Living The Pro-Life Blessing
Melanie Jean Juneau
November 10, AD2014
29 Comments
A few years ago when a journalist interviewed me for an article on Mother’s Day for our city’s major paper, she asked me if I
The Attractiveness of the Christian Message
H. L. Duncan
November 10, AD2014
50 Comments
I know this is old news now, but so is the resurrection of Jesus. The Extraordinary Synod on the Family that ended on October 19,
How To Handle People Who Are Negative About Your Business
Christina Weber
November 5, AD2014
6 Comments
Unless you’ve kept your mom biz aspirations a secret, you’ve experienced it: those comments and looks about your dream life and business. “But, will you
Being One, Holy and Catholic
Cynthia Millen
October 31, AD2014
13 Comments
Holy People in Daily Life Several rolling, rural counties of Northeastern Ohio are home to the largest Amish community in the world. Ohioans are very
Everything Matters in What You’re Busy About
Autumn Jones
October 29, AD2014
2 Comments
It is not enough to be busy: so are the ants. The question is: What are you busy about? – Henry David Thoreau I recently
Don’t Fear the Synod on the Family
Birgit Jones
October 17, AD2014
16 Comments
I’ve traversed the murky waters of the reportage going on concerning the Extraordinary Synod on the Family for the past week or so. There have
Six Things to Consider During the Pink Month
Birgit Jones
October 8, AD2014
39 Comments
Every year, as October comes around, many breast cancer victims like me find themselves inwardly groaning. How can efforts purportedly for our benefit be so
It Ain’t About the Football
Autumn Jones
October 2, AD2014
3 Comments
I went to see “When the Game Stands Tall,” the “football movie” as I called it, when I purchased my ticket from the woman at
Is Christ the Head of Your Home?
Michelle Fritz
October 1, AD2014
18 Comments
My husband called on his way home from work, tired and hungry. He had been in Atlanta since before the sun came up, and now
Being the “Good Girl”
Anna Rose Meeds
September 23, AD2014
7 Comments
Good, perfect, holy, sweet, innocent, beautiful, kind, pure – there are so many words that described who I wanted to be ever since childhood. These
12 Thoughts on Marriage As We Approach Our 40th Anniversary
Birgit Jones
September 19, AD2014
24 Comments
As Holy Mother Church plans the World Meeting of Families, my husband and I are approaching our 40th wedding anniversary. As a child bride of
The Youth Are Not the Future of the Church
Michelle Fritz
September 3, AD2014
9 Comments
Perhaps you have heard it said that the youth are the future of the church. I’m here to tell you that this statement is not true.
The Casual Catholic Men
Matthew James Christoff
August 25, AD2014
29 Comments
What Are “Casual Catholic Men”? There is a Catholic “man-crisis.” Large numbers of Catholic men, while not rejecting the faith explicitly, have implicitly rejected the faith
Throwing Cold Water on the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge
Birgit Jones
August 22, AD2014
19 Comments
Trendy — it’s all the rage in today’s works of charity. Never mind that the theological virtue of Charity should be a staple in the
Frustrations in Prayer
Michael Lane
August 21, AD2014
48 Comments
Fr. Ronald Knox, an English Catholic of the early 20th century and convert, gave retreats and talks to lay people to help them deepen and
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
6 Comments
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
To Lose Sight of the Shore
Michelle Fritz
August 6, AD2014
12 Comments
I sat quietly in a small room at the hospital waiting to pick up x-rays to take to my doctor. I had discovered a lump
Lost in the city
Autumn Jones
August 5, AD2014
4 Comments
He walked into the church in the early morning hours with only socks on his feet, no shoes, and a torn shirt. He walked to
The Ocean of God’s Mercy
Susan Anne
August 1, AD2014
13 Comments
The cool waters of the shoreline keep lapping at my ankles, and I sink deeper into the spiky sand with the pull of each outgoing
Evangelizing for Life – Chemo While Pregnant
Birgit Jones
July 25, AD2014
16 Comments
Pope Francis has repeatedly urged us to evangelize. His oft repeated message calls us to share the word of God where we are, saying, “The
Facebook: 5 Ways It Can Bless Your Life
Birgit Jones
June 27, AD2014
9 Comments
Facebook is a vastly overused, much maligned facet of social media. Of that there can be no denial. We’ve all read stories of mothers neglecting their
The Importance of Play
Autumn Jones
June 11, AD2014
5 Comments
“It’s okay. You made a mistake. You’re still learning,” said a little boy no more than 3 feet tall. In what must have been his
Vocations: The Elijah\’s Cup
Michelle Fritz
June 11, AD2014
7 Comments
At our parish, we have a beautiful practice that our priest instituted when he came five years ago. Each Sunday a family is asked to
