Recently I conducted a survey of my book and article readers. I wanted to know how this largely Catholic and professional group viewed current stressors
After the recent discovery by five Supreme Court justices of a constitutional right to same-sex marriage, the self-described forces of love, tolerance, and acceptance have taken
I was a Catholic Worker in Nebraska from 1976 til around 1980. What I can say is that working with the poor and living among
“…we shall lose a large portion of that wonderful and incomparable, artistic and spiritual reality, Gregorian chant. We indeed have reason for sadness and perhaps
The recent United States Supreme Court decision declaring by man’s authority that two people of the same sex have the right to marry in all
Five years ago, I heard about a couple of other women praying to St. Anne for her intercession that they would, “find a man, as
When I became a Catholic at 19, I was overjoyed to discover a wealth of wisdom and teaching on prayer, spirituality and the faith. It
The Supreme Court’s recent rendering on same-sex marriage continues to be met with mixed emotions. Many feel this was the correct decision since those who
If familiarity indeed breeds contempt, as the ages-old proverb says, then I’m bewildered in trying to explain why I have been increasingly drawn to the
This just in . . .Everyone in the whole world will one day die! The only exception to this inevitable event is if we are alive at
The recent Obergefell v. Hodges Supreme Court decision declared that legal marriage must be extended to same-sex couples. This is a monumental legal decision
We are all aware of the need for increased vocations to the priesthood and deaconate in response to the growing demands and complexities of modern
As is our habit for July birthdays, my adult daughter and I go to a movie to celebrate. This is a decades long tradition for
I was curious about the logistics. How did Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka have kids? In an interview with Oprah Winfrey, they explained. “It
So-called same sex marriage is rooted in 1960. It was then that the second most significant event in history occurred with the invention of
Have you ever stopped at a stop light and noticed someone on the side of the road, cardboard sign in hand, asking for money or
“And once the storm is over, you won’t remember how you made it through, how you managed to survive. You won’t even be sure,
The decision of the Supreme Court extending marriage to homosexual pairs is a contradiction, not only of revelation by God, but of human nature and of the
Most of us have had one on the bumper of our car at some point- a sticker that states an opinion or belief we find
Rainbow flags, teeshirts, and banners were displayed on every possible surface as Americans cheered the Supreme Court’s approval of marriage equality. Newspaper, radio, and internet sources
Of course, I mean that Catholicism was not tried; plenty of Catholics were tried, and found guilty. My point is that the world did not
The World Apostolate of Fatima, USA Inc. recently published a biography of Sr. Lúcia—the last surviving visionary of Fátima (†2005)—entitled A Pathway Under the Gaze
Our world is spinning wildly out of control with new offenses against nature such as transgender sex-changes for children, sex-based elective abortions, assisted suicide,
After the death of Alexander the Great, his generals divided his empire into regional sections. Soon, the holy land of Judaea was controlled by a dynasty
