Caesar’s Thumb
Cynthia Millen
June 26, AD2014
102 Comments
“The sophistry is overwhelming: If I choose and desire my child, then ipso facto I have granted it the right to live, and it will
Morality Clauses: I Have a Problem
JoAnna Wahlund
June 25, AD2014
96 Comments
I really want to work for the organization People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. I grew up in a family that occasionally attended PETA
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
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
Conspiracies & Catholicism: Dungeons & Dragons
Foxfier
June 3, AD2014
21 Comments
“Wait, you’re Catholic? Uh…why are you playing Dungeons and Dragons? Your church doesn’t allow that.” This question was actually asked by a Cradle Catholic
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
Planned Parenthood\’s Pastoral Letter
JoAnna Wahlund
May 29, AD2014
11 Comments
Planned Parenthood’s “Clergy Advocacy Board” recently issued a “pastoral letter,” telling women that God is okay with abortion. Oddly, I haven’t heard about any backlash
Boko Haram: How Should Christians Understand It?
H. L. Duncan
May 26, AD2014
18 Comments
The translation into English of the common name of this politicial/religious group in Nigeria has resulted in several iterations. “The People of the Book (Christians)
I’m a Criminal, a Bigot, and my Rosary is on Your Ovaries
Patti Maguire Armstrong
May 19, AD2014
27 Comments
Recently, after successfully getting through airport security, I began to reassemble my luggage and myself. I overheard the man behind me apologize. “Oh, I’m sorry,
Friendships: Reason, Season, or a Lifetime
Autumn Jones
May 14, AD2014
2 Comments
“Friendship is born at that moment when one man says to another: \”What! You too? I thought that no one but myself . . .” –
Help to Avoid Committing Adultery Through Social Media
Susan Anne
May 10, AD2014
9 Comments
Since the advent of social media, the problem of adultery has become worse. Sexual acts need not take place for adultery to be present. Internet
Benefits of Being Catholic at a Nondenominational University
Anna Rose Meeds
May 7, AD2014
10 Comments
\”You are looking into that school?\” Many of my parents\’ friends looked at me with narrowed eyes. \”Every student has to take 20 credits of
Pope Francis and the Culture of Encounter
Jeffrey McLeod, PhD
May 6, AD2014
5 Comments
As we’ve learned, Pope Francis is not one for detailed expositions of philosophical principles. He makes his points using simple one-liners and neologisms, expressions like,
Presence Evangelism
Melanie Jean Juneau
April 30, AD2014
7 Comments
I call the new movement of God Presence Evangelism, because it is quiet, subtle and entirely grassroots. The stars have fallen. The big names have grown old. Society is
The Importance of a Manly and Christian Friendship
Michael Lane
April 29, AD2014
7 Comments
Facebook promotes a very odd concept of \’knowing\’ someone, and it has led to the further warping of our sense of friendship. My experience, like
The Master of Dust
H. L. Duncan
April 28, AD2014
4 Comments
As the Extraordinary Form of the Mass progressed the priest started to intone the Gospel. He spoke in Latin, reading from the Gospel situated on
The Radically Subversive Philosophy of Dr. Seuss
Jeffrey McLeod, PhD
April 28, AD2014
16 Comments
The following actually happened during one of my lectures. I said, “Neuroscience does not deal with the person; it is concerned strictly with the human
The Right Way to Fight Poverty
Jason Hall
April 10, AD2014
2 Comments
American political debates can focus on any number of things, from abortion to religious freedom to foreign policy. On some issues there are great differences
A Life of Service and Cheerfulness
Kevin Aldrich
April 7, AD2014
6 Comments
God loves a cheerful giver. (2 Cor 9:7) God calls us to a life of service for our own good. This was true under the
Wendy Davis, Let\’s Talk
Patti Maguire Armstrong
March 26, AD2014
75 Comments
Hey Wendy, that was some filibuster you did as a state senator, last summer. Wow! 11 hours of non-stop talking in an attempt to defeat
Social Justice at Your Local Restaurant
Tammy Ruiz Ziegler, RN CPLC
March 24, AD2014
18 Comments
So often in conservative circles, being diligent and thrifty with finances is spoken of in the most encouraging terms. We must be responsible with our
Show me your #ashtag
Autumn Jones
March 19, AD2014
3 Comments
I started a new job a couple weeks ago, and I happen to be in the office on Wednesday mornings. I walked into my office,
