I was watching the American Bible Challenge on TV one evening, starring Jeff Foxworthy. I didn’t do too well on the questions that they were
I looked down at the half loaf of French bread that had just been handed to me. The Evangelical pastor had called it the body
Protestant Descent Into Secularism In June of this year, the largest Presbyterian denomination in America voted to allow their clergy to perform same-sex “marriages” within
Unless you’ve kept your mom biz aspirations a secret, you’ve experienced it: those comments and looks about your dream life and business. “But, will you
“We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that
Election and Division The juxtaposition of All Soul’s Day and Election Day should cause us to pause and ponder. The first is a feast designed
The other day I was watching a show on the OWN network (don’t judge me, I love Oprah). The show was about single motherhood. I
Randomness refers to thought. Generally, randomness designates the ignorance of order. Specifically, it is the logical process of defining a population or set of new
Those calls a mother dreads. I have received a number of them in the past few weeks. “Mom, I was hit by a car while
A Planner Plans Everything … Except Surrender Ever since I can remember, I have been a planner. When a person loves making lists and has
Holy People in Daily Life Several rolling, rural counties of Northeastern Ohio are home to the largest Amish community in the world. Ohioans are very
Schools serve a unique and necessary role within society. Their main purpose is to educate and inspire, yet they also serve as places for safety
I’ve been in jail more times than I’d like to count, and certainly more times than I intended. I’ve forgotten the names and faces of
It is not enough to be busy: so are the ants. The question is: What are you busy about? – Henry David Thoreau I recently
In the Book of Judges, we read about the Israelites and their struggle to stay faithful to God following the death of Joshua. Many times
Biblically, the story of Onan in Genesis Chapter 38 was a blunt enough message for the first nineteen centuries of Christianity: preventing children by artificial
Where Senses Fail Without love, life would be miserable. Thankfully, we always have the love of God — every minute that we are alive, and
Long time ago, in a far away country lived a boy, John, with his parents and one younger sister. One day his parents told him
The Christian faith from the beginning is the sacrifice of all freedom…. –Friedrich Nietzsche, Beyond Good and Evil Freedom consists not in doing what we
Each day is a rush from beginning to end for many people. Scarf down breakfast, run to catch a bus, work all day, pick up
It’s no secret that the Church is comprised of sinners. However, when we become discouraged in the Church, and are perhaps at risk of losing
Matthew Kelly identifies Dynamic Catholics as those who are devoted to prayer, study, generosity and evangelization. Yet, only 7% of Catholics are Dynamic Catholics. In
