Why Is Today Significant?
Autumn Jones
August 12, AD2013
1 Comment
As a grad student in journalism, a number of my assignments come in the form of responding to a question, by way of an essay,
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
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
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
Fertilizer for Your Faith Seeds
Foxfier
July 3, AD2013
2 Comments
I had a conversation with my mom the other day. She was urging me to try to find a different parish, because although I love
This is Starting to Sound Elizabethan
Fr. James Melnick
June 28, AD2013
7 Comments
Msgr. Robert Hugh Benson wrote a novel Come Rack! Come Rope! about religious persecution during the Elizabethan era in England. This more-than-just-a-novel shows the gradualness
The Cross for Joyful Living
Patti Maguire Armstrong
June 19, AD2013
4 Comments
If you want to win friends and influence people, don’t mention the cross. It is an unlikely enticement to attract us to someone, and yet,
Ordinary Time Needs Extraordinary Faith
Emmanuel Joseph
June 7, AD2013
4 Comments
The Church is back in Ordinary Time on its liturgical calendar. For a lot of people (including myself) there are a lot things about the
Saving the World One Baby at a Time
Patti Maguire Armstrong
May 22, AD2013
7 Comments
“I’d like another baby, but it worries me to bring a child into a world like this,” I once heard a woman say. That was
The Great Gatsby\’s Relevance
Abigail C. R. Gripshover
May 21, AD2013
3 Comments
The Great Gatsby, the popular American novel known for depicting the Roaring 20\’s with striking honesty, is now a major motion picture, starring the great Leonardo DiCaprio
Being Catholic Isn\’t an Excuse for Crap Writing: An Interview
Edmund Mitchell
May 3, AD2013
1 Comment
If you\’ve read my thoughts on evangelization and cheese, you might not be surprised when I say that evangelistic efforts can\’t lack quality. Regardless of
This is Not Our First Rodeo, But is it Our Last?
Patti Maguire Armstrong
April 24, AD2013
22 Comments
For those who think the world has gone mad, remember this is not our first rodeo. Sanity has only been with us in bits and
