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September 2014

September 17, 2014

Too Much of Sherlock, Once Upon a Time, and The Paradise

Being Catholic has its challenges. When I was an Evangelical Protestant, I knew that I...

August 2014

August 18, 2014

August – Why it is INCREDIBLY Important to the Catholic Church

From the archives: "Why August Matters" Catholic by Grace diocesan article 2009 It is one...

August 10, 2014

The Assumption of Mary (leaving the Left Behind craze…well…behind)

Mary was assumed into heaven. It’s one of the more difficult teachings for converts to...

May 2014

May 13, 2014

Catholic by Grace Column May 2014: What's the Deal with Mary and the Month of May?

It is May. That means Catholic schools and parishes will be having May Crowning. About...

April 2014

April 04, 2014

March 2014 Catholic by Grace Column

I remember the day I discovered the joy of playing with a prism and the...

March 2014

March 08, 2014

March 2014 Catholic By Grace Column

Crane Creek was the rambling stream that ran behind our Iowa home when I...

November 2013

November 01, 2013

The Smithsonian, Hope Diamond, and Litany of Saints

We visited the Smithsonian Institute in Washington D.C. when I was thirteen. A few of...

October 2013

October 16, 2013

October 2013 Catholic by Grace Column

It was such a weird assignment. But, then again, it was a college sociology class,...

October 16, 2013

September 2013 Catholic by Grace Column

Dad tried to convince me to become a Presbyterian minister. Presbyterians had embraced women’s ordination....