You Can Be With Him In Paradise
Guy McClung
August 20, AD2014
6 Comments
Jesus said, “Not everyone who says Lord, Lord will enter the Kingdom of Heaven, but he who does the will of my Father” (Mt 7:21);
NFP: When Is It Permissible to Avoid Pregnancy?
JoAnna Wahlund
August 20, AD2014
31 Comments
On Facebook, I’m in several Natural Family Planning (NFP) groups, and the same question pops up on a regular basis: “What reasons justify using NFP
Did Jesus Really Die and Rise?
Leila Miller
August 19, AD2014
164 Comments
Christian belief boils down to one thing: The literal, bodily resurrection of a man named Jesus, who lived in first century Palestine. If Jesus of
Vietnam: A Franciscan Friar Tackles the Improbable – Part II
H. L. Duncan
August 19, AD2014
3 Comments
In yesterday’s column (Part I), I told you about a Franciscan Friar, Brother Anthony Pham Dinh Tuyen OFM Conv, beginnings and escape from Vietnam as a young
Vietnam: A Franciscan Friar Tackles the Improbable – Part I
H. L. Duncan
August 18, AD2014
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Imagine finding yourself in a hostile land. It has a history of being violently hostile to everything Christian – person and property. What do you do
We, The Church Militant
Ray Sullivan
August 16, AD2014
205 Comments
Well, here we are in the 21st century Catholic Church. We have survived all of the liturgical innovations brought to us by the “spirit of
Uniting With Christ Through Our Senses
Melanie Jean Juneau
August 15, AD2014
16 Comments
How do we perceive the Divine and communicate with God as beings who possess both physical and spiritual senses? Some ascetics might try to starve
Praying for the Media
Chelsea Houghton
August 15, AD2014
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This last Sunday was celebrated as “Media Prayer Day” here in New Zealand. It was an initiative of a group of Christian Churches of various
Not the Ultimate Sacrifice, But Sacrifice None the Less
Greg Yoko
August 14, AD2014
2 Comments
Sacrifices can create various levels of personal inconvenience or pain. Typically, this pain (which can probably be more accurately described as a discomfort or dislike)
God’s Quiet Whisper
Matthew Tyson
August 14, AD2014
10 Comments
The Old Testament reading from this past Sunday comes from one of my favorite passages in the Bible. At the mountain of God, Horeb, Elijah
Are Catholic Bishops Living Too Lavishly? CNN Says So
Lyn Mettler
August 14, AD2014
19 Comments
Over the weekend, I came across an article that stopped me in my tracks. The CNN Belief blog lists the residences of many of America’s prominent Catholic
Planned Parenthood’s 2014 Fails
Patti Maguire Armstrong
August 13, AD2014
4 Comments
The year is only a little more than half over, but already it is turning out to be a very bad year for Planned Parenthood,
Funding Your Startup Business
Christina Weber
August 13, AD2014
2 Comments
It’s not uncommon for women to be swept away with the freedom and flexibility the mompreneur lifestyle offers. However, they overlook the financial realities of being
Father Ireland and the Fifth Minnesota
Donald R. McClarey
August 12, AD2014
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One of the titans of the Catholic Church of the Nineteenth Century in the United States was Archbishop John Ireland, the first Archbishop of Saint
When Life Begins and Why It Matters
Denise J. Hunnell, MD
August 12, AD2014
36 Comments
Part of the strategy of abortion advocates is to cloud the starting point of life so that the act of abortion is seen as inconsequential
Renewal and a New Set of Tires to Boot
Lisa Shefferly-Gillay
August 12, AD2014
2 Comments
My car needed a new set of four tires … badly! I bought a used car that was in pretty good shape and knew it
Abortion’s Message: Be Like a Man, with a Helping of Hypocrisy
Gabriel Garnica
August 11, AD2014
9 Comments
It is nauseating to hear the pathetic mantra that opposing abortion is opposing women and, in fact, that being pro-life is somehow waging a war
The Crippling Consequences of Fear
Abigail C. R. Gripshover
August 8, AD2014
3 Comments
The Desire and the Fear It is so easy to want to start doing better. You read an inspiring article, come across a motivational image,
Fetal Homicide is Not Health Care
Cynthia Millen
August 8, AD2014
7 Comments
A Health Care Thought-Experiment Just imagine if there were a morning after pill to rid ourselves of the eating and drinking we consumed the night
The Feminine Genius is Not Just Barefoot and Pregnant
Anabelle Hazard
August 7, AD2014
5 Comments
“I could never stay home barefoot and pregnant with kids all day,” my twenty-four-year-old law student self thought. “I’d be so bored; I’d go crazy!
What Is God Calling You To Study?
Todd Nolan
August 7, AD2014
5 Comments
Pretty soon, many students will make the return to college to continue their four year academic odyssey. This group will also include recent high school
The Identity of a Woman
Anthony S. Layne
August 7, AD2014
6 Comments
As if identity politics weren’t bad enough, it’s taken a turn for the bizarre. In New Yorker magazine, Michelle Goldberg tells us of an ongoing
