Advent and Christmas are very special seasons, and offer terrific opportunities to grow in and live our faith as Catholics. Often though, both seasons
Have you ever met someone who really made you stop and think, or even rethink, your faith life? Or perhaps you read an article, essay
“When the heart speaks, Brother Orchid, other hearts must listen.” Brother Orchid (1940) Interested in seeing a screwball comedy-film-noir-gangster-western-religious flick? I am always on the lookout
The holidays always remind me of how different I am from my husband. He is a doer. He does things. He wakes up every morning
Many have heard of “social justice” — and many have heard it terribly misused by the secular left and dissenting Catholics — but how many have ever heard
Over the last week there has been some discussion about the importance and length of homilies, as well as how conservatism and fundamentalism may
Our Holy Father, Pope Francis, has had the presence of mind to call two synods on the family to develop pastoral consensus on the
The Holy Father’s stay in America may be over, but his impact will be felt for quite some time. His visit provided multiple
Planned Parenthood Federation of America’s President Cecile Richards testified before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform regarding taxpayer funding of Planned Parenthood on
We are indeed a peculiar lot. We evolve and change, push and pull, vote then cheer or sulk. Often the powerful just invent some feature
Pope Francis is in the midst of his first-ever visit to the United States. Ostensibly, this visit is for the Holy Father to join
Pope Francis’ visit for the World Meeting of Families has sort of had me sitting at home thinking how I can better serve my husband,
Ironically, one of the hardest times and places to be a Catholic family can be Sunday morning at Mass; at some parishes, anyway. The Catholic
Recently, I loaded five of my nine kids into our 12 passenger van and headed off to Costco to stock up for the week.
Every Labor Day weekend two men always pop up in my mind: Saint Joseph the Worker and my Dad. When I was growing up I
Of all the gifts Holy Mother Church has bestowed on us, one of the greatest is the saints. These ordinary men and women, who
I met my husband because of the pro-life movement — I interviewed him for a radio story as I was covering a 40 Days for
It is hard to believe but it has been nearly seven months since my friend Paul Coakley went to receive his eternal reward. His wife,
Recent videos, recorded by the Center for Medical Progress (CMP), will continue to add to the mounting disapproval of Planned Parenthood’s (PP) methods of
This column is the tenth in a series of introductory essays on “Love is Our Mission: The Family Fully Alive,” the preparatory catechesis for the
Lately, there is a lot of talk within Christian circles how to live the Faith in the midst of a morally-decaying (and increasingly hostile) Western
I am hoping that writing this article will be therapeutic for me. I could not write at all for a few weeks. My twenty-year-old nephew
The Supreme Court’s recent rendering on same-sex marriage continues to be met with mixed emotions. Many feel this was the correct decision since those who
If somehow Catholics didn’t realize it before Friday, I hope the realization has dawned. We have a choice to make. If you’re a Catholic who
