Columnists
Jennifer Mazzara

Speed of Life

That’s a catchy, clever little phrase. “The speed of life.” David Bowie used it for a song. I think there was a movie. I don’t

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Kayla Peterson

Overwhelmed

Everyone tells you how hard marriage is. They warn you against letting the sun go down on your anger, give creative ideas for date nights

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Nathan Kennedy

False Greatness and its Remedy

Most of the time I assume myself to be a person falling into the same category Churchill found himself in when dealing with people he

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Columnists
Anna Williams

Living poverty

In the latest installment of USA Today’s On Religion series, veteran journalist Judith Valente writes about Benedictine nuns in Atchison, Kansas. One choice sentence: “Whatever

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To Learn Silence

As a perpetual chatterbox I approach the mysteries of Holy Week with mixed emotions. The stark, somber tones of the liturgies are in direct contrast

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Columnists
Julie Machado

Is Being Single a Failure?

A wise friend once asked me, “Do you want to marry him or do you just want to get married in general?” Am I really

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Columnists
Mariella Hunt

This is the World God Created

God likes to send us strange places, and teach us lessons we’d never learn in our comfort zone. This is happening to me right now,

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Columnists
Nicene Guy

Ex Nihilo Nihil Fit

Claims by prominent and not-so-prominent physicists that the universe can create itself from nothing are not exactly new. Indeed, such claims have been made since

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Columnists
Devin Rose

Charlie Hustle

I played high school soccer. Made varsity sophomore year. My coach wasn’t a religious man, but he taught us a few things. One was: use

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Columnists
Sarah Babbs

Leaning Back

She leaned back into the soapy water, and we heard “whack!” as her head hit the side of the tub. Screaming ensued. Daddy swooped in,

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Columnists
Leah Jacobson

Labor Lessons

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

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Columnists
Calah Alexander

Pietas

On Tuesday, my son Liam had an allergic reaction to a varicella vaccine. In the span of time it took me to recognize that he

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Columnists
Colin Gormley

Good and Evil: Analysis

I remember a story I had heard at a retreat I attended some years ago.  The speaker recounted an episode in her life that changed

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Columnists
Allie Terrell

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

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Books
Nathaniel Gotcher

The Winds

Two young men walked a cold wintry path. Occasionally one or the other would stoop to the ground, pick something up and either pocket it

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Columnists
Michelle Burns

Spiritual CPR

Last month I took a CPR and First Aid training course. All I can say is: why is this not a high school graduation requirement?!

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Catholic Education
Guest Writer

Aquinas for Educators

Guest post by Edward G. O. Radler Rice First, I want to extend my thanks to Stacy Trasancos for giving me the opportunity to present a guest

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Columnists
Chelsea Zimmerman

What is ‘Normal’?

Today is World Down Syndrome Day, a day to celebrate the lives of those who have an extra 21st chromosome. It’s also a reminder that we

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Emily Zanotti

A Lesson Learned

I don’t usually think to support heresy, but this time, I owed a family member. So on a weekend where I could have been celebrating,

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