Year: 2013
Be not a bison
A few weeks ago, as my family drove through South Dakota, we spotted a small herd of bison in a cramped, muddy pen. It was sad enough to cause my mother to remark that they were mere shadows of their former selves. Bison invoke imagery of thousands of mighty bovine beasts roaming free across open[…]
All You Need is Love (Doo doo do do doo)!
“The proclamation of the saving love of God comes before moral and religious imperatives.” Yikes. Scandal. Gasp. The Internet explodes and sides begin to form. One side gloomily predicts the end of the world; the other side joyfully predicts women priests. What does this mean? Pope Francis speaks those words into a world desperately in need[…]
Vatican releases survey on faith and doctrine: world says Church is now democracy
The Vatican just released a survey asking for parish-level input on next year’s Synod on Faith and Family. The questionnaire has been sent to all Catholic parishes; England has already set up a website where Catholics can complete the form. It is 38 questions long and includes a preamble detailing the Church’s official position on each subject.[…]
Can a woman be confident AND vulnerable?
The other day, one of our students sent me an article. While I nearly poked my eyes out over the vulgarity of the writing, the article itself contained some valuable insights. The article is entitled “The Case Against Female Self Esteem” (due to the excessive crudeness of the article and comments I am not going[…]
All that matters
What matters to you? Or—perhaps more accurately—what should matter to you? I’m new to the Catholic Insight blog, and want to introduce myself by telling you what matters to me. It’s something that should matter to you, too, and I’ll explain why. I’m a recent post-grad and have dedicated a year of my life to[…]
Of Blood and Guts and Ancient Romans
When I hear a screaming child in a department store, I try not to draw attention to the commotion. Kids are kids. They scream, they cry, they laugh—whether it be at home, on the potty, in the store, wherever. There was one time, however, that I couldn’t tear my eyes away. A little girl, perhaps[…]
Should Women be Educated?
The topic of women’s education has been making the social media rounds and I’m sure more than a few feminists have flown into fits of rage because of it. The whole thing seems to have started with a blog post touting eight reasons parents should not send their girls, specifically, to college. They reasons are the following: She will[…]
The Secret Life of the American Fairy Tale
It’s pretty easy these days to see that the world isn’t doing so well. Babies are murdered by the thousands because they are inconvenient, divorce rates are sky-high, and the government of the country that once played the role of superhero for the world has shut itself down for the personal gain of its members.[…]
When virginity is no good
“Twenty may sound early to get married, but tell that to the girl who had her knees locked since puberty and the boy who spent years trying to convince her that just the tip didn’t count.” The above line is from an article by freelance writer Jessica Ciencen Henriquez called “My Virginity Mistake.” Before I go[…]