Leah Jacobson, foundress of The Guiding Star Project, is dedicated to creating a Culture of Life through the implementation of Guiding Star Centers nationwide. These centers will promote New Feminism and Natural Law and are the next stage for the pro-women and pro-life movements to collaborate in a holistic, comprehensive approach.
This past week my husband and I packed our five young children into a conversion van and drove about 1400 miles round-trip to visit the Black Hills of South Dakota. If you”ve ever visited this area of the country, you know that it is a great destination for a family vacation with endless historical sites, […]
Perhaps you have heard the term and have been wondering about what this “New Feminism” stuff is all about. Many have pegged it a “Catholic-thing” since the name is largely attributed to a quote by John Paul II in Evangelium Vitae (The Gospel of Life) where he calls for a ‘new feminism’. However, New Feminism is not […]
Recently I’ve come across several posts on the internet addressing the question of rape and whether or not we are victim blaming in asking questions such as: “What was she wearing”? or “Was she flirting with him?” or “Were they at a bar?”. Inherent in all these questions is a desire for the asker to […]
I was pleasantly surprised last month when I was approached through Facebook to consider reviewing a new book for Catholic women by author Pat Gohn. I had heard of Ms. Gohn from her popular podcast Among Women, and thought it a very good sign that she was reaching out to ME to read and review her […]
This past month I’ve been thinking about the difficulties of raising young families. Conversations with friends and family and my own lived experiences have left me wondering how we are supposed to do all that is asked of us in raising a young family. No sleep, diapers, laundry, meals….it’s just crazy hard sometimes! After reading […]
So wow. How about that election, huh? Don’t worry all you election weary people; this post is not going to go into a political recap complete with my personal impressions of party platforms, voter turnout, the Electoral College, etc, etc, etc. In the words of Hank Hill, I think we’ve all had just about enough […]
The short answer to the very complex question posed in the title of this article is this: We actually don’t know, yet. That is to say that the official teaching body of the Catholic Church, the Magisterium, has not yet issued a final stance on this specific topic. The debate among Church theologians began in […]
There are many reasons I haven’t written too much about the project in my life that gets the majority of my free time and mental attention: I’m bad at self-promotion, I’m fearful of rejection, I’m lacking in Faith, and I doubt God’s call at times. Lately, all these reasons have got me thinking quite a […]
After reading an article tonight on CNN about the Catholic nun who brought her “star power” to the DNC, I just couldn’t help but express my utter bewilderment by their use of the words “Catholic” and “Feminist” to describe this woman. When I hear the term Catholic Feminist, I see a completely different woman than Sr. […]
The Catholic Church loves women! I know that statement mystifies and angers some people in our society. If you are such a person, I encourage you to read on with an open, charitable mind as I explain how I, a Catholic mother of five, have experienced firsthand the love of the Church for my feminine […]
One night last week I was driving home late with all five kids sleeping soundly in their car seats when Lady Antebellum’s song “Just a Kiss” came on the radio. I don’t know if it was the long day away from home or the fact that I was missing my husband after his long stretch […]
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 summer edition is already out, the story being written is for the fall/election-time issue and the topic is the controversial HHS contraception mandate. My initial excitement about doing the interview […]
Greetings Ignitum readers! My apologies for missing my last posting here a few weeks back. I’m sure you were all wondering where I was (uhh hum) and/or waiting with bated breath for the announcement of my baby’s birth (you didn’t know I was even expecting?!). Well I am slowly coming out of the postpartum fog that has […]
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 viewed many of the changes of pregnancy in a disconnected way. I had naively assumed that it would all just happen and that it shouldn’t require any effort or preparation on my […]
Roughly a decade ago (ok, yes I KNOW it has been longer than ten years, but humor me here), I was making my final decision of where to go to college. During my senior year of high school I had toured several different colleges and universities, both public and private, and had narrowed down my […]
*I want to note that the other Featured Blogger today, Bonnie Engstrom, and I did not know what topic the other was writing about. Sometimes the Holy Spirit must just decide a certain topic needs more attention than others. Her “Another Life to Remember” post gives great insight into the very same topic of losing a child, […]
Feminist. The f-word of femininity. Ok, maybe that’s a little over the top and not exactly true, but stay with me for a second here. The emotions and negative perceptions that this one little word can stir up in conservative circles is really not much different than what a tirade of curse words would result […]
Last time I wrote here at Ignitum Today, I shared with you that I am expecting a new baby this spring and that I was experiencing the dreaded symptoms of hyperemesis gravidarum. I was about 10 weeks pregnant at that point and in the throes of nasty all-day nausea and fatigue. Thankfully I am now 18 weeks into […]
Hello Virtuous Planet readers! I am so excited to be blogging here with such a wonderful community of faith-filled writers. I hope that the time you spend here reading our stuff will serve as a means of support and inspiration in your daily walk with Christ. I want to introduce myself to you and explain […]
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