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Walking Behind My Dad

Lisa Shefferly-Gillay February 18, AD2015 8 Comments

My dad has Alzheimer’s or so we are told. It came on suddenly — sudden onset. Is that Alzheimer’s? I don’t know, but they, the

Ashes: An Outward Sign of an Internal Change

Michelle Fritz February 18, AD2015 12 Comments

The Outward Sign Many years ago on Ash Wednesday, I took my children to Sam’s Club to do some shopping. We hadn’t been to Mass

Medjugorje: A Clarification and Disobedience

Kevin Symonds February 18, AD2015 37 Comments

Within the past couple of weeks there have been some news reports on Medjugorje. These reports are creating some expectation among the faithful that Medjugorje

Living the Sorrowful Mysteries

Victor Ajluni, MD February 17, AD2015 2 Comments

The Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary has been an integral part of Catholic prayer life for centuries. Following in the footsteps of Jesus while

Perinatal Hospice

Tammy Ruiz Ziegler, RN CPLC February 17, AD2015 5 Comments

I first read about “Perinatal Hospice” in a newspaper article in about 2003; it was a new model of care that had been developed for

Galileo Redux: Church Meddling in Science?

Bob Kurland February 16, AD2015 15 Comments

“Do not meddle in the affairs of wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger.” J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings “Science can

Intelligent Design and Darwinian Gradualism

Bob Drury February 16, AD2015 13 Comments

The dispute, ‘Intelligent Design’ vs. Neo-Darwinism, is philosophical, namely whether the origin of biological forms is rational or random. The ‘ID’ side proceeds from the

Fifty Shades of Madness: No Gray Area Here

Jennifer Hartline February 16, AD2015 30 Comments

I can’t say it any better than the Dowager Countess of Grantham: Have we all stepped through the looking glass? Yes, I’m afraid that collectively,

flight, Christmas, Holy Family, Bethlehem

Trying to Understand Pro-Abortion Politicians

Cynthia Millen February 15, AD2015 5 Comments

“O Divine Master, Grant that I may not so much seek to be understood as to understand.” As I walked down Constitution Avenue with hundreds

The Hazards of Creationism

Thomas P. Sheahen February 15, AD2015 19 Comments

In late October, Pope Francis made some remarks supporting the theory of evolution. Although he merely echoed what Pope John Paul II had said about

Burned By Love – Divorced Catholics , Valentine’s Day and Agape Love

Kerri Lynn Bishop February 14, AD2015 3 Comments

Who doesn’t want love? After basic physical needs of water, food, and shelter, one of the most basic human needs is love. Each of us

marriage, matrimony, love, faithful, Alzheimer’s

50 Shades of Chastity and Saint Valentine

Birgit Jones February 13, AD2015 6 Comments

When I was a young adult, someone told me a somewhat off color joke. An elderly couple was peacefully sitting on their porch swing one

God’s Scars

Nicholas Senz February 12, AD2015 3 Comments

We all know quite well the “Doubting Thomas” story, in which the risen Jesus appears to the apostles sans Thomas, and the skeptical (or grief-stricken)

Strength from Solidarity

Annie Deddens February 11, AD2015 4 Comments

A beautiful thing about the internet nowadays is how it can create a community that otherwise wouldn’t be able to exist. And as we all

St. Valentine and 50 Shades of Grey

Julie Machado February 11, AD2015 3 Comments

What do St. Valentine, love and 50 Shades of Grey have in common? The fact that the movie is premiering on Valentine’s Day (or Sts.

Born to Rest in Truth

Jeffrey McLeod, PhD February 11, AD2015 1 Comment

Is your washing machine running? Maybe you’ve had the experience I’ve had. Wet clothes, especially towels, get unevenly distributed in the tub, causing it to

Indifference to the Dignity of Work

Dawn Carpenter February 10, AD2015 5 Comments

We have all done it. We have walked past a beggar on the street. We have purchased groceries from a cashier whose eyes we did

Conspiracies & Catholicism: Hitler’s Pope

Foxfier February 10, AD2015 10 Comments

It’s a slander, and not just misleading but so opposite of reality I don’t understand how it caught ground. See you next month. ….alright, I

The Friendship Which Is Marriage

Kevin Aldrich February 9, AD2015 8 Comments

This is the fourth in a series of introductory essays on the document “Love is Our Mission: The Family Fully Alive,” the preparatory catechesis for

An Ecumenical Surprise: A Story About Pope St. John Paul II in a Hebrew Textbook

Marta Maria Gomez-Cortes February 7, AD2015 6 Comments

Some years ago I found myself, a Cuban-American cradle Catholic, sitting in my Hebrew II class at Gratz College, Philadelphia, PA. I was determined to