The Nature of Woman is Gestational
Julie Machado
October 6, AD2016
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I have chosen to be a stay-at-home mom, so naturally, I spend a lot of time at home. Now that I have a newborn, though,
Being a Good Neighbor Every Day
Deacon Greg Lambert
October 5, AD2016
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National Good Neighbor Day, September 28th, will have come and gone by the time this article posts. I haven’t checked, but something tells me there
Catholic Teen Sexologists?
Kevin Aldrich
October 4, AD2016
41 Comments
Within the past two weeks the bishop of Nashville has come under fire for supporting his diocesan-wide high school sex education curriculum. He apparently has
Cancer God’s Gift
Guy McClung
September 1, AD2016
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Compared to eternity, even living to be a century old is nothing. I had truly self-sacrificing full of wonder nuns who taught me through eighth
The TV Dinner and the Sexual Revolution
Denise J. Hunnell, MD
August 26, AD2016
2 Comments
There was something about the 1960s and ’70s. Making life easy and devising all kinds of shortcuts marked these decades. Nothing epitomizes this like the
Bill Donaghy & TOB: Step Away from the Insanity Into Reality
Melanie Jean Juneau
August 19, AD2016
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After interviewing Bill Donaghy from The Theology of the Body Institute about their upcoming Congress this September, I was filled with hope and joy for the
Loving When It’s Hard To Love
Anne DeSantis
August 14, AD2016
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Love is a Decision I heard a reference from one of the saints that “love is a decision”. In our culture and in Hollywood, love is
Bad Moral Theologians (BMTs)
Kevin Aldrich
August 4, AD2016
19 Comments
There are evil things that some people really, really want to do. There are some people who not only want to do evil things but also
Patron Saint of Missing Socks, Pray For Us
Melanie Jean Juneau
July 27, AD2016
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As a mother of a large family, struggling to wash, dry, and fold three or four loads of laundry every day, I secretly wondered
Yes, God Can Commune With Infants
Melanie Jean Juneau
July 17, AD2016
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Theoretically, we all readily concede that the Mercy of God is available to everyone, from the richest to the poorest, from the most educated to
A Father Creates an Image of God in His Child
Ramon Antonio A. Aldana
June 15, AD2016
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Father’s Day is fast approaching. It is that time of the year when we stop to thank and celebrate the wonderful role that our own
The Four Horsemen of the Marriage Apocalypse
Steffani Jacobs
June 10, AD2016
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There are four things which lead to an impending marriage failure: criticism, contempt, defensiveness, and stonewalling. At least that’s the opinion of one marriage expert,
See Something? Say Something.
Kerri Lynn Bishop
June 6, AD2016
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Ask any New Yorker, in our post 9-11 world, what “See something? Say something,” means and they’ll tell you. It’s actually a very simple idea
Born Into a Romance: Building a Civilization of Love, the Vocation of the Family
Sarah Huntzinger
May 30, AD2016
9 Comments
“Get thee to a nunnery; why wouldst thou be a breeder of sinners?” The line from William Shakespeare’s Hamlet, Act III, Scene 1, is spoken
Sexuality without Procreation in The Children of Men
Patrick Malone
May 25, AD2016
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The English author P. D. James is likely best known for her murder mysteries, but especially worthy of discussion is her science fiction story The Children
Serving the World through Our Children
Todd Nolan
May 22, AD2016
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Relaxation takes many forms. From exercising, to reading a good book, to sitting on the beach watching a beautiful sunset. There are wonderful ways to
Amoris Laetitia: A Licit Approach, or a Retreat From Doctrine?
H. L. Duncan
May 16, AD2016
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The first several chapters of the post-synodal exhortation Amoris Laetitia (On Love in the Family) from Pope Francis show a remarkable understanding of the human
Spring Cleaning My Soul
Karen Reep
May 15, AD2016
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Spring is in the air! The birds are rising earlier with the sun and the weather is warmer. Here in the Midwest, it is never a
You Can Help a Single Mom This Mother’s Day
Kerri Lynn Bishop
May 3, AD2016
2 Comments
The first few Mother’s Days after my husband left weren’t easy. They weren’t peaceful or restful. They weren’t celebrations for the beauty that is womanhood. They weren’t shows
Downsizing the Domestic Church
Denise J. Hunnell, MD
April 26, AD2016
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In the Dogmatic Constitution on the Church Lumen Gentium, promulgated by Pope Paul VI in 1964, the family is called the “domestic church”. Pope John Paul
Pope Paul VI and Two-Day-Old T-Shirts
H. L. Duncan
April 18, AD2016
19 Comments
During a casual conversation a friend of mine asked me, “How come histocompatibility is not better known among Catholics?” Histo what? I asked. He answered,
How Do We Know God’s Will? Careers and God’s Call
Steffani Jacobs
April 14, AD2016
4 Comments
Choosing a career is always a difficult decision to make. From the time we’re very young, we’re conditioned to focus our lives on the future,
