10, AD 2013
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Entertainment
Christmas Classics from a Father-Daughter Duo
Just down the Texas highways from me live Kevin McCormick and his daughter Rachel. A mutual friend introduced us, and I learned that Kevin and
Devin Rose
December 9, AD 2013
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Life
Reflections on Generosity
The past month has been, for me, a month of humbling lessons in generosity as millions worldwide answered calls to help my fellow-Filipinos who survived
Cristina Montes
December 5, AD 2013
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Cardinal Dolan, Can You Please Clarify?
So I have to admit I’m pretty confused about something one of the leaders of the Church recently said. It seems to be the thing
Chris Ricketts
December 4, AD 2013
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Pro-Choice Violence and Radical Love
These men will be saints one day. Indeed, what other movement so calls for and creates saints as the pro-life movement? What movement challenges its people to such radical love, peace, and joy as the pro-life movement? To be Catholic is to be pro-life because to be pro-life is to acknowledge that there is, to quote Samwise Gamgi, “goodness out there, and it’s worth fighting for!
Emma King
December 3, AD 2013
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Tuesday Five: Liturgical Season of Advent
Advent is a season of preparation, waiting and expectation, but society all around us says otherwise. Christmas has been sprawled out in supermarkets and department
Molly
December 3, AD 2013
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Venerable Fulton Sheen: Theologian? Timeless?
With the unofficial feast day of Ven. Fulton Sheen coming up, it seemed a good time to present some thoughts on Sheen. Most people who know
Emily C. Hurt
December 3, AD 2013
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Mary
Sorrowful Mysteries and Sin
It was a Friday evening as I sat in line for confession. I thought to myself, “This certainly isn’t how the average twenty-something gal spends a
Amanda Sloan
December 2, AD 2013
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Family
Veiled Words: Modesty in Speech and Thought
“The Victorians pretended sex did not exist; the moderns pretend nothing else exists.” Archbishop Fulton J Sheen This is my first post writing for Ignitum
Caitlin Marchand
December 2, AD 2013
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Religion
What to Expect When You’re Converting to the Catholic Church
Becoming Catholic is a tricky business. When I left my wonderful Evangelical church two years ago, I didn’t know what to expect. Now I’m a self-confessed
Laura McAlister
November 30, AD 2013
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Bioethics
Come Over Here and SayThat to My Face
Rape, incest, and mother’s life…oh, and abused children. Better aborted than abused. How many times have we heard these “acceptable” exceptions to an outright ban
Rebecca Frech
November 29, AD 2013
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Columnists
Home on a Friday: Missing Loved Ones during the Holidays
Imagine the setup: 27 year-old guy, home alone on a Friday night, 9:30pm and heading to bed. That was me a few weeks ago. Am
Ryan Eggenberger
November 26, AD 2013
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Married Life
Marriage Isn’t For You: A Response
A few weeks ago, an article titled “Marriage Isn’t For You” popped up all over my newsfeed. Of course, I clicked because when I want
Elizabeth Hoxie
November 25, AD 2013
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With the Point of a Nail
I walked through the yard where they were collecting the bodies of those killed by the typhoon. They bring them in on trucks, collecting them
Ryan Kraeger
November 25, AD 2013
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