Life
Choosing Contentment
A few years ago, a mission trip took me to a small church in Africa. The sights the smells and the culture will forever shape
Rachel Zamarron
July 17, AD 2015
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Life
The Necessary Virtue of Hope
During any phase of transition, the importance of the theological virtues of faith and love are always emphasized. One is counseled to have faith that
Abigail C. Reimel
July 16, AD 2015
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Books
The Silence of Christ
(SPOILER WARNING: This article refers to climactic plot points in Shusaku Endo’s novel Silence.) I am a pessimist by temperament and as I observe a
Cristina Montes
July 16, AD 2015
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Life
Small Diocese, Great Vocations
The Diocese of Victoria was recently blessed by two wonderful events. We received our new bishop, Bishop Brendan Cahill, and welcomed our largest priestly ordination
J.Q. Tomanek
July 15, AD 2015
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Life
Apps, Maps, and Shrinky Dinks
Three weeks ago as my phone lay dying in its own pool of battery loss, I had to make a decision. Do I finally upgrade
Molly
July 14, AD 2015
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Columnists
From Lukewarm Catholic to Digital Missionary
I had the honor of being interviewed by Catholic Forum Inc. about my reversion to the Catholic faith and how God called me to become
TJ Burdick
July 13, AD 2015
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Columnists
After Edel
I was unable to attend the Edel Gathering in Charleston this year, but seeing all of the stories, tweets, and beautiful smiles on the faces
Sarah Babbs
July 13, AD 2015
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Life
Thoughts on the Bill Cosby Scandal
Though I was born in 1984, I grew up watching re-runs of The Cosby Show. So, naturally, I grew up really liking Bill Cosby. I probably didn’t
Luke Arredondo
July 13, AD 2015
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Life
On Sloth and Wonder
Every Christian shares in the universal call to partake in the Beatific Vision. His baptism gives him this vocation. The Gospel calls all men to
Mary Proffit Kimmel
July 11, AD 2015
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Columnists
Keep Your Emotions In Check
“Become the woman of your dreams, then you will attract the man of your dreams.” -Sarah Swafford Emotional chastity is not to prevent love, it’s
Grace Hincapie
July 10, AD 2015
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Columnists
That’s So Cute! Jacob’s monument
The first reading for today is one of my favorite “God-as-a-parent” moments in the Bible. It is the story of Jacob’s dream: “Jacob departed from
Ryan Kraeger
July 6, AD 2015
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Prayer
3 Simple Prayers for When Praying is Hard
Every Christian has at least one time in their faith journey when they feel spiritually dry. For some, this time in the spiritual desert lasts
Liesl Bee
June 30, AD 2015
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Life
Vocations Make Us Tired, Weary, Joyful
As someone who works full-time, teaches part-time, and is raising two young children with my wife (who also works full-time), I can often say that
Matthew Higgins
June 29, AD 2015
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Columnists
She Isn’t (Just) My Daughter
Two things happened recently, that put me in a state of panic. First, we went to visit my parents, and I saw several of the
Michele Chronister
June 29, AD 2015
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Books
Review: A.D. The Bible Continues Companion Books
Until the end of July, everyone can watch A.D. The Bible Continues – and what better way to engage the Bible but through a visual
J.R. Baldwin
June 28, AD 2015
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Women's Issues
Women, God Does Not Make Mistakes
In a society which tells women they are simply the sum of their parts—that all it takes for even a man to become a cover-worthy
Abigail C. Reimel
June 25, AD 2015
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Family
One Year into the Heart of Fatherhood
May 31, 2014 – A day different from all others for me. Half asleep and running on fumes, in the wee hours of the morning, I
Bob Waruszewski
June 25, AD 2015
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Bioethics
The Trouble with Transhumanism
Transhumanism is a desperate belief system that grasps at technological straws. But the raw desperation in that grasping has the potential–like all Utopian movements–to unleash
Nicene Guy
June 23, AD 2015
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Art
The World As Icon
One Christmas Eve I had the flu. While my family went to Lessons and Carols, I wrote a poem about the pain Mary endured to
Mary Proffit Kimmel
June 20, AD 2015
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Life
Your Parish Home
In the “olden days”, the parish was a central part of a community. Parishes were split up based on boundary lines – where you lived
Lianna Mueller
June 19, AD 2015
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Bioethics
On Evangelium Vitae and Star Wars
What was said about history being philosophy teaching by example can also be said of movies. Movies can illustrate philosophy (and even theology) by showing
Cristina Montes
June 18, AD 2015
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