Exciting news: Pope Benedict has approved the heroic virtues of Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen, declaring him Venerable, and bringing him one step closer to beatification.
(NB: This is neither a paid promotion for the Band nor their upcoming Album which is set to be released on September 24th. I received
I had the privilege of meeting a Saudi Arabian who was traveling throughout Portugal a few weeks ago and it was an eye-opening experience. I
One of the many lessons I learned in Boy Scouts while camping is to always leave a campsite better than you found it. After a
The past two months have been quite interesting in my personal life. I left my ministry position as Director of Religious Education, accepted a new
During this fortnight for freedom, it is worth reflecting on some words of wisdom by Blessed Pope John Paul the Great: “Freedom consists not in
There are many reasons to be Catholic. The historicity of the Gospels, use of reason leading to faith, a mystical experience, beauty through the arts,
I hadn”t thought much about Catholic education as a young adult. I attended a public school for K-12 and then chose my small, liberal arts
It’s never been a better time to be a single Catholic guy. Why? Because there are thousands of lovely, faithful young Catholic women waiting for you
A few weeks ago I was asked to do an interview for a local women’s magazine that is published quarterly here in MN. Since the
This has been big news elsewhere in the internets this week, but I haven’t yet seen it mentioned here at Ignitum Today. One of my
Time for a bit of amateur theology/philosophy. As a disclaimer, my presentation is based on my own informal learning. So those with actual study credentials
Disclaimer: This post was not consciously written in Father’s Day week. I can not speak for my subconscious. She often has a mind of her
What’s the balance between faith and writing? Where’s the point where you have to stop and think: Am I focusing too much on fiction and
“Says who? Just so you know, the people who talk that way think that monkeys can do this. They take all this monkey c**p and
When I was a wee lad, my father would go off on trips. My mother would then allow all of her little minions to come
So I survived my third portfolio review with Disney recruiters. I just came back from a mad dash to New York to show my portfolio…
A little late to our symposium here on “mercy and killing.” The “and,” our editor informed us, was meant to keep the subject broad –
Launches its first female into space, performs over 250,000 abortions… Female astronaut Liu Yang, 33, and two male crew members are to dock the spacecraft
We’ve all had that “ah-ha” moment, right, men? The one where you’re baking a meringue, blaring J-Lo, and you suddenly ask yourself, “Does love really
Congratulations! If you are a living breathing human being, you have a vocation – that is, you are called by God to unique, deeply personal
