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Are You Getting Enough Nuts in There?

Autumn Jones October 30, AD2013 1 Comment

“Everyone should be able to experience the joy of being loved by God, the joy of salvation! It is a gift that one cannot keep

Reflexive Belief

Foxfier October 22, AD2013 3 Comments

When it comes to how you feel, things are relative. Are you having a good day? Well, you can probably list a bunch of things

Only Real When Shared

Autumn Jones October 6, AD2013 2 Comments

Last year I re-read the popular novel Into the Wild for one of my graduate classes. The book confronts adventure, solitude and the search for

Fingerprints and Mud Splatters

Michelle Fritz October 2, AD2013 2 Comments

In August we celebrated our oldest son’s graduation from high school. You might be wondering why we waited until August to celebrate. Because we homeschool

Secrets of Confession

Patti Maguire Armstrong September 11, AD2013 6 Comments

Having a parent in a nursing home means meeting new people. And so it was during a recent visit with my elderly parents in Michigan.

OrderWeedNess

Kevin Aldrich August 26, AD2013 2 Comments

The city I live in thinks my family has a problem with the virtue of orderliness. An inspector has just sent me an “Environmental Violation

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

Crazy… and Supremely Blessed

JoAnna Wahlund April 3, AD2013 16 Comments

Happy Easter! Christ is risen! Our holiday was extra special this year, because we shared the joyful news with our families that our fifth child

Filling the Bucket of Self Esteem

Chelsea Houghton March 29, AD2013 9 Comments

Self esteem. A modern essential. Self esteem was a term invented by Sigmund Freud. The concept has taken wing since then, enhancing other modern philosophies.