God gives us all opportunities to be a witness to Him, but Dr. Victor Ajluni wrote a wonderful column illustrating the sacredness of the places
God loves a cheerful giver. (2 Cor 9:7) God calls us to a life of service for our own good. This was true under the
So far this year has been a little overwhelming. Even though I know that this is \”normal\” I still often wish for days that just
The only thing better than seeing a long lost friend is catching up on the twists and turns of your lives. Last night, I happily
There is a visiting priest who regularly fills in when our beloved parish priest is gone. He\’s articulate, gets right to the point, and my kids
I read this piece by Simcha Fisher that was a response to this piece by Emma Smith on Catholic Exchange. I thought I would add
Just like C.S. Lewis, I was Surprised by Joy. Of course, there are certain serious Catholic bloggers who have a problem with my spirituality. Often traditional,
Editor\’s Note: This is a guest post from a young woman and it exemplifies a gracious response. She wrote as a young woman engaged to
I tolerate a lot of parental bragging. I think its great when children know they’ve made their parents proud. I’m happy for my friends and
It’s been intensely frustrating, though strangely fascinating as a physician, to see public comments social media regarding the embryonic stem cell and, inevitably, the abortion
The modern world heaps scorn on those who have experienced miracles. This cynical attitude simply serves to coerce most legitimate eyewitnesses into silence; only quacks
Those of us who defend Church teaching on human sexuality often focus on the immorality of contraception: condoms, diaphragms, spermicides, birth control pills, birth control
It began because I\’d put off housecleaning. (It\’s bad for me spiritually to do this because then I get vexed by time constraints in addition
Hours away from Superbowl XLVIII, I could feel hubby’s snoozing vibrations. While Gianna joined her friends for basketball practice, our youngest Benjamin tossed the football,
Is contraception “a hill worth dying on”? asks Austin Ruse, one of the Catholic Church in America’s most sage, most lucid commentators. There is no question that
The love God has for his people is intense, all-consuming, a torrential force of love that is poured out from His heart and on to
I once asked a priest what my life would have been like if I had not experienced suffering, if I had married a well-off dentist,
Mothering a large family is my calling and my vocation. As a result, I am a conundrum: a rather outmoded sort of woman, ridiculed by modern career
This is the fourth in a six-part series on Humanae Vitae, Pope Paul VI’s profound and heroic 1968 encyclical. The series’ introduction is here. The
During a recent homily, the priest told a story that I feel is extremely profound and important for today, perhaps even more so than he
As parenting goes, the Lord knows I\’ve done a lot of things wrong. But there are a few things I\’ve done right. After mulling over my
On November 26, 2013, I uttered words that still echo in my mind, words which felt true even if everything that followed refuted that feeling.
