Politics
Who I’m Voting For
No, I will not write his name on the ballot. I believe that voting for a third party, a third person, is a symbolic act.
Brent Stubbs
October 23, AD 2012
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Bioethics
Blessed JP II and the Culture of Life
Today is the feast of Blessed John Paul II. He is often referred to as John Paul the Great, but I will always know him
Chelsea Zimmerman
October 22, AD 2012
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Health & Fitness
The Allure Of the Crunchy Catholic
Flax oil was the gateway. When I got engaged two years ago and signed up for Natural Family Planning courses, I received a hefty box
Stephanie Calis
October 22, AD 2012
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Columnists
Special Needs Etiquette Part II
Below is the conclusion to my conversation with Teri and Amanda about special needs etiquette. You can read Part I here. How do you want
Bonnie Engstrom
October 21, AD 2012
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Columnists
Needed Instruments of Peace
In our current election cycle, perhaps more than any other in the last forty years, we have two candidates for President with stark, contrasting views
Sr. Lisa Marie
October 21, AD 2012
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Columnists
Death. A Part of Life.
It turns out that I am dying. One day, in the not too distant future, I will be dead. It may be tomorrow or it
Bernard Toutounji
October 20, AD 2012
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Columnists
Teen Pregnancy Isn’t the Problem
One recent evening, I shook a bottle of hot sauce over my burger and watched the news from the kitchen table. Popular that night was
Arleen Spenceley
October 20, AD 2012
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Columnists
Special Needs Etiquette
As my son laid in the neonatal intensive care unit with promises of severe mental and physical disability, I stood at a Wal-Mart, watching an
Bonnie Engstrom
October 19, AD 2012
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Columnists
Loving Interchange Is Not Enough
I feel I can speak for many people that Catholic teaching on sexuality comes across most of the time as a big laundry list of
Mindy Goorchenko
October 18, AD 2012
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Entertainment
Dante Dishes on the 2012 Elections
I recently joined Twitter and have found that it’s a good way to discover and follow the work of interesting organizations, writers, and artists. Also,
Emi Parker
October 18, AD 2012
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HGH and Contraception
Imagine living in a desert of burning sand. Sand so hot that any hotter it turns to glass. Now imagine that scorching drops of fire fall from the sky and the only way to escape these fiery flakes is to continue running. Now imagine that this episode lasts for all eternity.
J.Q. Tomanek
October 17, AD 2012
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Married Life
Taking a Year Off
All throughout the engagement process, people have asked us how the wedding preparation is going, or given us tips to remember on our wedding day.
Bob Waruszewski
October 17, AD 2012
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Religion
Faith Manifesto
This month marks the beginning of the Year of Faith. It has gotten me thinking; do I really have faith? If I lived at the
Julie Machado
October 17, AD 2012
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Family
The Story of You: A Letter to My Unborn Child
Thursday – January 8, 2009 My hands were shaking; my whole body trembled as I watched the home pregnancy test, now sitting on the counter
Kristin Detloff
October 16, AD 2012
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Columnists
Baptism and Presidential Leadership
Election-season whoppers are nothing new to politics, Presidential or otherwise. The number of exaggerations, empty-promises, false claims, and flat-out lies which make their way into
Nicene Guy
October 16, AD 2012
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Career
Open Hands, Empty or Full
“There”s nothing harder than learning how to receive.” -Over the Rhine When we started out as newly marrieds, learning NFP, we didn”t know anyone else
Sarah Babbs
October 15, AD 2012
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Family
For Pete’s Sake
Our first child was lost to miscarriage. He was too young to know his gender but my husband felt confident that he was a boy
Bonnie Engstrom
October 15, AD 2012
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Sacraments
No One Expects the Apostolic Inquisition!
Here are two great questions to put to your Protestant friends: Apostolic Confession? In John 20:21-23, Jesus gives the Apostles authority to forgive (or retain)
Devin Rose
October 15, AD 2012
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Columnists
Family Needs Prayers
Adam McArthur is a husband, a father, and a faithful Catholic. He was diagnosed with a rare form of brain cancer which has been rated
Elizabeth Hoxie
October 13, AD 2012
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Columnists
The Year of Faith and The Desert of Godlessness
The Year of Faith: The Desert of Godlessness, and the Mission to “Restore All Things in Christ” Through the “New Evangelization” and the New Media
Emily C. Hurt
October 13, AD 2012
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Bioethics
Embryo Adoption: Is it OK?
The short answer to the very complex question posed in the title of this article is this: We actually don’t know, yet. That is to
Leah Jacobson
October 12, AD 2012
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