For most of my teen years and early twenties, I openly opposed abortion. When I was occasionally asked if I opposed contraception, too, I always
The story of two homosexual men in Texas who became fathers of twin boys via a surrogate appeared in my Facebook feed a couple of weeks
We have seen them in our imagination when we first hear of a pregnancy. We may see them in an ultrasound and marvel as they show
I am appalled by commentators and writers who quickly denounce Pope Francis, often misinterpreting or twisting the meaning of his comments by taking them out of
Way back in 1738, Pope Clement XII wrote an encyclical, In Eminenti, banning Catholics from joining the Freemasons. Catholics are still forbidden from joining the
Today on Facebook, a friend posted what might be thought of as sage advice. Take a look here. At first, it seems to deal with not losing your temper. Many
Disclaimer: This piece is written in the style of a senior demon, Screwtape, to his nephew a junior demon, Wormwood. This is based on C.S.
While I had already chosen my message for this month’s article, it was further reinforced when I attended Mass a few weeks ago because it
Imagine sending a text to your body for obligation-free sex. You’ll have to wait until 2018 before this invention goes on sale, but when it
I’ve always been one to regularly make and write goals. I hoped my diligence naturally gave me an edge on the life and biz success
“In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of the deep
For several years now we have been hearing about the New Evangelization. It seems to mean different things to different people. There are some who
Christ warned us that following Him is heavy lifting, but that the ultimate prize of eternal salvation is worth the effort. Apparently, fewer and fewer
I have been reading Elizabeth Scalia’s blog for a year or so now and she always gets me thinking. Lately she has repeated the words
My family has never been one to shy away from talking about death. A number of factors contributed to that being a normal part of the
Have you ever heard the story of the man who prayed that God would save him in a flood? He stood on top of his
There is a lot of talk about “heterosexual” and “homosexual” out there. They are terms and notions so causally tossed around that to question them
Of all the “alls” of God—all-powerful, all-knowing, all-loving, all-just, all-merciful—one “all” that you experience every day is that He is “all-generous.” He gives you everything
There’s someone out there you want to see safely home in the Catholic Church, right? Someone you know would be the next St. Augustine, if
Over my lifetime, I have been called many things, some of which are printable. Within the last six years’ worth of blogging, I’ve had a little mud
My daughter entered a local monastery to start off on her path in life as a cloistered Carmelite nun. Since she was a little girl,
Girlfriends play a significant role in the lives of young women. This spiritual sisterhood, as I like to call it, is irreplaceable as women encounter
