Career
For a Season or for a Lifetime
I have been at my job for a little over seven months now. It has become clear that there is a steady rotation of employees.
Kat Larson
October 25, AD 2018
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Career
Duc in Altum
I am getting tired of this never-ending job search. I am also getting tired of constantly feeling judged that I do not have a better
Kat Larson
October 11, AD 2018
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Columnists
Mercy, Justice and Grace in “Suits”
Suits is a popular TV show about slick lawyers who are rude, nasty and deceitful while bending, skirting, or straight-up breaking the law and playing
Jean Elizabeth Seah
May 8, AD 2018
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Columnists
The Joy and Dignity of Work
No man is born into the world whose work is not born with him. – James Russell Lowell, poet Ultimately, we all have to decide
Jean Elizabeth Seah
July 18, AD 2017
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Career
Ora et Labora
St. Benedict gives us a remarkable example of discipline. His simple motto, Ora et labora—pray and work—is still relevant to our own lives, so many centuries
Erin Cain
December 2, AD 2016
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Career
Telos: For This I Was Made
I once read an article where the author questioned the social convention of introducing people by their name and occupation. She pointed out that it
Jean Elizabeth Seah
September 29, AD 2016
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Jobs
Your Vocation is Your Mission
On the First Easter Sunday, Jesus appeared to the Apostles and said, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send
Thomas Clements
April 3, AD 2016
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Lessons From a Roof
A few months ago, my husband and I agreed to re-do the roof on the outreach and hospitality house we run for the Parish in
Emma King
October 14, AD 2015
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Columnists
Sometimes the Problem… isn’t the Problem
I got off active duty almost a year ago now, and last week I have been reminded of one of the many reasons why. Since
Ryan Kraeger
September 21, AD 2015
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Columnists
Five Tips for Parishes from Pope Francis
Everything Pope Francis says is always so heartfelt, so quotable, so real. Reading through all of the speeches, homilies and messages that he gives is a
Theresa Noble
August 2, AD 2014
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Jobs
In Memoriam
He hated tattoos, my paternal grandfather. He died when I was 11, but I remember a conversation, one of many had during summer visits to
Sarah Babbs
May 25, AD 2014
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Career
Another Article about Millenials (But This One Also Talks About the Spiritual Life!)
In the last few years, a preferred topic of journalistic inquiry amongst concerned Baby Boomers and Gen Xers is the unique situation caused by the
Tim Glemkowski
January 4, AD 2014
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The Biggest Announcement I Have Ever Made
Since Feb. 28, 2013 — the last day of Pope Benedict’s papacy — I’ve been harboring a secret. A secret I’m ready to share. I
Arleen Spenceley
October 19, AD 2013
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Beautiful Day
*Warning: This Post Mentions Gynecological Medical Procedures.* Today was one of those days; those days when I get up at 3:00 A.M. with
Ryan Kraeger
September 30, AD 2013
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Can I Employ Someone as a Doormat?
Have you ever walked through the city and seen those people holding signs advertising something? They can be found on busy street corners or open
Bernard Toutounji
September 21, AD 2013
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Jobs
In Blackwater Woods
November is, for me, a month associated with death and dying. On November 1, we celebrate the feast of the all the Saints. In addition
Sarah Babbs
November 12, AD 2012
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Jobs
Post-Election Anxiety?
One of the rather frequent conversation topics I’ve participated in has to do with dealing with anxiety about the future. In particular I’ve talked with
Colin Gormley
November 8, AD 2012
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HGH and Contraception
Imagine living in a desert of burning sand. Sand so hot that any hotter it turns to glass. Now imagine that scorching drops of fire fall from the sky and the only way to escape these fiery flakes is to continue running. Now imagine that this episode lasts for all eternity.
J.Q. Tomanek
October 17, AD 2012
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Career
Open Hands, Empty or Full
“There”s nothing harder than learning how to receive.” -Over the Rhine When we started out as newly marrieds, learning NFP, we didn”t know anyone else
Sarah Babbs
October 15, AD 2012
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Career
3 Business Lessons You Can Learn From…Nuns?
Catholic nuns. When you think of them, you may harken back to grade school, or your great aunt Sister Mary, or maybe even Sally Field
Ryan Eggenberger
September 11, AD 2012
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Career
The Power of Beauty
“We do not want merely to see beauty, though, God knows, even that is bounty enough. We want something else which can hardly be put
Sarah Babbs
August 19, AD 2012
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