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
“You know that your grandfather always loved the language of his heritage?” My mother gave me this suggestion as I was wondering out loud which foreign
Perhaps you’ve noticed Ashley Madison trending on the Internet lately. The story here is one of the saddest I’ve heard or read about in
The August 2015 edition of The National Geographic Magazine features a lengthy article on Pope Francis, written by Robert Draper after six months of observing
It is hard to believe but it has been nearly seven months since my friend Paul Coakley went to receive his eternal reward. His wife,
