The Knox Bible
For the first time in over 50 years, the Knox translation of the Bible is being reprinted through Baronius Press. But, what is the Knox Bible? The
Author Archive: Allie Terrell
Allie Terrell is a 2010 convert to Catholicism after dabbling in a few different trains of religious thought. She graduated from Rose-Hulman in 2009 with a degree in computer science, and is now pursuing her doctorate in the hopes of teaching some day. When she can spare a few hours, Allie likes to visit religious sites and work on her photography. She blogs about her journeys at Here Is The Church.
To Guide The Helpless
And hospitality do not forget; for by this some, being not aware of it, have entertain Canadian Mystery Shopper – Job Listing And Training ed angels. – Hebrews 3:2 I love to travel. It never occurs to me that there could be unforeseen complications when galavanting around the country (or the world). My approach is to simply [...]
By God’s Grace
Be you therefore perfect, as also your heavenly Father is perfect. – Matthew 5:48 Perfection. We are constantly pressured to be more and more perfect. By the world’s standards, of course. Better grades, better jobs, better houses. As our peers continue to push the boundaries of how much they can accomplish, we can be whisked [...]
The Monks of Tibhirine + Of Gods and Men
I have a deep love of Algeria. Which is weird, considering I’ve never visited, never heard much about it, and couldn’t tell you anything besides the fact that it’s in Africa…somewhere (northern border?). But, two of my favorite books have taken place there: Albert Camus’ The Stranger and John Kiser’s The Monks of Tibhirine. For [...]
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 illustration for each book of the Bible by Jim LePage. I’ll go ahead and admit that I love pretty much all of them, but a few of my favorites are [...]
Studying Lies
With all of the hobbies to pick from, I choose to spend my free time studying lies. Everything from why Jehovah’s Witnesses don’t celebrate holidays to why Hindus eschew cow. Of course, these are factually true, in that those practitioners do believe those things, but as a belief for Catholics, they are not. As Catholics, [...]
God, Teacher
Last week, I started up a semester-long job to go with my research responsibilities: I am teaching a class. This is the opportunity I have been waiting for since starting grad school. It is the job I hope to engage in on some level when I leave grad school. All that being said, I’ve never [...]
A Tale of Two Masses
Friends, I have good news. We are indeed part of a universal church. During the course of the past month, I have had a number of Mass firsts (the new translations, my first Tridentine Mass), but there are two Masses in particular I want to share with you – Masses that have given me first [...]
Sharing Your Faith From Afar
Like an increasing number of young adult couples, I’m in a long distance relationship. Although there are many unique challenges and joys of dating from afar, one of the more interesting hurdles is how to share our faith with one another. Sometimes, opportunities present themselves. When I was in RCIA, my boyfriend (who was also [...]
When Is Prudence Prudent?
I once heard Father say in a homily that no saint was ever canonized for being prudent. He went on to explain that it is a great virtue, but that we as fallen beings have a tendency to be overly prudent. While I’m not sure the Church has never canonized someone based primarily on their [...]
Visualize This
My research in graduate school focuses on data visualization, so I tend to read quite a few visualization blogs. In general, they cover best practices, highlight some fun or interesting infographics, and so on. However, the most interesting blog I have found creates visualizations of the Bible in a variety of ways: OpenBible.info. Now if [...]
Paralyzed By Beauty
Since St. Raphael is the patron saint of my diocese, I made a point to attend Mass for the Feast of the Archangels on September 29. As I left Mass, pondering a wonderful homily on the place of angels in our world, two thoughts kept racing through my mind: How cool is it that we [...]
The Maccabeats
I love a cappella music. Anyone who saw how excited I was when Rockapella (of Carmen Sandiego fame!) came to perform at my college can attest to this. If you’re not familiar with the concept of a cappella, it’s the art of singing without instrumental accompaniment. Some people stick strictly to singing, while more contemporary [...]
What’s In A Name?
I was received into the Catholic Church during Easter of 2010 (a story for another time). Although I was an atheist the 6 years prior, RCIA was a relatively smooth process, except for one thing. Picking a confirmation name. Admittedly, in my spiritually immature Catholic-candidate state, I did far too much researching and not enough [...]
Our Catholic Brand
Consider the following two questions: What are Catholics known for in the world? What do we want to be known for? If you look at your answers, you’re probably noticing that there’s a discrepancy between these two sets of responses. Why is there such a gap between how we are viewed and how we want [...]
The Catholic’s Guide to Local Pilgrimages
Perhaps you’re among the majority of people who will be celebrating World Youth Day from home this year. Elizabeth shared some wonderful tips earlier on how to get into the spirit of things without having to trek to Spain. But maybe you’re still longing to go on a pilgrimage. What’s a Catholic with wanderlust to [...]
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