The Ketchup Stain on my Soul
Michelle Fritz
September 4, AD2013
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Recently my son took me out to lunch. As we sat in the booth at the restaurant eating our hamburgers I looked down at my
Why Is Today Significant?
Autumn Jones
August 12, AD2013
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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,
Humility and Devotion Through Veiling
Michelle Fritz
August 7, AD2013
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It has been years since I first felt God quietly calling me. At first I couldn’t understand what He was asking me to do. As time passed
I Saw What I Saw With Catholic Eyes
Robbe Lyn Sebesta
July 22, AD2013
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When I was a child, I moved through life as if I was on a five-lane freeway. I traveled fast, full of confidence, and feeling
Not Above the Law: Speeding Tickets and Humility
Autumn Jones
July 15, AD2013
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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
My Encounters With the Devil
Emmanuel Joseph
July 5, AD2013
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You are probably expecting to read about some out-of-this world experience that brought me face to face with the \”Father of Lies\”, but I have
Ordinary Time Needs Extraordinary Faith
Emmanuel Joseph
June 7, AD2013
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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
What a Difference a Decade Makes
JoAnna Wahlund
May 29, AD2013
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Today, my husband and I celebrate the tenth anniversary of our joint reception into the Catholic Church. We were confirmed at the Basilica of St.
Sometimes, Holiness is Boring
Mary C. Tillotson
May 4, AD2013
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I was complaining to my husband the other day that there aren’t any prominent married saints – at least none who actually lived the sacrament
Conquering the World from a Cross
Emmanuel Joseph
April 12, AD2013
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I tried to make some sense of things that came undone in Jesus\’ life from the night of the Passover leading up to his death
Filling the Bucket of Self Esteem
Chelsea Houghton
March 29, AD2013
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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.
The Miracle of a Sunset
Michelle Fritz
March 20, AD2013
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The other day I was in the car with my 14 year old headed home from the store. The sun was beginning to set and the
A Mother\’s Legacy
Michelle Fritz
February 20, AD2013
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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
