Catholic Education
Occupy THIS!
Pope about The Pope Mnsgr Pope recently quoted some remarks the Pope made to the US Bishops during their ad limina visit. One thing that struck
Joseph
May 3, AD 2012
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Mercy and Killing
Euthanasia – Define Your Terms
Guest post from Mr. Jose Trasancos Just ask my wife – I tend to communicate with certain efficiency. I don’t waste words. Euthanasia, ‘mercy killing’,
Guest Writer
May 3, AD 2012
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Columnists
The Death Penalty, Cowboy Culture and G.K. Chesterton
I sometimes sing Toby Keith’s song “Beer For My Horses” to get on my sister’s nerves: “Grand pappy told my pappy back in my day
Julie Machado
May 2, AD 2012
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Mercy and Killing
Exhibiting Mercy
In the ongoing battle against the forces of evil, I think that many Catholics forget to be merciful towards the “killers” of our society. We
Bob Waruszewski
May 2, AD 2012
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Mercy and Killing
Capital Punishment and Mercy Unmoderated
The late Russell Kirk may be numbered among my favorite political philosophers. Not everything which he wrote was good, but much of what he did
Nicene Guy
May 1, AD 2012
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Columnists
What Mercy Looks Like
When Stacy announced this symposium on Mercy and Killing, two words sprang immediately to mind: Capital Punishment. Perhaps it’s the years I spent as an
Sarah Babbs
April 30, AD 2012
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Columnists
When an Atheist Discovered Sin
I was an atheist. I didn’t believe in God and tried to convince those who did that they were stupid for doing so. If you
Devin Rose
April 30, AD 2012
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Mercy and Killing
Palliative Care vs. Physician Assisted Suicide
Guest post by Dr. Ty Meyer There are times in our lives when everything turns upside down, when the world seems to be spinning out
Guest Writer
April 28, AD 2012
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Mercy and Killing
Freedom of Choice
I’ve been mulling over the idea of mercy killing and euthanasia for three days now, wondering what to write about, wondering what I thought about
Calah Alexander
April 27, AD 2012
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Mercy and Killing
Black and white for the shades of grey
As he lay in his hospital crib, the newborn’s parents were warned that his mind and body would be limited because of cerebral palsy. His mom wrote
Bonnie Engstrom
April 27, AD 2012
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Books
The Monks of Tibhirine + Of Gods and Men
I have a deep love of Algeria. Which is weird, considering I’ve never visited, never heard much about it, and couldn’t tell you anything besides
Allie Terrell
April 26, AD 2012
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Mercy and Killing
On the subject of Mercy Killing
It should be noted to our readers that the subject of mercy killing was the instigation of the “Mercy and Killing” symposium here at IGNITUM
Colin Gormley
April 26, AD 2012
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Columnists
2.0: The Spirit of the New Evangelization
“In the beginning was the Word, and Word was with God, and the Word was God. ” Words are intensely powerful, most likely because they
Nathaniel Gotcher
April 25, AD 2012
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Mercy and Killing
Euthanasia is Still Murder
I’ll make this article short and get straight to the point: Euthanasia is the deliberate killing of a person’s life, and so is murder. Yes,
Jared Dale Combista
April 23, AD 2012
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Lessons in the Chinook
“Man’s curiosity searches past and future And clings to that dimension. But to apprehend The point of intersection of the timeless With time, is an occupation
Ryan Kraeger
April 18, AD 2012
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Pursuit of hoppiness
“Take one down, pass it around…” and let good times roll. Today we live in the early days of the New Evangelization. Beyond all catechetical
J.Q. Tomanek
April 18, AD 2012
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Women's Issues
Don't step on the crack, you'll break your mother's back
How to convince someone to be pro-choice. Or better yet, how to convince someone to be pro-abortion: Get them addicted to crack. Consequently, crack numbs
Elizabeth Hillgrove
April 17, AD 2012
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6 Ways to Create a Portable Monastery
I’m a husband. I’m a dad. And I’m confident in my vocation. But that doesn’t mean I’m not drawn to the monastic life. The
Brandon Vogt
April 16, AD 2012
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Life
To Know and to Love
It’s a commonplace we’ve all heard in one form or another: “Love is blind.” But is it really? It may be true that our passions,
Ink and Quill
April 14, AD 2012
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10 Misunderstandings
For about four years of my life I taught Catholic high school and have heard just about every question on Faith that exists. I think
J.Q. Tomanek
April 13, AD 2012
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Doubting Thomas
I love Easter! I love the readings, the flowers, the extra Alleluias, the joy and of course the Resurrection. During our weekly staff meeting our priest
Amanda Castro
April 13, AD 2012
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