Weird Catholic Calendar
Dan Byron
December 4, AD2015
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You guys have your own calendar? We, the fellow from the adjacent carpeted cell in this vast sea of cubicles and I, had made it
An Ironic Sandwich
Gabriel Garnica
December 3, AD2015
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The days immediately after Thanksgiving have traditionally marked the start of the Christmas shopping season since at least the 1930s, but the name “Black Friday”
A Masculine View from the Pew
Ray Sullivan
December 3, AD2015
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There are constant reports about how attendance at Mass continues to fall, and how this is mainly due to the disinterest of men. In one
Bust These Five Time Management Myths
Christina Weber
December 2, AD2015
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The secret to a successful lifestyle of any Catholic entrepreneur is excellent time management skills. But how do you exactly do that? With so many
The Myth of Having it All
Leticia Adams
December 1, AD2015
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The holidays always remind me of how different I am from my husband. He is a doer. He does things. He wakes up every morning
Being Thankful for a Catholic Education
Todd Nolan
November 28, AD2015
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During this time of year, we pause and give thanks for all of the blessings we have in our lives. These blessings become even more
St. Michael and Spiritualism: a Hidden History?
Kevin Symonds
November 28, AD2015
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During the research for my book Pope Leo XIII and the Prayer to St. Michael, I came across some intriguing research on the movement known
When In Doubt, Get Out(side)
Autumn Jones
November 28, AD2015
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“The best remedy for those who are afraid, lonely or unhappy is to go outside, somewhere where they can be quite alone with the heavens,
Turn Back to the Father in Gratitude
Cynthia Millen
November 27, AD2015
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A figure with a torch walks into a giant, dark room. As she draws closer to the objects surrounding her, she sees that they are
Catholic Priests: A Special Blessing
James Hooper
November 27, AD2015
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Catholic priests are heroes to me. After the sacrifice and moral fiber of my own father in this earthly life, the spiritual fathers God has
Thanksgiving: Our Duty and Our Salvation
Stephanie H. To
November 26, AD2015
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“What do you say?” Every parent has probably said that phrase at least a hundred times to their child, a reminder for the child to
Why Did She Go to Sunday Mass?
Bob Drury
November 26, AD2015
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I believe we often have definitive rationales for what we acknowledge as true and for what we do, even though we may have difficulty expressing
The Politics of American Narcissism
Anthony S. Layne
November 26, AD2015
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Egotist, n.: A person of low taste, more interested in himself than in me. —Ambrose Bierce, The Devil’s Dictionary In 2000, you probably could have
Essay Contest Honorable Mention: Adversity and Our Faith
Editorial Staff
November 25, AD2015
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“He’s dead because of me. And I’m trying to… been trying to get me head around it, but I can’t. I will have always have killed
Essay Contest Winner: The Ignored and the Quieted Few
Editorial Staff
November 25, AD2015
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Adversity has taken on a different form today in our culture than in times past. A lot in the way of adversity is hurled at the
Infant Burials: What Can You Do to Help the Lesser of These?
Tammy Ruiz Ziegler, RN CPLC
November 24, AD2015
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Infant burials are a reality that we need to not only address, but accommodate in respecting our Faith Tradition. The photograph you see here is
Catholic Stand Essay Contest Winners
Editorial Staff
November 24, AD2015
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Our first essay contest was quite exciting. We received an impressive number of entries, making it quite challenging to narrow them down to just one.
America’s Incoherent Attitude Towards Suicide
Cullen Herout
November 24, AD2015
35 Comments
Trying to make sense out of our country’s thoughts and feelings when it comes to suicide is like trying to decipher a map made up
The Luminous Mysteries of the Holy Rosary
Paul Senz
November 22, AD2015
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Today we are continuing the series we began last month on the mysteries of the Holy Rosary. This month, we are looking at the so-called
Refugees: “A Shameful Wound of Our Time”?
Charlie Johnson
November 21, AD2015
22 Comments
One doesn’t have to travel far to find a divergent opinion on the so called “Syrian refugee crisis”. The world is struggling to come up with
The Truth About the Crusades
Scott Eric Alt
November 21, AD2015
21 Comments
The Crusades cause people too much confusion. The view seems to be, there is little to defend in them, and even many Catholics tend to
Commerce as an Instrument of Peace
Dawn Carpenter
November 21, AD2015
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Suffice to say, the establishment of world peace is not in the job description of most CEOs. But after the most recent terror attacks that
