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Marriage: A “Liberal” Idea?
by Mary Walker I’m sure everyone remembers learning about John Locke in high school or college Western Civ classes. Indisputably, he was a huge intellectual force during the American Revolution and we...
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Reconciling Justice with Peace
by Mary Walker Preface: I cannot take credit for the thesis of this piece, I originally heard this theory from a grad school professor, Dr. David Upham. I will take his basis thesis and expound upon...
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Freedom and Dancing
by Mary Walker Anyone who has ever attempted something difficult, or seemingly insurmountable knows that the only way to achieve success is to practice and focus on the task at hand. What could be more...
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Modern Advances and the Moral Order
by Mary Walker I think one of the most fallacious arguments I’ve heard in the context of debating religion is that the Catholic Church is patently against technology and innovation. A girlfriend whom I...
View ArticleGod’s Gift of Girlfriends
by Mary Walker One of my favorite stories in the Bible is when Mary finds out she’s pregnant with Jesus, she goes to see her cousin, Elizabeth. She joyfully tells her the good news and Elizabeth,...
View ArticleTiptoe in the Tiber: A Conversion Story
Re-Written for the Truth and Charity Blog. (Permission is granted to the Truth & Charity Blog run by Andrew Sciba to publish this piece). Adam Joseph Janke, MA webmaster@catecheticsonline.com Does...
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Balanced Parenting: Eyes on Heaven
by Erin Franco It has been on my heart for a while now to write about parenting. Each time I sat down to do so, however, I chickened out. Who was I to think I could have any wisdom or insights into...
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“I am the Immaculate Conception”
by Jennie Murphy Originally posted February 14, reposted on August 14 for the Feast of St. Maximilian Kolbe. These are the words that echoed forth from Our Lady at the apparitions in Lourdes, France....
View ArticleThe Change Obama Did Deliver
There are lots of people who say that President Obama has not delivered the infamous hope and change he so eloquently promised in 2008. With the realization that he is a human being and not the...
View ArticleProtection of the Family is the First Cause of Rebellion
G.K. Chesterton, in his work Everlasting Man, observes that, “[t]he truth is that only men to whom the family is sacred will ever have a standard or a status by which to criticize the state.” He goes...
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What Pope Francis Might Do for the Jesuit Order
by Jackie Vaughn Pope Francis met with media. Pic by Catholic Church (England and Wales)The news of a Jesuit being elected Pope sent shock waves through my system, as I’m sure it did to many others....
View ArticleCharisms: We All Got ‘Em, So Let’s Use ‘Em
By Jackie Vaughn God gave me a wake-up call the other day in quite a dramatic fashion. I came home to find that one of my dogs had chewed up four of my most treasured journals. These weren’t just...
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Understanding Silence With God
In every relationship, there is a point where the only word that will do is to stay silent. Whether it be the gaze of bride and groom at the moment before they exchange vows, or the parting look before...
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Floodwaters That Forced Surrender
by Jackie Vaughn My 2 ½ month old daughter and I sat snuggled together on the couch watching the torrential rain pour down outside. I watched as the creek near my childhood house transformed into a...
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The ACLU and the Great Switcheroo
Call it the Great Switcheroo. Although there have been any number of periods in our national history that have left us Americans enthused, depressed, horrified, or upset, there has surely never been...
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Does NFP Ever Really “Fail?”
Dr. Jean Rioux is a professor and chair of the philosophy department. He and his wife, Maria, raise their nine children in a renovated farmhouse a few miles outside Atchison. A graduate of Thomas...
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