Patience – I Need It Now!
Birgit Jones
June 9, AD2018
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Patience is not one of my strong suits. Considering that one of my mother’s favorite sayings was, “Dear Lord, give me patience – and I
Christian Men, Take The Beating
Rob Marco
June 3, AD2018
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A few months ago I started reading a book entitled, The Heavenly Man, about a certain Brother Yun, who became “a great fighter and a
It’s Okay to Not Meet Your Child’s Needs
Julie Machado
May 30, AD2018
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With my first child, I rigorously studied infant sleep schedules and development books and felt like I was giving my baby everything she needed. With
Men and Women and the Authority of God
Susan Skinner
May 29, AD2018
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The LORD God then took the man and settled him in the garden of Eden, to cultivate and care for it. The LORD God gave
The Universal Appeal of Jane Austen
Guy McClung
May 16, AD2018
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Celebrated Worldwide, Beloved By Millions: Jane Is Everywhere The Jane Austen Circle of Singapore regularly hosts Regency balls and teas at the Old Parliament Arts
Boredom Nurtures Spirituality and Creativity
Melanie Jean Juneau
May 1, AD2018
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People, from infants to the elderly, thrive spiritually when they have enough free time to relax, create, and pray. We all need unscheduled time, time
Family Dinners Through The Lens of Pope Francis
Mark C. McCann
April 15, AD2018
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On Easter Sunday my family and I shared a traditional Italian dinner with my wife’s family at the home of her parents, Gerald and Ines
#MeToo and the Messiah
Ken Kniepmann
April 14, AD2018
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The #MeToo movement has shaken the foundations of some of the culture’s most entrenched havens of sexual harassment, abuse and predation. The list of politicians,
Humanae Vitae Two Generations Later Is More Interdisciplinary
Fr. Matthew Schneider, LC
April 11, AD2018
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This week I attended a Symposium commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the famous papal encyclical, Humanae Vitae, at the Catholic University of America (CUA) in
Abortion and Gun Violence: Say No to Both
Cynthia Millen
April 2, AD2018
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“And if we can accept that a mother can kill her own child, how can we tell other people not to kill one another?” –St.
My Irish Uncle Was a Simple, Just Man Like St. Joseph
Kevin Aldrich
March 3, AD2018
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Jesus, Mary, and Joseph I’ve heard the Irish use the names of the Holy Family as profanity, not unlike the way many Americans say, “Oh,
The Other Side of a Vocation Story
Trish Irvine
March 2, AD2018
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I have prayed the Prayer for Vocations a couple thousand times and yet it wasn’t until fourteen years ago that it struck a chord. There
3 Distinctions When Catholics Are Accused of “Discrimination”
Fr. Matthew Schneider, LC
March 1, AD2018
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In recent years, there have been many claims that this or that Catholic group was discriminatory. Everything from “Pro-choice Woman Denied Catholic Wedding” to “Gay
Amoris Laetitia : A Modern Pandora’s Box?
Tom Collingwood
February 22, AD2018
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“But from the beginning of the creation, God made them male and female. For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and
When Your Children Act Up In Church
Steffani Jacobs
February 17, AD2018
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Of all the Sundays at Mass when my husband and have taken turns taking our 2-year-old or 1-year-old out to calm down, one Sunday
Valentine’s Ash Wednesday: Death-to-Self for Love
Anthony S. Layne
February 13, AD2018
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What are your plans for Valentine’s Ash Wednesday? Sex and Death The combination was bound to happen eventually; it will happen again in 2024
Praying for the Families of Divorce
Anne DeSantis
February 2, AD2018
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Family: The Basic Cell of Society Catholic tradition and teaching firmly upholds the great importance and significance of the family as the “basic unit of
Musings of a Young Parent
Cameron Edman
January 27, AD2018
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Having only been a parent for four years now gives me a relatively limited view of parenthood. On top of that, I am part of
Household Examens: Habits That Aid Reflection and Invite Grace
Suellen Brewster
January 27, AD2018
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As a wife and mother, I have several little routines which have become touchstones through the days, weeks and years. They are practices that are
Children, Global Warming, and Signs of Contradiction
Anthony S. Layne
January 24, AD2018
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We Americans are having a bad effect on Canada. Just the other day (January 13), Kristen Pyszczyk of CBC suggested quite nicely that perhaps it
Time’s Up? About Time for the Truth
Cynthia Millen
January 22, AD2018
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Truth, by which the world is held together, has sprung from the earth, in order to be carried in a woman’s arms. — St. Augustine Blessed
Why Would a Victim Share the Story of Their Ordeal?
Birgit Jones
January 18, AD2018
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Victory over evil is a matter for rejoicing when something profound comes out of an otherwise heart-wrenching ordeal. By looking closely at every obstacle, struggle,
