Living The Pro-Life Blessing
Melanie Jean Juneau
November 10, AD2014
29 Comments
A few years ago when a journalist interviewed me for an article on Mother’s Day for our city’s major paper, she asked me if I
The Attractiveness of the Christian Message
H. L. Duncan
November 10, AD2014
50 Comments
I know this is old news now, but so is the resurrection of Jesus. The Extraordinary Synod on the Family that ended on October 19,
Time For Catholics to Leave the Democrats?
Anthony S. Layne
November 7, AD2014
18 Comments
The Humanae Vitae Schism Now that the election is over, the post-game analysis and forecasts for the coming sessions will occupy the media for at
All Souls Day and a 2014 Purgatory Parable
Greg Yoko
November 7, AD2014
2 Comments
I attended Mass at a different local Parish last Sunday, so it was a little unique celebrating Mass with mostly strangers. In this instance, it
Catholics and the Bible
Ray Sullivan
November 7, AD2014
16 Comments
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
When Communion is Like Sex Outside Marriage
Patti Maguire Armstrong
November 6, AD2014
8 Comments
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
Sources of the Protestant Devolution
Matthew Tyson
November 6, AD2014
56 Comments
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
How To Handle People Who Are Negative About Your Business
Christina Weber
November 5, AD2014
6 Comments
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
Quotes Suitable For Framing: Abraham Lincoln
Donald R. McClarey
November 4, AD2014
21 Comments
“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
Elections and Eternity
Denise J. Hunnell, MD
November 4, AD2014
19 Comments
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
Oppression Versus Service
Leticia Adams
November 3, AD2014
6 Comments
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
When Randomness Becomes Superstition
Bob Drury
November 3, AD2014
54 Comments
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
The Idol of Safety
Tammy Ruiz Ziegler, RN CPLC
October 31, AD2014
16 Comments
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
The Curse of the Planner
Abigail C. R. Gripshover
October 31, AD2014
7 Comments
A Planner Plans Everything … Except Surrender Ever since I can remember, I have been a planner. When a person loves making lists and has
Being One, Holy and Catholic
Cynthia Millen
October 31, AD2014
13 Comments
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
The ‘School’ of Life!
Todd Nolan
October 30, AD2014
1 Comment
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
A Crash Course on Purgatory (Or Why You Should Care about Purgatory)
Anabelle Hazard
October 30, AD2014
21 Comments
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
Everything Matters in What You’re Busy About
Autumn Jones
October 29, AD2014
2 Comments
It is not enough to be busy: so are the ants. The question is: What are you busy about? – Henry David Thoreau I recently
Tearing Down Your Altar to Baal
Michelle Fritz
October 29, AD2014
8 Comments
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
Why Contraception is Wrong
John McNichol
October 28, AD2014
271 Comments
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
The Darkness of Sin and the Light of Love
Susan Anne
October 28, AD2014
8 Comments
Where Senses Fail Without love, life would be miserable. Thankfully, we always have the love of God — every minute that we are alive, and
The Evil Dictator: A True Story?
Bozenna Urbanowicz Gilbride
October 25, AD2014
5 Comments
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
