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
For a friend… See the others here. [author] [author_image timthumb=’on’]https://ignitumtoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Elaine-Golden-e1313149812584.jpg[/author_image] [author_info]Elaine Golden is seventeen and absolutely loves drawing. She focuses on religious art using pencils and
“Offer it up” is the mantra of my children’s childhood. Don’t want to clean your room? Hate the broccoli? “Offer it up. Work on your
All right Frank Weathers, my fellow teufel hunden, I am throwing the gauntlet down. If you don’t go see Dean Wright’s “For Greater Glory” in
It is a sad state to those in America that must walk through our great cities and travel through our beautiful countryside, when they see
