Columnists
Ryan Kraeger

As in a Mirror, Brightly!

In a recent post I talked about how much Evie hates her carseat, because she hates to be all by herself in the back seat.

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Columnists
Steven Jonathan Rummelsburg

Are You Happy?

One thing all humans have in common is that we all want to be happy. In America, it is enshrined in our Declaration of Independence

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Life
Megan Twomey

Missing Christ

While visiting another parish for mass a few weeks ago, the priest spoke on this Sunday gospel: Hence, he went into his own country; and

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Life
Bob Waruszewski

Life as a Catholic Dad

What is it like to raise a Catholic family in the 21st century? Hundreds of Catholic mommy bloggers will happily answer the question for you

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Life
Emma King

Discernment Games

Perhaps, we should emphasize less praying for discernment and more praying that God’s will be done.

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Columnists
Liesl Bee

Living in the Noise

Recently, I went to a Sunday night baseball game to cheer on my beloved Washington Nationals.  When the Nats play on Sundays, the local parish

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Columnists
Sean Connolly

The Relevance of Worship

This coming Sunday is the Ninth Sunday after Pentecost, and it was with a quote from the Secret Prayer of this Mass that the Fathers

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Life
Morgan McFarlin

Just the Small Sins

I’ve never had a major crisis of faith. I don’t have a massively soiled past. If you ask my friends, they’d be able to tell

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Life
Rachel Zamarron

Choosing Contentment

A few years ago, a mission trip took me to a small church in Africa. The sights the smells and the culture will forever shape

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Life
Abigail C. Reimel

The Necessary Virtue of Hope

During any phase of transition, the importance of the theological virtues of faith and love are always emphasized. One is counseled to have faith that

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Books
Cristina Montes

The Silence of Christ

(SPOILER WARNING: This article refers to climactic plot points in Shusaku Endo’s novel Silence.) I am a pessimist by temperament and as I observe a

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Life
J.Q. Tomanek

Small Diocese, Great Vocations

The Diocese of Victoria was recently blessed by two wonderful events. We received our new bishop, Bishop Brendan Cahill, and welcomed our largest priestly ordination

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Columnists
Sarah Babbs

After Edel

I was unable to attend the Edel Gathering in Charleston this year, but seeing all of the stories, tweets, and beautiful smiles on the faces

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Columnists
Amanda Sloan

More Than A Picture

I’m not changing my Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or other social media profile pictures. There’s a thing going around in light of the Supreme Court decision

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