The Pursuit of Purpose

A few weeks ago I had to make a trip back to the place of my origin as a Special Forces Soldier, a.k.a. Fort Bragg,

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Luke Arredondo

Amoris Laetitia, Beyond the Controversy

When Pope Francis issued his post-synodal apostolic exhortation, Amoris Laetitia, the mainstream media and major Catholic websites were all over it, highlighting the broad structure of

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Career
Ryan Kraeger

Tactical Pause

Once upon a time, out near Texas somewhere, I was conducting a training exercise. It was a an IED response/mass casualty lane and one of

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Thomas Clements

The Importance of Childhood

A very wise teacher once told me that “good things are hard.” While rich with fulfillment and abounding with joy, parenting is definitely something that

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Columnists
Russell Brewer

Salvation through Wrinkles

“I prefer a family with tired faces from generous giving, to a family with faces full of makeup that know nothing of tenderness and compassion.

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Michele Chronister

It’s Not About the Results

I was recently doing some research for a project I’m working on, and I came across this quote (said by Jesus to Faustina) in St.

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Fr. Matthew P. Schneider, LC

5 Good Changes the Synod Could Make

Questions such as communion for the divorced and remarried, female deacons, and acceptance of homosexual relationships have dominated the media discussion about the Synod that

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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
Amanda Sloan

To See and Love as Him

I can’t stop talking about my daughter. Well, I could, but I have absolutely no desire to. I want to take a zillion more pictures

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Family
Megan Twomey

Created to Be You

“So they’re both napping?” asked my husband, incredulous, “Can you nap?” Quiet time has been pretty rare around my house since my eldest abandoned naps

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Emma King

The Healing Power of Hymns

If singing is praying twice, then praying hymns is more than simply praying twice. It is that by which we feed our souls, uplift our spirits, encounter the Lord, and in doing so, become whole when broken.

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Julie Machado

The Secret to Prioritizing

I feel like I have finally figured it out. I’ve been getting stressed out about to-do lists for years, but the last year (since I’ve

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