Of all the holidays, Christmas is my favorite. I love the beauty, the joy, the peace, and the good will that seem to shine just
The principle of subsidiarity, one of the basic tenets of Catholic social doctrine, promotes governance at its smallest level based on the natural law tenet
Sunday mornings can be tough for parents. Getting the kids up and ready for Mass is always a challenge, but then the real adventure
Being an active Catholic on social media who checks my Twitter and Facebook multiple times a day, I’m probably the last person you’d expect to
A World-Wide Celebration On December 8, 2015, Pope Francis declared the current liturgical year to be a celebration of God’s mercy by proclaiming it as “The
There is quite a bit of interest these days in genealogy. Websites like Ancestry.com offer their extensive databases and resources to trace a family’s lineage.
“The hardness of God is kinder than the softness of men, and His compulsion is our liberation.”—C. S. Lewis, Surprised By Joy “Creatures came into existence
Though I am the father of two adopted children, I have long neglected considering the topic of adoption, and how all people are the adopted
By intervening directly and depriving society of its responsibility, the Social Assistance State leads to a loss of human energies and an inordinate increase of
It is remarkable that for over two centuries now, and in our present time, Jane Austen’s writings are still popular. Why is this so? This
“Get thee to a nunnery; why wouldst thou be a breeder of sinners?” The line from William Shakespeare’s Hamlet, Act III, Scene 1, is spoken
The first few Mother’s Days after my husband left weren’t easy. They weren’t peaceful or restful. They weren’t celebrations for the beauty that is womanhood. They weren’t shows
The use of relics in the Catholic faith as a means of revitalizing our faith has a history going back literally to the days of
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,
Choosing a career is always a difficult decision to make. From the time we’re very young, we’re conditioned to focus our lives on the future,
The philosopher Heraclitus once said: “No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it is not the same river and he is not
The sin of human respect looms large in this world of exaggerated emphasis on high self-esteem, radical individualism, and sexual identity politics, grounded in a
Stories concerning the Zika virus have been all over the news, lately, and for good reason. I am all in favor of informing the public
We cannot possibly truly imagine what Jesus Christ went through during His Passion and Death. Suffering the horrible, excruciating, ignominious scourging and crucifixion, carrying the
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
This past January 20 marked the one year anniversary of the death of my friend, Paul Coakley. Last year I wrote two articles about my thoughts
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
