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Catholic Joy?

Melanie Jean Juneau April 24, AD2015 12 Comments

Joy is one of the fruits of the Holy Spirit, not a special gift given to a select few; it is simply a by-product of

Book “Selfish” Not Christ-like

Patti Maguire Armstrong April 22, AD2015 112 Comments

Last week, I peeked into the epicenter of hedonism as it advances. I was working in the kitchen while watching the news. I kept the

Modern Secularism’s Triple Distortion of Divine Mercy

Gabriel Garnica April 21, AD2015 16 Comments

I continue to be amazed by how this secular society tries to twist Divine Mercy into blinking, happy-go-lucky acceptance of every behavior one can imagine.

The Complementarity of Justice and Mercy

Denise J. Hunnell, MD April 21, AD2015 9 Comments

We have just celebrated Divine Mercy Sunday during the season of Easter, which can rightly be viewed as a season of mercy. Pope Francis has

Make the Sign of the Cross and Go In!

Donald R. McClarey April 20, AD2015 3 Comments

Outside of his family, General William S. Rosecrans had three great passions in his life: His religion, Roman Catholicism, to which he had converted as

Contemplating The Mystery of Mercy

Todd Nolan April 18, AD2015 2 Comments

Our Holy Father, Pope Francis recently released, Misericordiae Vultus, his Bull of Indiction of the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy. In this document, he lays out

A Difficult Lent

Autumn Jones April 15, AD2015 2 Comments

“We had the experience but missed the meaning, / And approach to the meaning restores the experience / In a different form, beyond any meaning

Walking Our Own Journey to God

Tammy Ruiz Ziegler, RN CPLC April 14, AD2015 2 Comments

In November 2013, I wrote a column [link here] about my son leaving the Church, and going off on a journey, that was far away from

Time and the Gospel of Sean

Bob Drury April 13, AD2015 24 Comments

This is the first of two essays on the philosophy of the atheist cosmologist, Sean Carroll. The main idea carried over to the second essay

Book Review: A Pathway Under the Gaze of Mary

Kevin Symonds April 13, AD2015 7 Comments

Shortly after Sr. Lúcia of Fátima died ten years ago, I remember remarking to someone, “Her death means we will only now come to know

The Subsistent Soul: Are You More than Particles?

Stacy Trasancos, PhD April 12, AD2015 6 Comments

The word “subsistent” is tricky. Modern day dictionaries define “to subsist” as “to be sustained,” or “to maintain existence” or “to support or maintain with

What Makes You Powerful?

Kerri Lynn Bishop April 11, AD2015 3 Comments

As a single mom of five boys, I pretty much know what I’m doing in the next five minutes or so. Beyond that is anyone’s

A Catechesis on Emotions

Jeffrey McLeod, PhD April 10, AD2015 6 Comments

Have you ever wondered what emotions are for, and how they fit in with a life of faith and reflection? Emotions are important because they

Depression: Down, But Not Out

Victor Ajluni, MD April 10, AD2015 23 Comments

According to statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), at any given time, approximately 3 % of adults have major depression, also

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Thoughts from a New Daddy

Nicholas Senz April 9, AD2015 1 Comment

My Christmas present to my wife this last year was a glider, which provides all the comfort of a recliner with the smooth rhythmic motion

The Home is Symbolic

Julie Machado April 9, AD2015 3 Comments

What is the difference between a home and a hotel? Or a dormitory? If you were to come home to a clean house (cleaned by

A Work Week Theology

Dawn Carpenter April 8, AD2015 4 Comments

There are more of us than there are of them. More laity than religious, that is. Throughout history, the great saints have gifted the Church with

Conspiracies & Catholicism: Angels

Foxfier April 7, AD2015 8 Comments

You’ve probably heard about that baby girl who survived a car accident that killed her mother, hanging in her car seat for 14 hours until

“Gay” is the New Anti-Freedom: What I’ve Learned From Indiana’s RFRA

Jennifer Hartline April 7, AD2015 185 Comments

Here’s what I’ve learned from the massive kerfluffle over Indiana’s RFRA: 1. Indiana is simply an intolerable (pun intended) place to do business, so mayors