A Story That Started with a Pick up Line: Annie Vaeth's Conversion Story

In the summer of 2004 I toured Europe. The Catholic churches, art, and beauty called to my artistic soul. I had no idea that boarding a train to Rome would start my headlong fall into the Catholic Church. But it wasn’t Rome that pushed me there. I met a guy. A sandy haired, enthusiastic, charismatic guy. The first thing he asked me was “are you Catholic?” That’s a pretty lousy pick up line, but it still worked.

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The Church, a Home for the Disabled and Suffering: Hannah Anderson's Conversion Story

Growing up in Baptist churches where the Bible was read regularly, I was always confused by the many stories of Jesus giving blind men their sight or lepers being instantly healed as a sign of their faith. I’d often hear that illness and disability were a punishment for sin and that real faith could cure disease.

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Conversion Stories and Encouragement for New Converts

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Catholic Women Share Their Daily Prayer Routines

During this Lenten season, we want to share with you a look at the different ways in which Catholic women today, of different lifestyles and vocations, are practicing prayer in their daily lives.

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Femininity is a Way of Being, Not a Mold to Fit into

Your femininity cannot be reduced to what you wear, what job you have, what activities you’re a part of. Your femininity comes from being made woman, in the image and likeness of God.

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Recognizing the Feminine Genius as a Woman in the Army

I strive to live out my feminine genius in the ways that I care for my fellow soldiers.

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The Feminine Genius, Beyond Pink and Frills

Femininity is not an affinity for pink, puppies, or frills and the like. Authentic femininity is quite something to behold. It pierces through a world that is thick in efficiency, that has forgotten the dignity possessed by every person.

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No Woman is Only Woman: Distilling the Feminine Genius from Stereotypes

I definitely believe women make unique contributions to family and society, but I also think the Church has a long way to go in communicating the implications of this reality. What does it really mean to be a woman in today’s world? What does it mean to be a man? The Church seems to be in the process of articulating answers to these questions in light of today’s gender-related issues.