World Youth Day 2013
H. L. Duncan
July 24, AD2013
No Comments
I am 72 years old and wish I could, right now, be with those wonderful young people in Rio for the 28th World Youth Day.
The Power of Glibness
Paul Zummo
July 23, AD2013
8 Comments
The Internet has revolutionized communication and allowed ordinary citizens access to wider audiences, as well as an ability to disseminate information and opinions to ever
Dissenting Catholics and the Conscience
Leila Miller
July 23, AD2013
55 Comments
A dissenting or \”cafeteria Catholic\” will often assert that as long as one follows his conscience, he is in good standing with the Church. Well,
Are You Looking For a 4G God?
Gabriel Garnica
July 23, AD2013
2 Comments
In this age where speed of communication is everything, where instant gratification is a bit slow, where people are obsessed with knowing what they will
I Saw What I Saw With Catholic Eyes
Robbe Lyn Sebesta
July 22, AD2013
17 Comments
When I was a child, I moved through life as if I was on a five-lane freeway. I traveled fast, full of confidence, and feeling
Ignore God, It Works for Me!
H. L. Duncan
July 22, AD2013
1 Comment
A confident-appearing older man looking at the interviewer beside the camera says: “I envy the little old lady who sits in front of the T.V.
The Very Necessariness of Everyone
Sherry Antonetti
July 20, AD2013
3 Comments
It was a cold afternoon, but I\’d agreed to a play date at the park and so I trundled the four littles into the van
The Catholic Church is Becoming an Enemy of the State
Greg Yoko
July 20, AD2013
41 Comments
All Catholics should justifiably be concerned – especially after actions by the U.S. government during the final two weeks of June. How can anyone doubt
Brain Death and Organ Donation
Jay Boyd
July 18, AD2013
9 Comments
A year or so ago, I renewed my driver’s license – something you only have to do every 8 years in Oregon. The clerk asked
HOW TO FIND FAITH AT THE MOVIES: Your Supreme Ordeal
John Darrouzet
July 18, AD2013
5 Comments
In the series HOW TO FIND FAITH AT THE MOVIES, I have invited you to take a hero’s journey in search of faith through watching movies. As seen
Destination Definition
Christina Weber
July 17, AD2013
1 Comment
Part of learning how to grow my business is to be coached. My coach prescribes quarterly review of my success plan / business plan, in
Dangers to the Faith
Patti Maguire Armstrong
July 17, AD2013
20 Comments
It is holy to love our enemy, but we must recognize him. The guy who takes our parking spot, the cranky neighbor, the difficult in-law…they
Meek, Pious and Brave as a Lion
Donald R. McClarey
July 16, AD2013
2 Comments
Peter Paul Cooney was born in County Roscommin, Ireland in 1822. He went with his family to America at the age of 5. Raised on
Donna D\’Errico & the Secret of Ağrı Dağı
Stacy Trasancos, PhD
July 15, AD2013
5 Comments
Donna D\’Errico is a real life modern day explorer. She\’s getting ready to journey into the most amazing and remote location in the world, Mount Ararat
Dying to Self Feels Like Dying Sometimes
Leticia Adams
July 15, AD2013
5 Comments
When I landed in my first RCIA class I was a hot mess. And I mean a hot mess. I had open gaping wounds from
Not Above the Law: Speeding Tickets and Humility
Autumn Jones
July 15, AD2013
3 Comments
I knew it the instant I passed him on the two-lane highway. Red and blue lights flashed. He pulled over, flipped a U-turn and was
From Bed to the Public Square
Abigail C. R. Gripshover
July 12, AD2013
12 Comments
A few years ago Cardinal Francis George of Chicago made a shocking statement regarding the extent of growing religious persecution in the United States; he
A Little Faith Goes A Long Way!
Gary Zimak
July 12, AD2013
3 Comments
How important is faith? According to Jesus, it’s VERY important: “Whatever you ask for in prayer, you will receive it if you have faith.” (Matthew
When You\’re Not Married to a Saint
Anabelle Hazard
July 11, AD2013
11 Comments
My husband and I are as opposite as coffee and cream. He grew up as up as West Coast of the West could be, with
God and the Holocaust
Anthony S. Layne
July 11, AD2013
9 Comments
It’s difficult to overstate the impact the Holocaust has had on both Jewish and Christian theology … but it can be done. The philosophical influences
WWJD About Sweatshops?
Francis
July 10, AD2013
13 Comments
I hate sweatshops. I loathe the idea that a global or local economy should embrace industrial sweatshops along with the agricultural equivalent type of work
We Can\’t All Be Good Cooks
Tammy Ruiz Ziegler, RN CPLC
July 9, AD2013
6 Comments
I’m a notoriously bad cook. Please no lectures on how easy cooking is. Seriously, I’m not only a bad cook, I just hate cooking. I
