It’s a Family Thing
John McNichol
May 17, AD2015
30 Comments
“Why all the *things?*” This comment took me a little by surprise. I’ve heard it more than once by someone who has left the faith,
Must I Become a Misogynist “Man” To Be a “Liberated” Woman?
Cynthia Millen
May 16, AD2015
6 Comments
“Now, we are becoming the men we wanted to marry. Once, women were trained to marry a doctor, not be one.” Gloria Steinem, Outrageous Acts
Whole Food and Sex: Is Contraception “Processed Sex”?
Marsh Fightlin
May 15, AD2015
6 Comments
Recently I attended a workshop on food addiction as part of the continuing education requirement of my license to practice psychology. I learned some
It Takes Two to Two Step
Autumn Jones
May 14, AD2015
4 Comments
“To watch us dance is to hear our hearts speak” – Hopi Indian Saying I’ve been dancing a lot lately – two step, cha cha, waltz,
There is Little to Joke About in the Three Secrets of Fatima
Translator
May 13, AD2015
88 Comments
The following is an unofficial translation of an address given by His Eminence Angelo Cardinal Amato at the Pontifical University Antonianum on the apparitions of
Called to Deep Waters
Michelle Fritz
May 13, AD2015
No Comments
In Matthew’s telling of Christ walking on water (Matt 14:22-33), we hear Peter say to our Lord, “Lord, if it is You, command me to
Favorite Books of the Bible
Donald R. McClarey
May 12, AD2015
3 Comments
Since my parents purchased a Bible for me, at my request, for Christmas 1970, I have read a chapter from the New Testament and
An A Priori Argument for Atheism?
Bob Drury
May 12, AD2015
4 Comments
In the video, “The Meaning of Life”, cosmologist, Sean Carroll, proposes atheistic naturalism as consistent with the complete explanation of the universe by the principles
Abundantly Blessed: The Lowest Degree of Obedience
Tammy Ruiz Ziegler, RN CPLC
May 12, AD2015
6 Comments
In our “go big or go home” culture, we too often forget how a single small kindness in a moment is what God may be
The Theology of Science-Fiction: Part II — Paradise Not Lost?
Bob Kurland
May 11, AD2015
2 Comments
“If there are many planets inhabited by sentient creatures, as most astronomers (including Jesuits), now suspect, then `each one of such planets (solar or
The Moment, Mystery and Miracle of Kecharitōmenē
Susan Anne
May 11, AD2015
7 Comments
Kecharitōmenē (pronounced key-car-it-oh-may-nay): an ancient Greek participle meaning “filled with grace”, the salutation of singular and unique importance given to Mary, Mother of God by
Wayne Weible and the Papal Nuncio: A Response
Kevin Symonds
May 10, AD2015
51 Comments
On March 23 last, Wayne Weible criticized a letter written in 2013 on Medjugorje by the Papal Nuncio to these United States, Archbishop Carlo Viganò.
What Lurks Behind the Vaccine Mom Wars
Anabelle Hazard
May 8, AD2015
8 Comments
The heated online vaccine debate in some Catholic circles has my jaw dropping like a draw bridge. Respectable mommies are acting like kids: name-calling, pointing
Putting Faith in Your Investments
Dawn Carpenter
May 7, AD2015
No Comments
As investment professionals, when we think about investments, we think about asset classes: stocks, bonds, hedge funds and the like. As theologians, when we think
Don’t Make Your Authorities Too Authoritative
Nicholas Senz
May 7, AD2015
1 Comment
The eminent Fr. Dwight Longenecker had a piece last week about how to discern what a true authority is. I’d encourage you all to look
I Will Not Be Dissuaded
Jennifer Hartline
May 7, AD2015
87 Comments
I don’t think I ever expected my daily life to become such a fierce battle. I never imagined that I would come to feel as
Sacrificial Love is Sanctifying Love
Annie Deddens
May 6, AD2015
4 Comments
I recently read a blog post that caught my eye. The line that stood out to me the most made a point about the difference
The Edgy Poetry of our Newest Church Doctor
Jeffrey McLeod, PhD
May 6, AD2015
6 Comments
Last February, Pope Francis announced he would name Armenian monk St. Gregory of Narek (951-1003) to be the newest Doctor of the Catholic Church. This
Conspiracies & Catholicism: Saints
Foxfier
May 5, AD2015
1 Comment
Over on the Angels article, I avoided digressing as far as I might by saying I’d get into saints in a later article; so here
Little Man You’re Crying: Some Thoughts on Baltimore
Marsh Fightlin
May 5, AD2015
9 Comments
When I was a little boy, my dad sometimes sang this song to me at bedtime, especially if I’d had a bad day. Little man,
Young Pro-Life Leaders Gather at Camp Joshua, Nevada
H. L. Duncan
May 4, AD2015
3 Comments
“So the people shouted, and the trumpets were blown. As soon as the people heard the sound of the trumpets, they raised a great shout,
Chesterton Quotes For the Supreme Court
Jamey Brown
May 4, AD2015
129 Comments
I just can’t help thinking that some of G.K. Chesterton’s ideas could greatly help our Supreme Court Justices as they ponder the question of so-called
