Columnists
Ryan Kraeger

My New Years Resolutions

The idea for this post came to me last Saturday, the 4th, which was the feast of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton. In the Office of

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Politics
Ryan Kraeger

Conspiracy vs. Conversion

I understand why people want to believe the Q-Anon thing: It is easier and more comforting to believe that the evil is out there, organized,

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Family
Ryan Kraeger

The C-Section

For 9 months and 20 hours she bore Eve’s ancient curse, On her via dolorosa through the still Hospital halls, from Tabor to Calvary Hill.

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Life
Ryan Kraeger

Catholicism is Impossible

Earlier this week a friend of mine shared an article on Facebook, written by Melinda Selmys of Catholic Authenticity on Patheos. In the blog she

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Life
Ryan Kraeger

Witness to Love

A few years ago I had the opportunity to give a talk at John Paul the Great Academy in Lafayette, Louisiana. While I was there

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Bioethics
Ryan Kraeger

It’s My Body

One of the most common allegations made against pro-lifers, specifically anti-abortion advocates, is that it is an example of a bunch of old white men

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Columnists
Ryan Kraeger

Road to Emmaus, Part 2

The following is an excerpt from the manuscript of a novel that I have been working on for a year and a half. Neither could

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Columnists
Ryan Kraeger

Road to Emmaus, Part 1

The following is an excerpt from the manuscript of a novel I have been working on for a year and a half. “So you are

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Family
Ryan Kraeger

A Conversation with Jesus

This has been a rough week for our family. On Wednesday our daughter, Evie, had a series of six seizures for no apparent reason. She had

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Balance of Extremes

Classical morality has often been described as the finding of a Golden Mean or Happy Medium between two extremes. We find this concept in Socrates,

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Bioethics
Ryan Kraeger

Why Defund Planned Parenthood

With the transition of both houses and the presidency to GOP control, one of the promises that President Trump made seems to be coming to

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Family
Ryan Kraeger

Time in Prayer this Year

One of the questions I struggle with sometimes is how much time I ought to be spending in prayer on a daily basis. This is

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Life
Ryan Kraeger

Like Dew from Above

Let justice descend, O heavens, like dew from above, like gentle rain let the skies drop it down. Let the earth open and salvation bud

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