Columnists
Leah Jacobson

Labor Lessons

When I first became pregnant at 22 years old I really didn’t understand or appreciate the miracle that was taking place within my body and

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Contest inside

Announcement:  So many great additions!  Thanks to the readers for your contribution.  In agreement with other commentators, Dan Di Luzio’s comment had me laughing.  If

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Columnists
Calah Alexander

Pietas

On Tuesday, my son Liam had an allergic reaction to a varicella vaccine. In the span of time it took me to recognize that he

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Columnists
Colin Gormley

Good and Evil: Analysis

I remember a story I had heard at a retreat I attended some years ago.  The speaker recounted an episode in her life that changed

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Columnists
Allie Terrell

The Bible: Illustrated

I’m not one for art, but I love visualizations. Perhaps it’s the scientist in me. Either way, I was pleased when I found an individual

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Books
Nathaniel Gotcher

The Winds

Two young men walked a cold wintry path. Occasionally one or the other would stoop to the ground, pick something up and either pocket it

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Columnists
Michelle Burns

Spiritual CPR

Last month I took a CPR and First Aid training course. All I can say is: why is this not a high school graduation requirement?!

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Catholic Education
Guest Writer

Aquinas for Educators

Guest post by Edward G. O. Radler Rice First, I want to extend my thanks to Stacy Trasancos for giving me the opportunity to present a guest

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Columnists
Chelsea Zimmerman

What is ‘Normal’?

Today is World Down Syndrome Day, a day to celebrate the lives of those who have an extra 21st chromosome. It’s also a reminder that we

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Columnists
Emily Zanotti

A Lesson Learned

I don’t usually think to support heresy, but this time, I owed a family member. So on a weekend where I could have been celebrating,

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Catholic Education
Guest Writer

The Purpose of Higher Education

Guest post by Dr. Jeff McLeod Outward Appearances and Inward Capacities This is a rare occasion in which I would actually like to introduce a

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Relationships
Brandon Vogt

Dance of the Porcupines

Porcupines generally have two methods for handling relationships: withdrawal and attack. They either scurry away, looking for the nearest tree, or they stick out their

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Health & Fitness
Fabiola Garza

Ballet Diaries

When I was little I’d wear tutus around the house and pretend I was a famous Prima Ballerina twirling in grace and splendor. I thought

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Catholic Education
Ink and Quill

Apologia pro vitis suis

“It may easily be conceived how great a trial it is to us to write the following history of ourselves; but we must not shrink

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Catholic Education
Guest Writer

The Twelve Fruits Of Catholic Education

Please welcome a very special guest post for our Catholic Education symposium by the famous Sister Patricia Owens O’Flannery, from LarryD’s award-winning blog Acts of the Apostasy.  The

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Education is priceless
Catholic Education
Godwin Delali Adadzie

Education is Priceless

Children vaccinated against river blindness in a school in Ewoku. Ghana. Photo by Lynn Johnson for the National Geographic. There is an Arabic proverb about

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St Joseph

Dear Friends, As we all know the feast day of St Joseph is coming in just a few days. It is one of my favorite

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Catholic Education
Kayla Peterson

All for the good

I went to public school until the eleventh grade. After that, I attended a small Catholic school until the end of volleyball season, then begged

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