The Gospel for next Sunday, the Fourth Sunday of Advent, is the meeting between Our Lady and her elderly pregnant cousin Elizabeth. Mary set out
Last Saturday, Robert Lewis Dear went into a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado Springs and committed an anti-life crime. He killed 3 people and injured
There are constant reports about how attendance at Mass continues to fall, and how this is mainly due to the disinterest of men. In one
I was a graduate student in English literature during the flakey 1970s. I had recently returned to Catholicism and found my faith under daily attack
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
A friend recently posed a question on Facebook that stayed my scrolling fingers and made me ponder. He asked, “What is worship?” Intuitively, I thought
There are over a million members of the Society of St. Pius X (“SSPX”) in the world today, and all of them, whether they are
In Christ’s relatively short ministry here on earth, He passed many teachings on to His followers. Often those whom He taught could not commit to
The Church lays down a minimum for attending Mass and receiving the Eucharist. The Church obliges the faithful to take part in the
It seems not a day goes by without a headline story about the culture wars. Everyday there is controversy about gay marriage, abortion, contraception or
I hate the Sunday mornings when I am in such a bad mood as we leave the house until it has me questioning why we are even
A while back, I read a disturbing blog post by Abby Johnson, former director of a Planned Parenthood abortion clinic and author of the book, UnPlanned.
The August 2015 edition of The National Geographic Magazine features a lengthy article on Pope Francis, written by Robert Draper after six months of observing
I’ve heard the story a hundred times I’m sure; maybe even more times than that. Jesus tries to slip away. People follow Him. They are
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
In Matthew’s telling of Christ walking on water (Matt 14:22-33), we hear Peter say to our Lord, “Lord, if it is You, command me to
[This article is Part 2 in a series. You can read Part 1 here.] In order to justify denying state government the right to decide
Instead of a bended knee, will the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) present a stiff middle finger to Our Father who art in Heaven
I sat quietly; a little disheartened by a conversation I had just had. The person I was talking to told me that she didn’t believe
There have been perhaps a gazillion or two marriages since God ordained the Sacrament, as well as time and space and everything else He created. However, I could be
While writing this article, many are preparing for the anniversary of Roe vs Wade on January 22, 2015. Many of us are preparing for rallies and marches
Remember when you saw a group gathered together on the school playground that surrounded a kid. You rushed over to them because it looked like
