The upcoming elections rhetoric is highlighting the divide over abortion in our country. There are three basic positions on this issue: it should always be
G.K. Chesterton said of progressives, “They insist on talking about Birth Control when they mean less birth and no control” (“The Thing,” Chapter 6, Obstinate
For our fortieth wedding anniversary, my husband and I traveled to New England. Autumn leaves painted the Berkshires and the Green Mountains like a multicolored
It’s time for a change of seasons. But instead of going from summer to autumn, it appears that it’s time to return to COVID season.
While not everyone agrees that we need to be much more concerned about our planet, no one can disagree that environmental ecology is a hot
According to a recent OSV news article, the USCCB backs the efforts of PEPFAR. As you might expect, the USCCB’s relief and development agency, Catholic
Three recent mass shooting incidents in California have “gun violence” in the news again. And most assuredly loud calls for banning guns will also be
The Compendium of the Catechism of the Catholic Church on the Fall (#73 – 78) explains original sin in this way: When tempted by the
The recent midterm elections served notice that the pro-life movement has a long way to go. The 2022 elections focus seems to have been mainly
In his 11/1/22 article, I was delighted that Father Nathaniel Dryer spoke of the Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church. As per my
Over the past decade, we have seen tremendous confusion sprouting about marriage / family / human sexuality. Yet, the constant teaching of Jesus’ Church simply
I think the United States is about to make a very serious mistake, therefore, I’m not going to pull any punches in this essay. The
One of the core identifiers of Catholicism is the philosophy that the Church is both true and beautiful. Through the sacraments, the rich liturgies, and
“A chair is still a chair even when there’s no one sitting there…but a chair is not a house…and a house is not a home
Where I go to Sunday Mass, the parish has something called a “teardrops ministry”, which is a group that prays for people who have stopped
I graduated from grade school in 1973, coinciding with the Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision, which was to unleash unrestrained abortion across the United
For those who have read my previous articles, you might recall that here in Italy I began learning to drive for the second time since
Birth control is the first important step woman must take toward the goal of her freedom. It is the first step she must take to
Truth seems to be a pretty flexible commodity these days. And in politics, truth seems to be downright elusive. We’ve heard some real doozies from
In the 5th Century AD, a teenager named Patrick was kidnapped and sold into slavery in Ireland. Though he escaped, Patrick returned decades later as
The annual March for Life and the upcoming Dobbs vs Jackson court case puts abortion front and center on many folks radar. It certainly is
I never tire of looking at the wonderful images of God’s creation, which He gifted Michelangelo to be able to paint on that magnificent Sistine