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Pecan Pie Protestantism

Stacy Trasancos, PhD December 14, AD2013 2 Comments

My grandmother used to bake one pecan pie a year using her own pecans from her own tree, which she guarded with her own rifle.

NYC Cabbie: Tantum Ergo – Save Our Church

Jamey Brown December 12, AD2013 2 Comments

Sometimes late at night, I stop my cab by one of the churches I now attend in New York City. I fall down to my

An Advent Adoption Story

JoAnna Wahlund December 11, AD2013 5 Comments

In his December 1 Angelus message, Pope Francis called the season of Advent \”a journey towards the horizon of hope.\” I want to tell you

Reasons to Love the Immaculata

Fr. James Melnick December 10, AD2013 4 Comments

This year we celebrate The Immaculate Conception of Our Lady on Monday, December 9th. Traditionally, it is celebrated on December 8th. However, since the Second

Saint Francis of Assisi and the Laity

H. L. Duncan December 9, AD2013 8 Comments

If you are like me, the first time you heard that the laity could be members of a religious order, what went through your

The Purge: Review and Reflection

Robbe Lyn Sebesta December 7, AD2013 3 Comments

Ponder this: one night every year, you could commit any crime without facing consequences. What would you do? This is the question throughout the film

A Salute To The Courage of Newborns

Melanie Jean Juneau December 6, AD2013 4 Comments

Although I am a mother of nine and a grandmother to two other little ones, my first encounter with my third grandchild startled me. I

The Bittersweet Secret to Success

Christina Weber December 4, AD2013 5 Comments

Christ turned the world upside-down when he established the Church. His message turned off people in 30 AD, as it still does today. (You may

Sex is Not the Only Thing

Patti Maguire Armstrong December 4, AD2013 6 Comments

SEX! Now that I have your attention, this approach was an advertising gimmick in the 80’s. The word SEX, blazoned large and bright, drew

No Tree Until It\’s Christmas

Leticia Adams December 1, AD2013 7 Comments

I’m not really one of those people who worries about certain things. My family and I hold hands with one another during the Our Father at Mass.

Letting Your Conscience Be Your Guide (What Jiminy Cricket Didn’t Tell You)

Gary Zimak November 30, AD2013 7 Comments

“Always let your conscience be your guide” (Jiminy Cricket, from the movie Pinocchio, 1940). “One of the key pastoral problems facing us is the widespread

NYC Cabbie: Thankful for EF Mass, Sad for Dead Baby

Jamey Brown November 28, AD2013 43 Comments

In this town even going to church can be pierced with the nails of the Culture of Death. I am sure you have all had

An Empty Vessel

Michelle Fritz November 27, AD2013 3 Comments

My young daughter sat quietly at the table eating her snack. Beside her was her plastic cup, Dora the Explorer smiling on the outside, and

God, Beauty, and Symmetry in Science

Bob Kurland November 24, AD2013 8 Comments

“Now, may our God be our hope. He Who made all things is better than all things. He Who made all beautiful things is more

Faith, Hope and Charity: Three Unorthodox Thoughts

Emmanuel Joseph November 24, AD2013 3 Comments

Two years ago, at this time, I was at a county jail waiting to be bailed out. I think of it as the lowest point

The Churching of Women: Postpartum Support Catholic Style

Joel and Lisa Schmidt November 23, AD2013 18 Comments

Once upon a time in colonial America, there was something called a “lying in” period. This was the time, typically a month or so, following

Shy NYC Cabbie: Combats Evil with a Cell Phone

Jamey Brown November 23, AD2013 19 Comments

I started driving a cab in New York City, because I wanted to meet interesting people. Now I just want to meet normal people. They

Marriage: “Same Love?”

Julie Machado November 21, AD2013 51 Comments

I hate the fact that I have to change the radio stations that keep playing the song “Same Love” by Macklemore. What bothers me most

Memoria Futuri: Living our Faith Forward

Jeffrey McLeod, PhD November 19, AD2013 5 Comments

What a year it has been! And now, as the Year of Faith draws to a close, our inclination is to wonder how our efforts

Humanae Vitae: Responsible Fatherhood

Kevin Aldrich November 18, AD2013 33 Comments

[This article is the continuation in the Kevin Aldrich\’s Humanae Vitae series.] The moral evil of intentionally separating the unitive sexual act from its procreative

On Manliness: Perseverance

Michael Lane November 13, AD2013 17 Comments

Manliness. Thanks to websites like the Art of Manliness, Catholic Gentlemen, Whiskey Catholic and many others, the internet is a buzz with discussion of what

“Satan, Haunter of the World, is Haunted by Holiness”

Jamey Brown November 2, AD2013 42 Comments

I don’t go to Halloween parties. I drive a cab in New York City all night and I witness a freak show every night of