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Coffee clicks: Nashville, Instagram bullying, and Communism
Heading into a kind of weird weekend for our crew: 2 days off followed by a day and a half of school and then fall break. I don’t remember having fall break as a kid, so I…
NFP survey headed to the USCCB (more or less)
Sometimes you just need to crack the door and God kicks it the rest of the way open. It is my distinct pleasure to tell you, dear readers, that your enthusiastic and heart wrenching and cheering and…
- Catholics Do What?, Culture of Death, Evangelization, Homosexuality, JPII, mental health, Parenting, relativism, Theology of the Body
The beauty of gender: our differences aren’t scary, they’re beautiful (and essential)
Male and female created he them; and blessed them… – Genesis 5:2 This morning I was strolling a leisurely stroll on the treadmill and enjoying 45 minutes of toddler downtime (thanks, Brandy in kids club) when my…
Conform or be destroyed {but be not afraid}
No matter your political stripe, ethnicity, religion, or sexual proclivities, this one should concern you. It’s the story of a family. Of a couple who have built an empire together, and whose concepts and innovation have almost…
Who’s your BFS?
This past weekend Pope Francis solemnly pronounced what the faithful have known for nearly 20 years now – that Mother Teresa of Calcutta is a saint. I had a front row seat via the various social media newsfeeds to…
Why World Youth Day still matters
The Pope is on Instagram, and the world is flat. Flatter far than it was back in the 1980s when Pope St. John Paul II first conceived of an international gathering of Catholic youth to come together…
- Catholic Spirituality, Evangelization, Family Life, JPII, motherhood, Parenting, Theology of the Body
Theology of Little Bodies
St. John Paul II is my homeboy 4 life. When I have trouble connecting the present moments to eternity, when I wonder how the life after this one could be better/richer/fuller, sometimes it’s the thought of meeting…
Support a Prodigal {Stefania Elsmore}
I’ve had a few lucky breaks in my career slash stay at home mom life slash ministry, which leads me to believe that much of what we call success in this life depends upon the goodness of…
Conversation with an exorcist {pt. 1}
If you read me even sporadically, you know that I touch on touchier subjects more often than not. It’s not, contrary to what a friend guessed a few weeks ago, that I enjoy conflict. I don’t mind…
Contraception and the Catholic Church: {part 2} What’s wrong with contraception?
Yesterday we began with a little overview of the historical background on the practice of contraception and how for 1,900+ years, Christianity uniformly condemned the practice. Today we’re going to delve into the why behind it: why…