Category: General
Naked Evil and the Boston Bombings
When trying to make sense of the recent bombing in Boston or the tragedies of Sandy Hook and the Aurora massacres, we are faced with mindless violence – an absurd, howling kind of insane violence. It seems like the devil himself is stalking the streets – seeking whom he may devour. An exorcist told me [...]
I loved him before I knew him
“We have WHITE SMOKE!” I screamed as I was in my office at work, with several students around the work-table crunching numbers from the student government election. My heart was pounding and my mind was going in a million different directions. I knew we had about an hour or so before we would see the [...]
Why Pope Benedict Matters to Me
In all the drama of Thursday’s farewell to Pope Benedict XVI, and amidst all the high level comment, intellectual analysis and historical accounting of his legacy, here are the very personal reasons why Benedict mattered to me. He granted the dispensation from the vow of celibacy that opened the door for my ordination as a [...]
Please Vote Daily for The Integrated Catholic Life™ (2013 About.com Readers Choice Awards)
Thank you so much for your nominations for The Integrated Catholic Life™ in the About.com 2013 Readers Choice Awards for Catholicism. Your participation in the nominating process has placed us among the Top 5 Finalists in three categories. Please vote in each category once every 24 hours from now through March 19th. Click the links [...]
Meet New Contributing Writer – Matt Weber
Randy and I are excited to welcome Matt Weber as the newest contributing writer to The Integrated Catholic Life™. He has a fun and engaging style and uses new technology to the fullest with the New Evangelization. We are certain you will be glad he has joined our growing list of writers! Matt is the [...]
Please Vote Daily for The Integrated Catholic Life™ (2013 About.com Readers Choice Awards)
Thank you so much for your nominations for The Integrated Catholic Life™ in the About.com 2013 Readers Choice Awards for Catholicism. Your participation in the nominating process has placed us among the Top 5 Finalists in three categories. Please vote in each category once every 24 hours from now through March 19th. Click the links [...]
Please Nominate Integrated Catholic Life for the About.com Readers Choice Awards for 2013
The Catholicism.About.com website is accepting nominations for the 2013 Readers Choice Awards. We would be very grateful if you would take the time to help us spread the word about Integrated Catholic Life by nominating us in 5 categories. Note: The nomination process allows you to cast just one vote to nominate in each category. [...]
Meet New Contributing Writer – Mary Wallace, PhD
Randy and I are excited to welcome Mary Wallace, PhD as the newest contributing writer to The Integrated Catholic Life™. Mary is a devout Catholic wife of 20 years, mother of 4 daughters, and college administrator for 19 years. She obtained her doctorate in Human Resource Education and Workforce Development, and has a particular research [...]
Meet New Contributing Writer – Donna-Marie Cooper O’Boyle
Randy and I are excited to welcome Donna-Marie Cooper O’Boyle as the newest contributing writer to The Integrated Catholic Life™. Donna-Marie Cooper O’Boyle is known to millions as the friendly face and soothing voice of Catholic motherhood. Her frequent appearances on radio and television, her many books, and her speaking engagements are the public face [...]
USCCB Responds To Inaccurate Statement Of Fact On HHS Mandate Made During Vice Presidential Debate
Last night, the following statement was made during the Vice Presidential debate regarding the decision of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to force virtually all employers to include sterilization and contraception, including drugs that may cause abortion, in the health insurance coverage they provide their employees:






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