Unlikely Convert
“I’m never going to be one of those people that baptizes my babies! Or believes that weird stuff about sacraments and communion!” Yes, I really
Brianna Heldt
August 7, AD 2013
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Columnists
Regret
“Live as though dying daily.” -St. Antony of Egypt, as recorded by St. Athanasius We have almost no viable perspective from which to evaluate our
Sean Connolly
August 7, AD 2013
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Columnists
Prayer and Psychology Plus How We Can Understand Mental Illness and the Spiritual Life
Embark, once again, we do on this worthy yet controversial quest to present some basic principles on how psychology, properly understood and aided by Christian
Tim Glemkowski
August 6, AD 2013
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The Poor in Spirit
Did anyone else hear a homily yesterday about the dangers of greed and affluent American lifestyles and the need to support the Church and give
Ryan Kraeger
August 5, AD 2013
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Want to be a Better Parent? Hang Up the Phone
About once a week, my wife and I take our kids to a local indoor playground. The scene is pretty consistent: dozens of kids running
Brandon Vogt
August 5, AD 2013
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Catholic Education
Tradition before Scripture
[Author’s note: This is a post made originally on my blog that a number of people found useful. I’m still reading and studying for my
Matthew Heinrich
August 4, AD 2013
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Don't Feed the Angels
An important thing to remember about angels is that they are terrifying. I am not sure when angels started to be domesticated, but nearly every
J.R. Baldwin
August 3, AD 2013
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Religion
7 Weaknesses for Today’s Catholics
I’m a practicing Catholic. And by that I mean I am practicing, I’m not a pro yet. Just like the 11 year-old me used to
TJ Burdick
August 3, AD 2013
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Columnists
What I got my Wife for Father’s Day
Great healing and consolation can come from doing small acts of love. Father’s Day is a day to honor and celebrate the wonderful father figures
Matthew Higgins
August 2, AD 2013
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Catholicism: The Only True Extremism, Part I
In today’s ideologically polarized society, the term “extremist” is bandied about with increasing frequency by pundits, politicians from both sides of the aisle, and bureaucrats
Chris Ricketts
August 1, AD 2013
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Columnists
Chastity Is More Than Physical.
I blame the pig roast. When I was 19, a friend invited me to his family’s annual Labor Day Party. I came with two friends
Stephanie Calis
July 29, AD 2013
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Bioethics
You Don’t Have to Choose Between Being a Feminist and Being Pro-Life
When I tell people that I’m currently an intern at Feminists for Life, they usually look at me like I have a second head. Pro-life
Bethanie Ryan
July 28, AD 2013
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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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Is Monogamy Unnatural?
According to a column last month on CNN.com, to honor each other as man and wife for the rest of our lives is probably impossible.
Arleen Spenceley
July 27, AD 2013
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Columnists
Not Alone: “Just Friends?”
The dreaded phrase, “I think it would be better if we were just friends“, has been feared by teenagers for decades. The fear that, after
Abigail C. Reimel
July 26, AD 2013
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Columnists
Pro-Life Compassion
In the 2011 film Friends With Kids, two platonic friends decide to have a child together without the entanglements of marriage (which they saw as
J.R. Baldwin
July 26, AD 2013
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Life
WYD Whiners…
Today Rio de Janeiro Brazil is overrun with young people. World Youth Day is in full swing and hundreds of thousands of young people from
Rachel Zamarron
July 25, AD 2013
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A Man’s Guide to Loving a Woman – Catholic Style
Sanctity. This is the first rule of a Catholic man. Be a saint and create the most fertile ground for your spouse to be a
J.Q. Tomanek
July 25, AD 2013
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Columnists
How Do I Serve the Church?
As the summer starts to wind down, I have begun to notice that there are a lot of goodbye parties on my calendar. One is
Bob Waruszewski
July 24, AD 2013
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Family
The Family as the Basic Unit of Society
“The family is the original cell of social life. It is the natural society in which husband and wife are called to give themselves in
Nicene Guy
July 23, AD 2013
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Women's Issues
What is a “New Feminist”?
Perhaps you have heard the term and have been wondering about what this “New Feminism” stuff is all about. Many have pegged it a “Catholic-thing”
Leah Jacobson
July 22, AD 2013
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