Savior siblings are the topic of Jodi Picoult’s novel “My Sister’s Keeper,” but they are also a reality. Savior siblings are children conceived for the
American culture, through generations of inherited ignorance, perpetuates many false ideas about the Catholic Church’s teachings about women. You can find the caricatures in almost any television
What makes us free? There are, on the whole, three true types of freedom and one false one. Among the three true types, one is
Often, young Catholics encounter struggles in their day-to-day lives. These struggles can range from arguing with parents to doing poorly in school, or to having
The news media briefly turned its attention to the Hit HBO series, “Game of Thrones” last week after US Senator Claire McCaskill (Dem, MO) tweeted
As I watch this video, I wonder how many men are bored with their lives. I remember I was. I was still in the Air
As a mom of a two year old girl, I’ve become aware of the struggles of “normal” toddler behavior. One of the more frustrating aspects
Lately, while browsing my otherwise innocuous Facebook wall, I have seen a multitude of people sharing a nifty, colorful flow-chart which sarcastically shows how silly
I thought this morning that holiness comes like a sunrise. The Holy Spirit hovers over the waters, filling the earth with goodness and light. A
Recently, I had an experience where my eyes were opened firsthand to the influence that media has on children. A child doesn’t understand the damage
The existence of this website attests to the Ignitum Today team’s belief in evangelizing power of the Internet. Like all other means of communication, the
“I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in me, and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for
I have seen it everywhere, in small churches, big churches, city churches, rural churches. Catholics bored or daydreaming at Mass Often I am guilty of
“May 14, 1988 is an important date for me. It was on that day I was ordained a priest. The longer I am a priest,
I’m a pretty anxious person – I have the prescription to prove it. I tend to look at the details of a situation and easily
Before I begin, let me preface this by saying that it is an extremely rough sketch of a very complex topic. If there are any
“So they’re both napping?” asked my husband, incredulous, “Can you nap?” Quiet time has been pretty rare around my house since my eldest abandoned naps
One of my favorite childhood memories is that of participating in the Flores de Mayo during the month of May. It is a popular local
If singing is praying twice, then praying hymns is more than simply praying twice. It is that by which we feed our souls, uplift our spirits, encounter the Lord, and in doing so, become whole when broken.
My husband and I are always amazed when we see a child asleep in an odd place – stretched out across a pew at Mass,
Rituals are a forgotten art—we have forgotten the art of practicing them, while at the same time losing sight of the fact that we practice
