Life
Blind Spots
Then Jesus said, “I came into this world for judgment, so that those who do not see might see, and those who do see might
Erin Cain
November 14, AD 2016
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Family
Inviting Christ and Mary to Your Wedding
One of the highlights of a pilgrimage to the Holy Land that I was on recently, was witnessing married couples renew their marriage vows in
Cristina Montes
November 11, AD 2016
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Columnists
The Road to Hell is Paved with Good Intentions
“Cimourdain was a pure-minded but gloomy man. He had ‘the absolute’ within him. He had been a priest, which is a solemn thing. Man may
Jean Elizabeth Seah
November 10, AD 2016
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Life
Election Year: A Time for Mercy
In an election year where there has been so much division, I think we all recognize that there is a widespread experience of disillusionment and disappointment.
Lauren Meyers
November 9, AD 2016
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I still can’t care
I am writing this on election night before the official call has come in. Last I heard the presidential race was too close to call.
Ryan Kraeger
November 8, AD 2016
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Life
Logging Off and Kneeling Down
This election cycle has been extremely rough. Having only lived through a handful of presidential elections, I cannot attest to those that occurred before my
Heather Anderson Renshaw
November 8, AD 2016
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Family
Perception and Pain
An adventure is only an inconvenience rightly considered. An inconvenience is an adventure wrongly considered. —G. K. Chesterton When I was little, one of my
Jean Elizabeth Seah
November 8, AD 2016
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Religion
Extraordinary Jubilee: Extraordinary Divine Mercy
This year is the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy. I am sure that many of us still recall the Jubilee song of 2000: It’s a time
Guest Writer
November 4, AD 2016
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Life
Gossip and Whistle-Blowers
But I tell you that men will have to give account on the day of judgment for every careless word they have spoken. —Matthew 12:36
Jean Elizabeth Seah
November 3, AD 2016
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Columnists
Purgatory: The Antechamber of Heaven
“Our souls demand Purgatory, don’t they? Would it not break the heart if God said to us, ‘It is true, my son, that your breath
Jean Elizabeth Seah
November 2, AD 2016
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Columnists
What the CDC taught me about sin
One of the things I run into a lot in talking about faith with those who do not share the faith, is the question of
Ryan Kraeger
October 31, AD 2016
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Religion
A New Creation Flowing from the Side of Christ
In the Byzantine rite October 16 brought the feast of the centurion Longinus, who pierced the side of Christ and said, “Surely, this man was
Mary Proffit Kimmel
October 28, AD 2016
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Columnists
Words
The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit. —Proverbs 18:21 And if any man think
Jean Elizabeth Seah
October 27, AD 2016
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Religion
Two Icons of Christ
In the Gospels we never see Jesus as an attendee at a funeral. He attends festivals, weddings, and so many dinner parties that people consider him
Mary Proffit Kimmel
October 25, AD 2016
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Prayer
Finishing Out the Year of Mercy
The Year of Mercy will come to a close with the end of the liturgical year on November 20. How can we make the most
Erin Cain
October 24, AD 2016
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Life
10 Ways to Celebrate John Paul II’s Feast Day
John Paul II’s feast day is tomorrow. How are you going to celebrate it? For many of us here at Ignitum Today, he was the
Bethanie Ryan
October 21, AD 2016
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Life
The Disfigurement of Sin
“He had no beauty or majesty to attract us to him, nothing in his appearance that we should desire him. He was despised and
Jean Elizabeth Seah
October 20, AD 2016
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Life
Judging and Loving
It is a strange thing, but we as human beings are often eager critics. It is so easy to criticize, to catch the flaws and
Marissa Standage
October 17, AD 2016
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Columnists
Insulting the Saints
But whereunto shall I esteem this generation to be like? It is like to children sitting in the market place. Who crying to their companions
Jean Elizabeth Seah
October 13, AD 2016
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Art
Spiritual Truths in “The Girl on the Train”
I am not an avid fiction reader. If I’m lucky I make my way through one or two novels a year. More often than not
Fr. Edward Lee Looney
October 12, AD 2016
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Books
Book Review: Particles of Faith
Particles of Faith, by Stacy Trasancos, is a must-read for Catholics (and others of good faith) who are weary of the vitriol in the faith-science
Nicene Guy
October 11, AD 2016
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