We live in strange times, disconnected from ultimate reality. We have managed to untether ourselves from self-evident truth, universal truth, and the nature of reality
According to pop culture’s definition of ‘soulmates’, I didn’t marry mine. When my husband and I met, our eyes didn’t simultaneously gaze across a crowded
The Holy Father’s stay in America may be over, but his impact will be felt for quite some time. His visit provided multiple
Pope Francis is in the United States, and the country is abuzz with excitement. The Catholic school where I teach is sending a group to Philadelphia
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,
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
Here we are, forty-two years later, and the ill-conceived legal right to abortion still targets the most innocent members of our society. Despite prayer, educational
Of all the gifts Holy Mother Church has bestowed on us, one of the greatest is the saints. These ordinary men and women, who
The fallout from the Ashley Madison “data dump” has only begun. Much of the media attention has focused on B-list celebrity Josh Duggar, from
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
We read, see, and hear a growing accumulation of stories in the news of small businesses being persecuted for not providing services to celebrate a
The recent United States Supreme Court decision declaring by man’s authority that two people of the same sex have the right to marry in all
Five years ago, I heard about a couple of other women praying to St. Anne for her intercession that they would, “find a man, as
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
The recent Obergefell v. Hodges Supreme Court decision declared that legal marriage must be extended to same-sex couples. This is a monumental legal decision
Rainbow flags, teeshirts, and banners were displayed on every possible surface as Americans cheered the Supreme Court’s approval of marriage equality. Newspaper, radio, and internet sources
For her birthday today, I decided to bake my daughter’s favorite – Chess Cake. It’s an old recipe, from a great-aunt who died 30 years
First, a little background. When we look back to our country’s founding, we take pride in the reasons for its formation; a “bad king” and
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
