The upcoming elections rhetoric is highlighting the divide over abortion in our country. There are three basic positions on this issue: it should always be
I am a pro-life advocate, and my prayer is that women choose life for moral as well as health – both physical and psychological –
This past Thursday, April 25, the entire country of Italy celebrated la Festa della Liberazione, or the Anniversary of the Liberation. It was quite festive.
The small study group I am a member of has been focusing on G. K. Chesterton lately. We just completed the chapter “The Paradoxes of
When people ask this question, they are usually asking a religious question about the reality of the Resurrection. However, there is a different mathematical question
A little more than a year ago, Pope Francis finished a series of fourteen Wednesday audiences dedicated to the theme of discernment. The series seems
This is the third in a series of articles aimed at helping you to get your lapsed Catholic loved one going to Church again and
This is the second in a series of articles aimed at helping you to get your lapsed Catholic loved one going to Church again and
Over the past few months, I have attended two funerals. At both of them, elderly widowers were mourning their deceased wives. Both of the couples
Do you have a Catholic loved one or friend who is no longer a ‘practicing’ Catholic? This is the first in a series of 15
Car commercials from the 1950’s are a hoot. I say this because I came across some recently. Although interesting, these relics of a bygone era
I see such massive resistance against complying with God’s will in the world today. This resistance greatly troubles me. There is an incredible amount of
The start of Advent and the Mass readings during Advent grabbed my attention this year. They are on the virtue of “readiness.” As I age,
I was recently able to reconnect with a friend of mine and was pleasantly surprised to find that he had grown a great deal in
My weekly study group has been reading St. Theresa of Avila’s “The Interior Castle” for several weeks now. It’s a book that has been called
Where have all the altar boys gone? At the weekend Mass my wife and I regularly attend we have not seen an altar boy for
I have been an Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion for over 25 years, and it has been a truly rewarding experience – in many different
During my freshman year in college, my assistant professor in Composition 101 once went on a seemingly random rant against what was then a relatively
While not everyone agrees that we need to be much more concerned about our planet, no one can disagree that environmental ecology is a hot
The headline on a recent article at The Stream was an attention getter. It read “After Vatican II, the Catholic Church Went Whole Hog for
In the fitness and nutrition world we often say, “You are what you eat.” For example, eating excessive carbohydrates (especially simple sugars) and saturated fats,
As typically happens when I sit down to write, I began thinking about which experiences and events over the last few weeks would make for