Free to Exercise

There Peter was, chained, with two guards on either side of him. More guards were standing watch outside the gate. His crime? He was a

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Columnists
Elizabeth Hoxie

Overcoming Envy

There are “tidy” sins we mothers contend with — sloth that keeps us from cleaning the play room for the millionth time, impatience and the

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Politics
Abigail C. Reimel

I Dare You!

Talk radio can be extremely depressing these days.  It seems every other station has bad news to announce to the American people as Obama’s dangerous

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Religion
Bonnie Engstrom

Sheen declared Venerable

Exciting news: Pope Benedict has approved the heroic virtues of Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen, declaring him Venerable, and bringing him one step closer to beatification. 

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Entertainment
Nathaniel Gotcher

What is it about Mumford?

(NB: This is neither a paid promotion for the Band nor their upcoming Album which is set to be released on September 24th. I received

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Life
Bob Waruszewski

Leaving a Legacy

One of the many lessons I learned in Boy Scouts while camping is to always leave a campsite better than you found it.  After a

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Spirituality
Amanda Castro

The Need for Struggle

The past two months have been quite interesting in my personal life. I left my ministry position as Director of Religious Education, accepted a new

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Religion
Nicene Guy

Freedom and Fort Nights

During this fortnight for freedom, it is worth reflecting on some words of wisdom by Blessed Pope John Paul the Great: “Freedom consists not in

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Am I free?

There are many reasons to be Catholic.  The historicity of the Gospels, use of reason leading to faith, a mystical experience, beauty through the arts,

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Catholic Education
Sarah Babbs

Lights for Christ

I hadn”t thought much about Catholic education as a young adult. I attended a public school for K-12 and then chose my small, liberal arts

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Dating
Devin Rose

Single Catholic Guy: Wake Up!

It’s never been a better time to be a single Catholic guy. Why? Because there are thousands of lovely, faithful young Catholic women waiting for you

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Columnists
Leah Jacobson

My Voice

A few weeks ago I was asked to do an interview for a local women’s magazine that is published quarterly here in MN.  Since the

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Columnists
Calah Alexander

A Reasonable Faith

This has been big news elsewhere in the internets this week, but I haven’t yet seen it mentioned here at Ignitum Today. One of my

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Columnists
Colin Gormley

What is good?

Time for a bit of amateur theology/philosophy.  As a disclaimer, my presentation is based on my own informal learning.  So those with actual study credentials

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Life
Nathaniel Gotcher

Age of the Father

Disclaimer: This post was not consciously written in Father’s Day week. I can not speak for my subconscious. She often has a mind of her

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Entertainment
Mariella Hunt

Writing With Faith

What’s the balance between faith and writing? Where’s the point where you have to stop and think: Am I focusing too much on fiction and

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Father Knows Best

When I was a wee lad, my father would go off on trips.  My mother would then allow all of her little minions to come

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Columnists
Chelsea Zimmerman

Death is Not a Right

A little late to our symposium here on “mercy and killing.”  The “and,” our editor informed us, was meant to keep the subject broad –

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