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
Taking Aquinas Serieslessly
Bob Drury
July 8, AD2013
12 Comments
Current presentations of the Aristotelian/Thomistic arguments of the Unmoved Mover and the First Cause reject infinite series while often appearing to endorse finite series. This
Breaking Silence: Catholics, Contraception, and Same-Sex Marriage
Mary Rice Hasson
July 8, AD2013
44 Comments
As the dust settles on the Supreme Court’s marriage rulings, Catholics and other defenders of traditional marriage have stepped forward with new energy and comprehensive
5 Things Parishes Can Do To Stop Losing Young Families
Joel and Lisa Schmidt
July 6, AD2013
74 Comments
Matthew Warner recently discontinued his blog at the National Catholic Register. In his second-to-last blog post, Why the World Doesn’t Take Catholicism Seriously, he charged
Unraveling Saint Buddha
Patrick Pierce
July 6, AD2013
27 Comments
I see his blood upon the rose And in the stars the glory of his eyes, His body gleams amid eternal snows, His tears fall
My Encounters With the Devil
Emmanuel Joseph
July 5, AD2013
5 Comments
You are probably expecting to read about some out-of-this world experience that brought me face to face with the \”Father of Lies\”, but I have
Privacy In The Bible
John Morgan
July 5, AD2013
5 Comments
Even though we may not find the word in scripture, the Bible does give us guidelines regarding privacy. When Adam and Eve ate of the
What is Freedom?
Matthew Brower
July 4, AD2013
3 Comments
For as long as I can remember, Independence Day celebrations, though filled with family gatherings, fireworks and parades, have also called us to reflect on
U.S. v. Windsor and the Future of Religious Liberty
Jason Hall
July 4, AD2013
6 Comments
As we are all aware by now, on June 26 the Supreme Court of the United States issued opinions in the cases of Hollingsworth v.
