
Why Bother Attending Mass?
I hate the Sunday mornings when I am in such a bad mood as we leave the house until it has me questioning why we are even

I hate the Sunday mornings when I am in such a bad mood as we leave the house until it has me questioning why we are even

The news is saturated with the buildup to the presidential election of November 2016 and to the primaries which begin in February 2016. The

No doubt college is an exciting and dangerous time, a time of independence mixed with heavy doses of temptation, but that doesn’t mean it can’t also be a

I was angry, but not as angry as I should have been. I was kind of curious, too: What would she say? How could the speaker justify

I have recently taken the plunge of quitting my job and officially becoming a full-time mother. This might sound cliché on these circles of Catholic

“There are two ways of getting home; and one of them is to stay there.” -G.K. Chesterton, The Everlasting Man It is tempting to cut

I had made a point of not watching the recent videos exposing the barbaric evils of Planned Parenthood and Stem Express, put out by the

Lucifer, the Morning Star, Satan, The Devil, ruler of hell, fallen angel . . . There are a lot of different ways to talk about the theological

The fallout from the Ashley Madison “data dump” has only begun. Much of the media attention has focused on B-list celebrity Josh Duggar, from

I met my husband because of the pro-life movement — I interviewed him for a radio story as I was covering a 40 Days for

Is the idea of destiny just a useful fiction, a dramatic device to move a story along or is it something more than that? Consider

China has its evil and harmful “one child” policy. I propose for American Catholics a “one child more” policy. I think we should encourage all

*On Saturday, August 22, 2015, the Respect Life Committee of St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church (my own parish!) hosted one of hundreds of nationwide

Planned Parenthood has vehemently defended its practice of selling (yes, selling) the body parts and tissue of aborted babies to biomedical companies for use in

The seven undercover videos of a behind-the-scenes look at Planned Parenthood that have recently been released by the Center for Medical Progress have sickened many

The Republican presidential debate from a few weeks ago was largely devoid of any significant moment. There was, however, one candidate that actually said something

Growing up, I loved Disney movies as many children do. One of my dreams was to go to Disney World, but my family never

“We sit by and watch the Barbarian, we tolerate him; in the long stretches of peace we are not afraid. We are tickled by his

There are many miracles that have taken place in the lives of people who are exposed to Mary’s Miraculous Medal. Stories of conversion, salvation, healings,

We read, see, and hear a growing accumulation of stories in the news of small businesses being persecuted for not providing services to celebrate a

A while back, I read a disturbing blog post by Abby Johnson, former director of a Planned Parenthood abortion clinic and author of the book, UnPlanned.

With the crowded Republican field, one would assume that someone will surely stand out as the pro-life candidate. After all, most if not all of them have