Life
Three True Freedoms
In my previous column, I mentioned that there are three senses in which we have real freedom, and one sense in which we have false
Nicene Guy
June 10, AD 2015
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Health & Fitness
The Sugar Sacrifice: Who Will Win?
A while back, the associate pastor at our church announced that he would be taking three months off to go to Mexico. Now, before you
Heather Anderson Renshaw
June 9, AD 2015
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Columnists
St. Zoe and the Altar of Worldly Comfort
When choosing my Confirmation saint, I had only one requirement – that the saint be someone no one else was likely to choose. I wanted
Theresa Williams
June 9, AD 2015
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Life
When Your Spiritual Life Leaves You Traveling Up Hill (Both Ways)
We currently live one block away from our parish. One block! You’d think we would practically live over there. I certainly expected to be stopping
Michele Chronister
June 8, AD 2015
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Bioethics
Savior Siblings, Designer Babies and Godlike Doctors
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
Ryan Kraeger
June 8, AD 2015
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Life
The Catholic Church and the Inherent Dignity of Women
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
Megan Twomey
June 4, AD 2015
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Life
A Fool’s Freedom
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
Nicene Guy
May 29, AD 2015
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Prayer
Four Short Prayers for Struggling Young Catholics
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
Maria Montemayor
May 26, AD 2015
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Entertainment
Would Jesus Watch “Game of Thrones?”
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
Ryan Kraeger
May 26, AD 2015
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Missions
The Power of an Invitation // Do the Incredible
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
Family Missions Company
May 25, AD 2015
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Life
Toddler Spirituality
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
Nicole Cox
May 23, AD 2015
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Life
Gay Marriage, Old Testament Verses, and Fundamentalist Hermeneutics
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
Luke Arredondo
May 22, AD 2015
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Spirituality
The Dawn of Sainthood
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
Mary Proffit Kimmel
May 22, AD 2015
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Jesus and the TV Screen
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
Lianna Mueller
May 22, AD 2015
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Columnists
The Potentials and Limitations of Internet Evangelization
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
Cristina Montes
May 21, AD 2015
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Life
Living Life As It Is
“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
Morgan McFarlin
May 16, AD 2015
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Columnists
What Temperament Are You?
I remember when I was engaged to my now wife Jane, one of the biggest discoveries I had to process was learning that she was
Bernard Toutounji
May 15, AD 2015
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Life
Do You Believe?
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
Bob Waruszewski
May 14, AD 2015
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Life
It’s More Than Just a Date
“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,
J.Q. Tomanek
May 13, AD 2015
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Columnists
Too Anxious to Function
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
Theresa Williams
May 12, AD 2015
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Columnists
Feminism did not Kill Chivalry
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
Ryan Kraeger
May 11, AD 2015
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