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A Mother\’s Legacy

Michelle Fritz February 20, AD2013 2 Comments

Many years ago I received a book from my in-laws as a present for Mother’s day. It was a diary of sorts for me to

When Not to Say \”How Are You?\”

Tammy Ruiz Ziegler, RN CPLC February 19, AD2013 21 Comments

In my job caring for women and families during pregnancy loss and infant death, about 90% of what I do is communication. I enter a

Pope Benedict\’s True Legacy in Africa

Obianuju Ekeocha February 19, AD2013 5 Comments

Pope Benedict XVI\’s resignation has elicited a lot of reflection and commentary on the legacy of his pontificate on the Church as well as the

It\’s the Devil, Stupid

Val Bianco February 18, AD2013 18 Comments

Like it or not, our country was founded on and sustained by the notion of a Creator. Furthermore our founding documents affirm that this Creator

St. Francis de Sales and the Velveteen Rabbit

Jennifer Hartline February 16, AD2013 5 Comments

“Does it hurt?” asked the Rabbit. “Sometimes,” said the Skin Horse, for he was always truthful. “When you are Real you don’t mind being hurt.”

What Does the Church Teach about Infant Baptism

Joel and Lisa Schmidt February 16, AD2013 20 Comments

We’re those people. In our families and social circles, we are usually considered to be the über-Catholics. We pray before meals, even when we’re dining out. We plan

God Can\’t Save Me From the Lion\’s Den

Emmanuel Joseph February 15, AD2013 2 Comments

I strayed away from Catholicism, the faith I was born into, because I never did understand it. Doctrines and dogmas never bothered me much, I

HOW TO FIND FAITH AT THE MOVIES: Issuing the Call to Adventure

John Darrouzet February 14, AD2013 12 Comments

Previously, John invited readers to join the quest for Catholic Stands in his blog Where to Start the Quest. In his first HOW TO FIND FAITH AT

You are Not Perishable – Live Accordingly

Julie Machado February 13, AD2013 8 Comments

I saw a pin on Pinterest that said, “You are a perishable item. Live accordingly.” and thought, “Whaaat…?” This is exactly one of those situations when the

Tolkien, Mozart, Plato, Latin, Phonetics, Music, the Cosmos, and everything else that has to do with Gregorian Chant

Jake Tawney February 13, AD2013 8 Comments

During a Latin lesson with my daughter some years ago, we were discussing English derivatives of her Latin vocabulary for the week. The word in

The Catechist Pope

Jeffrey McLeod, PhD February 12, AD2013 4 Comments

I was planning to write a post today about intellectual virtue, but that plan was postponed when I received word that Pope Benedict XVI had

“She who faces death by torture for each life beneath her breast…”

Foxfier February 12, AD2013 5 Comments

Well, these days that is rather less likely than when Kipling wrote it. In the US in 2009 there were fewer than a thousand deaths,

Pope Benedict and the Call of Conscience

Mary Rice Hasson February 11, AD2013 3 Comments

Momentous news this morning—Pope Benedict XVI announced that he is resigning as of February 28, 2013. It’s the first time in nearly 600 years that

Pope Benedict and the Holy Grail

John Darrouzet February 11, AD2013 7 Comments

With the announcement of Pope Benedict XVI\’s resignation, this image was being shown on the ABC Special Reports. What struck me most, aside from

The Mountaintop – A Fable About Suffering, Seeking And Finding God

Marcus Allen Steele February 11, AD2013 4 Comments

[A non Christian asked me unabashedly about Christianity in this way: “What’s in it for me?” More on that here. I wrote the following in response. My

Pope Resigning

Donald R. McClarey February 11, AD2013 No Comments

There is a report just in that Pope Benedict is resigning on February 28. VATICAN CITY) — Pope Benedict XVI has announced that he

Maybe It Does Take a Village.

Mary C. Tillotson February 9, AD2013 12 Comments

I’ve been paging through Hillary Clinton’s It Takes a Village, and, to my surprise, agreeing with much of it. I’ve heard so many of my

The Effects of Divorce on Children

Marsh Fightlin February 9, AD2013 37 Comments

Back in the 1970s, psychologists thought that the effects of divorce on children were minimal and temporary. It was assumed that, if the divorce was

Complain Much?

Dabs Q. February 8, AD2013 3 Comments

Feel like ranting? Feel like complaining how hard life is? Feel like rambling about how people don\’t understand you? Feel like tearing up because people

Sundance Films, Utah, and Porn

Edmund Mitchell February 7, AD2013 5 Comments

NPR recently covered a kerfuffle going on in Utah. It seems that an intolerant guy named Derek Monson suggested in an article that the State of Utah

Contraception: Pro-Life’s Achilles Heel

Dominic Pedulla MD February 7, AD2013 7 Comments

(First in a four-part series) Jesus cautions us about going into battle against a better-armed opponent, and again about starting to build a house which