Prayer
The Visitor
I don’t know what to make of these Conjugal visits of ours, Whether they make things better Or worse between us. I have suffered more
Ryan Kraeger
June 27, AD 2016
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Family
What Ms. Frizzle Taught Me
(This post originally appeared on www.yellowpelican.net) It started with an episode of the Magic School Bus and ended with a trip to Urgent Care. Last
Angie Windnagle
June 19, AD 2016
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Columnists
Mr, Mrs, Dr…Why have titles?
It is evident that along with the collapse of so many aspects of Western Society from the mid twentieth century onwards, we have witnessed a
Bernard Toutounji
June 18, AD 2016
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Life
Does Evil Disprove God?
In an apologetics course I am taking this semester, we recently discussed the argument often propagated by atheists that God must not exist due to
Marissa Standage
June 15, AD 2016
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Life
With People, Philanthropy, Not Investment
“Investors see refunds and returns and, since humans are neither of those, they will always come up empty.”
Nic Davidson
June 14, AD 2016
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Columnists
Science and the Evidence for God
One of the more memorable G.K. Chesterton’s “Father Brown” stories is The Resurrection of Father Brown. In this short story the titular character is “murdered”
Nicene Guy
June 14, AD 2016
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Life
Learning to Love the Liturgy of the Word
For much of my life, I did not think that the Liturgy of the Word was that important. The Scripture readings felt like a warm-up,
AnneMarie Miller
June 13, AD 2016
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Mary
Since Christ Our Passover Has Been Sacrificed
All you who have been baptized into Christ / Have put on Christ. Saint Melito of Sardis writes, “In Abel he was slain, in Isaac
Mary Proffit Kimmel
June 11, AD 2016
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Art
Our Beautiful New Church
Last year, I wrote about how excited I was for the construction of our new parish church. Now, I am very happy that the construction
Cristina Montes
June 9, AD 2016
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Life
Among the Huddled Masses
Here is what it’s like to live in New York City: Every day I walk a maze of sidewalks and dodge a never-ending stream of
Erin Cain
June 8, AD 2016
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Life
The Near Occasion of Sin and Restroom Debates
Debates over North Carolina’s “bathroom bill” and Target’s policy of allowing men and women to use a restroom that doesn’t match their biological sex, but
Luke Arredondo
June 7, AD 2016
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Columnists
The Holy Imperfect Woman
If you’re a woman, I’m willing to bet that you have struggled with trying to be some definition of “perfect” at one point or another.
Amy Atkinson
June 6, AD 2016
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Sacraments
Soul-Changing Sacraments
Recently, I was able to attend the ordination of my brother-in-law to the priesthood, and there, before my eyes, his soul was eternally changed, indelibly
Theresa Williams
May 31, AD 2016
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Life
What’s the Best Way to View Reality?
One’s perception of reality has an immense effect on one’s life. It is through this lens that one finds his or her identity, interacts with
Thomas Clements
May 31, AD 2016
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The Pursuit of Purpose
A few weeks ago I had to make a trip back to the place of my origin as a Special Forces Soldier, a.k.a. Fort Bragg,
Ryan Kraeger
May 30, AD 2016
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Prayer
Running in Circles: The Luminous Mysteries
People like to say that running in circles in pointless. Well, maybe, it’s not as pointless as it seems!
Emma King
May 25, AD 2016
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Entertainment
Thoughts on Captain America: Civil War
(The article below contains a few minor spoilers. Continue only if you don’t mind or have already seen the film!) Yet another installment in
Kasia I.
May 21, AD 2016
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Life
Our Lady Said “Yes!”
During this beautiful month of May, dedicated to Our Lady, it is fitting to consider the qualities of Our Lady’s character that we so love.
Marissa Standage
May 18, AD 2016
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Life
Identity Lies & Where Your Identity Lies
“We’ve got a stranglehold on being “us”, because we’re afraid of losing ourselves in the swarm; but the problem with a stranglehold is that, eventually, what we’re holding gets….strangled.”
Nic Davidson
May 17, AD 2016
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Books
Evangelizing the Lost and Hurting Catholics: A Review of Shaun McAfee’s “Filling Our Father’s House”
Why should we care about apathetic Catholics? Throughout the world, there are many Catholics who have grown disinterested in the faith. They have no desire
AnneMarie Miller
May 16, AD 2016
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Mary
Joy in Solitude
For all eternity we will be with God, so we should accustom ourselves to his presence. If we want to attain heaven, we must train
Mary Proffit Kimmel
May 14, AD 2016
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