My thanks to the blogosphere, which takes sufficiently little notice of me to complain when this post wasn’t published on time…three. weeks. ago. Hurricane Irene
Here, my friends, we have a chart illustrating the rot infecting the soul of the modern West. Or, at least, that fraction of the West
One In Christ Sometimes I wonder how we got here. My husband and I. The cold, clear January day when we stood face to face
[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 charcoals, but tries many new things. You
A letter from the Holy Father addressed to Archbishop Timothy M. Dolan is circulating around the internet, and I thought it an appropriate reflection to
Last week as I made my short commute to work, I thought about doing the unthinkable – deleting my facebook account. I re-evaluated that thought
Of course I’m not speaking for you, or all Catholics, or even my husband, but nfp is the hardest and easiest part of my marriage, my
I’ll like to talk about love – agape. The world needs agape more than ever. I see a lack of agape everywhere both online and
A lot of talk and postings that I’ve come across (here and on other sites) talk about improving the Church’s “public relations.” That is, people
A few years ago I was attending Artillery school in Fort Sill, Oklahoma. My pregnant wife had remained on the East Coast so that we
For this week’s installment of “Le Chiese delle Cittá” I will finally look at a church here in Milwaukee. I have been exploring the meaning
Last month, my boyfriend’s grandfather died. The beauty of our Catholic faith never felt more exposed to me than with the passing of another believing
Most successful large organizations have a marketer. So who is the marketer for the Catholic Church? You are. I am. A notion that is both
The following days were a blur of sessions at the Love and Life Centre, Morning Prayer with my group, spending time in front of the Blessed Sacrament, cheering for Pope Benedict, participating in Mass, and making friends with other pilgrims in the streets. I joined in a dance circle of Spanish pilgrims, traded knickknacks with South Koreans, and brushed up on my rudimentary Italian when squished against a group from Tuscany in the Metro.
What I thought to be a relatively benign statement turns out to be akin to insulting the grandmother of some, and giving an infinite gift
What a beautiful thing diversity is. What a gift it is to embrace, engage and learn from another culture! Cristina and I feel so immensely
The Summer is winding to a close and the weather has a hint of Fall. Time for those activities that we all love – county fairs,
There is a problem with Christian Rock. It’s the problem that makes your modern post-Christian – that is to say, your average American – laugh
For the first time in my life I am no longer a student — in the formal sense, at least. Whether you’re starting a new
Who hasn’t experienced it in their relationships? You want to reach out to someone you love when he is struggling, so you go out of
It”s been a tough week. Last Sunday I had a fever and was trying to fight a cold. Last Monday my daughter, Maggie, came down
