The Jesus Labyrinth
John Darrouzet
June 20, AD2014
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When I learned that a friend of mine had gone into an alcohol rehab center, leaving her family and going to another state, for an
Family Trauma: Responding With Control or Love
Melanie Jean Juneau
June 20, AD2014
20 Comments
In the past six months, my large family of eleven has been tested by multiple traumas; we have been bombarded with illness, cancer and subsequent
The ABCs of Becoming a Mompreneur (Part 1)
Christina Weber
June 19, AD2014
1 Comment
When God genetically implants you with entrepreneurial DNA, even motherhood can’t flush it out. But not having a clue where to start frustrates many
Want to Start an Argument? Just Say “Yoga”
Patti Maguire Armstrong
June 19, AD2014
214 Comments
Yelling “fire” in a crowded theater can get you into trouble. So can saying “yoga” in a group of Catholics. I just do it for
MARRIAGE: A Well-Defined Union
Fr. James Melnick
June 17, AD2014
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“Many well-meaning people think same-sex marriage is just about equality and spreading the benefits of marriage. Its more radical supporters know it’s about destroying marriage
Summer Readiness: 5 Things Catholics Forget
Anabelle Hazard
June 12, AD2014
21 Comments
You’re on vacation, zip open your suitcase and slap your forehead when you realize that you forgot to pack your sunhat, flip-flops, band-aids, and lipstick
The Importance of Play
Autumn Jones
June 11, AD2014
5 Comments
“It’s okay. You made a mistake. You’re still learning,” said a little boy no more than 3 feet tall. In what must have been his
Vocations: The Elijah\’s Cup
Michelle Fritz
June 11, AD2014
7 Comments
At our parish, we have a beautiful practice that our priest instituted when he came five years ago. Each Sunday a family is asked to
To the Pew End-Squatters, Move Over
Tammy Ruiz Ziegler, RN CPLC
June 10, AD2014
62 Comments
I love to watch the EWTN show The Journey Home where converts are interviewed and have a chance to tell their stories. It is common
The Passionate Fire of the Holy Spirit
Lisa Shefferly-Gillay
June 10, AD2014
5 Comments
Pentecost, the birth of the Body of Christ, the Holy Catholic Church, where the disciples were filled with such an intense feeling and fire to
Changes in Liturgical Discipline
Bob Drury
June 9, AD2014
49 Comments
If liturgical awareness begins about age six, only those of us fifty years and older remember the Latin Mass, which preceded the introduction of the
The Holy Ghost vs. The Holy Spirit
Bob Kurland
June 9, AD2014
41 Comments
” . . . the Holy Ghost over the bent World broods with warm breast and with ah! bright wings”. Gerard Manley Hopkins “Your soul is the
How to be a Hero to the Long-Suffering
Susan Anne
June 8, AD2014
11 Comments
Everybody loves a story with a hero’s victorious ending. Folks rally around watching with sustained interest dramatic battles between good guys and bad guys, or
The Sacrifice of the Mass = Eternity X Time
Victor Ajluni, MD
June 6, AD2014
4 Comments
How often do we go to Mass? Some of us go daily, others weekly. Still others show up for Christmas, Easter, weddings and funerals. I
A Male’s Perspective On Learning NFP: The Wonder of Woman
Nicholas Senz
June 5, AD2014
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My fiancee and I have been taking classes on Natural Family Planning as part of our marriage preparation. Going into it, I knew the basic
One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic
Denise J. Hunnell, MD
May 31, AD2014
12 Comments
I urge you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree in what you say, and that there be
NYC Cabbie: Jesus Gets You Through the Night Shift
Jamey Brown
May 30, AD2014
7 Comments
Do you dread your work day or some task in your life? Maybe the sole purpose of your eight or twelve hour “cross” is simply
How My Mother’s Mistakes Strengthened My Faith
Birgit Jones
May 30, AD2014
20 Comments
The Catechism of the Catholic Church upholds the biblical directive that parents are the first (and most important) teachers of their children. What we
Reassurances for Anxiety from Scripture and the Saints
Anna Rose Meeds
May 29, AD2014
15 Comments
Everyone faces anxiety. A child embarks off without you, a difficult exam is next week, you have no idea what to expect at a job
Stuck as the Prodigal Son\’s Older Brother
Jenni Groft
May 29, AD2014
7 Comments
I was very young when I first tasted the bitter pall of resentment. My first clear memory of its beginnings was when I was about
Blessed Cardinal Newman and the Conscience
Michael Lane
May 28, AD2014
12 Comments
Moral relativism bothers me for numerous reasons, but the greatest annoyance I have is relativism’s consistent use of illogical reasoning and justification. Besides selfishness, relativism’s
Mystical Union Is Not a Fairytale
Melanie Jean Juneau
May 23, AD2014
10 Comments
Twenty-five years ago, my husband discovered a book at a Trappist monastery that changed our lives entitled “Guidelines For Mystical Prayer” by a British Carmelite nun, Ruth
The Priest of the Confederate Prison in Andersonville
Donald R. McClarey
May 20, AD2014
2 Comments
I normally take great pride in being an American, but there are passages in our history which all Americans should be ashamed of. During our
Is It Truth or Sophistry?
Melanie Jean Juneau
May 19, AD2014
5 Comments
Years ago, I was washing up some pots, just before dinner, when all of a sudden a word popped into my head, seemingly out of
