Catholic Exchange

Redefining Marriage, and How Stupid I Will Look in 40 Years

• Young and Catholic
• Tuesday, May 15th, 2012
• Mary Lane

I saw this little gem making its rounds in the world of social media last week on the heels of North Carolina’s passage of Amendment One, which defined marriage as being between one man and one woman.

Now, I’m not… Read More

On Being Cheerful in the Face of Stupid-Heads

• Young and Catholic
• Tuesday, May 8th, 2012
• Mary Lane

Ok, so “stupid-head” may not be the most charitable descriptor, but the point is: sometimes other people say or do things that hurt us or, at the very least, make us angry.
Of course, we have all heard that the… Read More

A Reason-Based Argument for Everything

• Young and Catholic
• Thursday, April 26th, 2012
• Mary Lane

Question:
I’ve heard it a thousand times at school (I go to a Catholic school) that gay marriage is wrong. But time and time again all I hear are Scripture-based arguments that use vague Bible passages to support the claim… Read More

What is the Triduum and Why Should I Care?

• Young and Catholic
• Thursday, April 5th, 2012
• Mary Lane

Three days in a row at church?  Maybe it sounded miserable when you were six, but this year you’re much older and wiser.  More importantly, you have gotten to know the person of Jesus Christ.  And there is no better… Read More

On My Guilty Conscience

• Young and Catholic
• Tuesday, April 3rd, 2012
• Mary Lane

So, I read this clever gem on Sunday night, and it painted a nice little visual for me during the offertory yesterday at mass.  I highly recommend a read, as it’s a nice start to Holy Week.
After mass, I… Read More

How to Be Happy for Other People (in 4 easy steps!)

• Young and Catholic
• Tuesday, March 13th, 2012
• Mary Lane

Envy is one of the most ugly things we can struggle with in our relationships with others— especially with those we call our friends.
Despite knowing we ought to be happy for our friends when they call us with
good… Read More

Everyone Worships Something

• Young and Catholic
• Thursday, March 8th, 2012
• Mary Lane

As you may have noticed, a lot of people dismiss faith in, and ritual worship of, any sort of deity as something for the simple-minded.  A common mindset holds that the truly educated and evolved “liberate” themselves from the shackles… Read More

“Church-Approved Birth Control” and A Lesson in Logic

• Young and Catholic
• Tuesday, March 6th, 2012
• Mary Lane

I got a question from a reader asking why NFP is ok when the Church says artificial birth control is not.  I was reminded of this comment I received on a recent post of mine:
Use the pill for a… Read More

The Teachings My Generation Missed

• Young and Catholic
• Thursday, March 1st, 2012
• Mary Lane

Receiving the Eucharist is a big deal to us Catholics, yes?  Ok, good.  Glad we are on the same page.  However, I have this sneaking suspicion that our generation missed, or just wasn’t told often enough, some basic rules about… Read More

Ask Mary: Speed Dating Edition

• Young and Catholic
• Tuesday, February 28th, 2012
• Mary Lane

Oh wait…is speed dating not what you mean by “dating fast”?  :)

Question:
Hi Mary!
I was wondering if you could address dating fasts to grow in your
relationship with God and prepare for future relationships. I have a
few… Read More