Dignity in Death
Michelle Fritz
February 19, AD2014
7 Comments
As I sat patiently in the airport waiting for my plane to arrive, I quietly watched the people around me. I wondered where they were
Guidance for Catholics on Prudent End-of-Life Decision Making
Tammy Ruiz Ziegler, RN CPLC
February 18, AD2014
8 Comments
The last few weeks have been filled with numerous news stories of end of life issues and interesting online dialogues have taken place. It is
Social Media: Are We Excarnating Ourselves Online?
Joel and Lisa Schmidt
February 18, AD2014
3 Comments
Mystery: from Latin mysterium or Greek mystērion. Various definitions suggest something secret, private, or not easily understood. We all probably know someone whose life seems
Discovering the Love of God through Marriage
Lisa Shefferly-Gillay
February 18, AD2014
9 Comments
The love God has for his people is intense, all-consuming, a torrential force of love that is poured out from His heart and on to
Faith and Science in Context
Bob Drury
February 17, AD2014
7 Comments
I mean Faith and science in the context of philosophy. As humans we can only concentrate on one thing at a time, so we
Ten Things Pope Francis Could Say to President Obama
Jamey Brown
February 14, AD2014
18 Comments
President Barack Obama will meet with Pope Francis on March 27 at the Vatican. Here are a few things I think the Holy Father might
Divine Ministry: More Holy Kisses
Susan Anne
February 14, AD2014
7 Comments
It seems there is far too little affection in the world. In Holy Scripture, we are repeatedly instructed to exercise affection towards others, “Salute all
Evangelization: Don’t Argue on the Internet
Bob Kurland
February 14, AD2014
3 Comments
“Non in dialectica placuit Deo salvum facere populum suum” (“It is not by arguing that God chose to save His people”). -St. Ambrose “Fortunately, there
Christianity: Counterfactuals vs Faith
Bob Kurland
February 11, AD2014
4 Comments
“I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen: not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything
Agnes Sanford: A Friend Among the Communion of Saints
Melanie Jean Juneau
February 11, AD2014
17 Comments
I don’t want to argue about the reality of the communion of saints, both the living and the dead. I just want to encourage believers and seekers
Canonization: The Rational Judgment of a Miraculous Cure
Kevin Aldrich
February 10, AD2014
10 Comments
My goal is to show how the Catholic Church made the rational judgment, after serious investigation, that one man received a miracle of healing through
Conspiracy Theories & Catholicism: Frankenstein’s Monster
Foxfier
February 10, AD2014
3 Comments
Conspiracy Theories and Catholicism is a series of posts about things like albino assassin monks, secret Bible books, pagan Santas and secret councils— popular culture
NYC Cabbie: Pope Francis and the Supreme Joyfulness of the One Joy
Jamey Brown
February 8, AD2014
10 Comments
Driving a cab in New York City gives one the opportunity to witness nightly the Miracle of the Multiplication of the Adulterers. Every year there
Take Courage: Be a Man
Fr. James Melnick
February 7, AD2014
4 Comments
King David tells his son Solomon: Take Courage. Be a Man. (1 Kings 2:2). It\’s a great one-liner and a bestowal of manhood from a
Chesterton on Lying: Fresh Evidence
Deacon Jim Russell
February 5, AD2014
14 Comments
“…the Church is always the only thing defending whatever is at the moment stupidly despised.” —G.K. Chesterton, The Catholic Church and Conversion, 1926] “But every
NFP: Help! I\’m Being Oppressed!
JoAnna Wahlund
February 5, AD2014
6 Comments
According to some of the commenters on Dr. Kaczor\’s post “Does the Catholic Church Hate Women?” at Strange Notions, I\’m just an oppressed victim of
The Sheer Idiocy of \”Every Child a Wanted Child\”
Leila Miller
February 4, AD2014
23 Comments
“Every child a wanted child” has to be one of the more insidious pro-abortion slogans. Think about this silly little euphemism for a second. There
Pro-Life Even When it’s Uncomfortable
Michael Lane
February 4, AD2014
10 Comments
I was blessed a couple of weeks ago to chaperone a pilgrimage to the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, and to
Don’t Underestimate Your Catholic Work Ethic
Christina Weber
February 3, AD2014
3 Comments
I admire devout Christians living godly lives. Without the help of the Catholic Church and the Sacraments, I’m not sure I would make the cut.
Humility: From Both Sides Now
Robbe Lyn Sebesta
February 1, AD2014
23 Comments
I\’ve looked at clouds from both sides now; From up and down, and still somehow It\’s cloud illusions I recall; I really don\’t know clouds
The Secrets of Happiness
Chelsea Houghton
February 1, AD2014
3 Comments
How happy really are we today? How do we define that we have really \’lived\’? We live in a marketing led world – a place of big
The Grammys, Sex, and Satan – For God\’s Sake, Just Buy a CD!
Birgit Jones
January 31, AD2014
12 Comments
Watching an Amish documentary last Sunday, I heard the following exchange: Among a busload of visitors to Amish Country, someone asked an Amish gentleman, \”What\’s
