Action, fantasy, westerns, or any movie including a hero and a villain will usually peek my interest. The Marvel films captured my imagination’s child-like side.
The story of two homosexual men in Texas who became fathers of twin boys via a surrogate appeared in my Facebook feed a couple of weeks
We have seen them in our imagination when we first hear of a pregnancy. We may see them in an ultrasound and marvel as they show
I have been reading Elizabeth Scalia’s blog for a year or so now and she always gets me thinking. Lately she has repeated the words
There is a lot of talk about “heterosexual” and “homosexual” out there. They are terms and notions so causally tossed around that to question them
There’s someone out there you want to see safely home in the Catholic Church, right? Someone you know would be the next St. Augustine, if
My daughter entered a local monastery to start off on her path in life as a cloistered Carmelite nun. Since she was a little girl,
A couple of months ago, I realized how fragile human life really is when I almost lost a daughter during childbirth. During labor, she almost bled
Ownership – it’s a funny thing human beings have struggled with since Adam and Eve. Since Creation we have never had enough. It is the desire to have more
Roller coasters are a centerpiece of the amusement park, a common summer vacation destination for many families including ours. While there is some danger involved
I just returned from a retreat for Catholic educators sponsored by the Institute for Catholic Liberal Education (ICLE) and hosted by St. Agatha Academy of Winchester, KY. Thirteen of
I discovered joy in the most unlikely place, in the midst of suffering. Years ago, joy eluded me. Living in poverty, united with a husband
In the past six months, my large family of eleven has been tested by multiple traumas; we have been bombarded with illness, cancer and subsequent
The coffee is finally done! Why does the first cup in the morning always take so long to brew? Finally, it is really Saturday morning. Thank you
“Many well-meaning people think same-sex marriage is just about equality and spreading the benefits of marriage. Its more radical supporters know it’s about destroying marriage
Tomorrow is Father\’s Day and dads all over the country will receive cliche gifts – ties, beer, barbecue tongs, or shirts – just to name
All I ever wanted in my life was to be loved. I don’t really remember what age I was when I decided that being loved
I love to watch the EWTN show The Journey Home where converts are interviewed and have a chance to tell their stories. It is common
Joel recently completed a sacramental theology course for his diaconate studies. One of the questions on the final exam was: Outline a marriage preparation program
My fiancee and I have been taking classes on Natural Family Planning as part of our marriage preparation. Going into it, I knew the basic
Is it really? What about traveling, going out at night and working on your career? Don’t kids put a damper on relationships? As with anything
This is the final column in a six-part series on Humanae Vitae, Pope Paul VI’s profound and heroic 1968 encyclical. The series’ introduction is here.
The Catechism of the Catholic Church upholds the biblical directive that parents are the first (and most important) teachers of their children. What we
Recently, after successfully getting through airport security, I began to reassemble my luggage and myself. I overheard the man behind me apologize. “Oh, I’m sorry,
