One of the downsides to surfing the internet is that we can get bombarded by mixed messages on a whole range of topics. News junkies
One Saturday morning about a year and a half ago I attended training to volunteer at the local county jail. During the training, the deputy
Things are messed up today in America, but it’s not all Obama’s fault, even though he does deserve a lot of the credit. Our problems
The somewhat controversial conservative activist Pamela Geller wrote an essay last year entitled “The Poo Generation.” The thrust of Geller’s essay is that the ‘Poo
On False Prophets in Politics This election year, more than others, has brought back memories of behaviors reminiscent of my high school years. Young teens,
There are evil things that some people really, really want to do. There are some people who not only want to do evil things but also
In the past week, two million pilgrims from all over the world traveled to Krakow, Poland to celebrate World Youth Day and to remember its
I looked around at the people near us. I only noticed the adults. I knew my mother, father, and my mother’s sister, but the others
When I first saw The Center for Medical Progress‘ Planned Parenthood videos one year ago this week, I was nauseated. I turned away again and
Justice is simply defined as giving one his or her “due.” It means rendering to people what you owe them. What do we owe others?
You have probably heard the old philosophical question, “If a tree falls in the forest and no one is there, does it still make a sound?”
My usual big yawn during election years has this time around turned to into eager attention. What will the orange-haired rich guy with the personality of
In the realm of the dead of each abortion clinic, what lies hidden is the desolate destruction of keening for our humanity, the grim dismissal
The first several chapters of the post-synodal exhortation Amoris Laetitia (On Love in the Family) from Pope Francis show a remarkable understanding of the human
The Church offers the joy and consolation of spiritual family life. Its members are partakers in the divine life, sharing in God’s own life. Saint
The last several years have seen a dramatic attack on respect for individual conscience when one’s conscience is based upon theistic principles. The attacks upon
During a casual conversation a friend of mine asked me, “How come histocompatibility is not better known among Catholics?” Histo what? I asked. He answered,
One of St. Augustine’s most oft-quoted writings, “…our hearts are restless until they can find rest in you.”, was penned after more than a decade
As we in the United States suffer through another national election cycle in this odd year, the antics displayed by those who ask for our
I have wanted to write this article for some time, but was a bit reluctant as this is an emotional topic for many. But
America has been blessed by God in many ways but I suspect no blessing has been greater than His granting us George Washington to lead us in
Music has Charms to sooth a savage Breast The above phrase was coined by William Congreve, in The Mourning Bride, 1697, and has long been
The subjects we chose during telephone conversations with relatives and friends tend to change over time. If you or they have lived a relatively long
Deciding where one’s kids should be educated can be a difficult task, especially in areas where there are so many good public, parochial, and
