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Forever and Ever, Amen: Part III

In my previous articles on marriage (part1 and part2), I offered some thoughts courtesy of Archbishop Sheen on the male and female relationship, and our unique perspectives regarding marriage. St. John Paul II also has some remarkable things to say that may add greater depth. In his great work on The Dignity and Vocation of […]

Population Projections Prompt Predictable Panic, Pundits Push Problematic Policies

Oct 10 14 • Rebecca Oas Ph.D. • 0 comments

It’s a familiar ritual. The media response to the latest UN population projections splits between casual interest and panic with a heaping side dish of policy recommendations. To the alarmists, the prospect that population growth may stabilize after the year 2100 instead of before represents a call to action. At a press conference, UN official […]

Book Review: <i>Three Moments of the Day</i>

Book Review: Three Moments of the Day

Oct 10 14 • Patrice Fagnant-MacArthur • 0 comments

In the Foreward to Three Moments of the Day by Fr. Christopher Collins, Fr. James Kubicki reminds us that “every precious moment of time has eternal significance, either contributing to the salvation of our neighbor or not.” Given that each moment of our life has this eternal value, how do we make the most of […]

Some Good Legal News

Oct 9 14 • Robert J. Gieb • 0 comments

In 2013 the Texas legislature passed, and Governor Rick Perry signed, enormously significant pro-life legislation that helps to protect the unborn child and the health of the mother of the unborn child. The law prohibits the killing of the unborn after 20 weeks gestation, requires any physician performing abortions at abortion facilities in the State […]

Poem: “The View from Shore”

Oct 9 14 • María Morera Johnson • 0 comments

The View from Shore the sailboats bob in the bay – a languid dance upon the gentle waves. sometimes together sometimes alone their masts pointing singly to heaven. Maria Morera Johnson

Love for the Loud at Mass

Oct 9 14 • Fathers for Good • 1 comment

Most Catholic parents have had to take an embarrassing walk to the back of church with small children who can’t quiet down. So, what might parents of small children, and those who are bothered by small children, do in these situations? From the perspective of others at Mass My family is at the stage where […]

Movie Review: The Good Lie

Oct 8 14 • Sr. Helena Burns, fsp • 0 comments

I did not want to see The Good Lie. It was assigned to me by my boss at LifeTeen, Christina Mead (benign dictator). I thought: I already know all about the “Lost Boys of Sudan” (young men who were forced to be child soldiers when their parents were murdered during the civil war). Many sad, […]

Thanks, Fr. Benedict

Oct 8 14 • Dr. Gerard Nadal • 0 comments

He was a pro-life champion. He was a great supporter of EWTN and Mother Angelica. He was a huge booster for Franciscan University. He was a tireless therapist/spiritual director/advocate for priests in trouble. He was a lighthouse for fidelity and truth in the faith during the tumultuous 60’s and 70’s. He was co-founder of Good […]

Dear Anthony: Natural Family Planning

Oct 8 14 • Anthony Buono • 1 comment

Dear Anthony, I’m getting married soon and I wanted to find out exactly how NFP works, since that’s what the Church recommends. I have saved myself for my husband and remained pure. I want to enjoy sex without the worries of getting pregnant right away. I want my husband to enjoy sex too, so NFP […]

The Hope of Lepanto: the Feast of the Holy Rosary

Oct 7 14 • Patti Maguire Armstrong • 0 comments

We are not to lose hope even in the face of the nightly evening news. We have Jesus and all the treasures of the Catholic Church. And on October 7, we have the feast of Our Lady of the Rosary, also known as Our Lady of Victory. This feast is not just an example that […]

Despite Protests, Cardinal Dolan Hosts Political Rivals at Charity Dinner

Oct 7 14 • Karee Santos • 1 comment

“It is time to cancel” the annual bi-partisan charity event known as “the Al Smith Dinner and all the other ‘Catholic’ traditions that have been hijacked by the world,” recently asserted Msgr. Charles Pope in a column that was quickly removed from the official website of the Archdiocese of Washington, D.C.. “In the old days […]

Homes for Those Without a Place

Oct 7 14 • Zachary Gappa • 0 comments

The idea of home, of a sense of place, is a vital thread in conservative thought. It’s crucial to the conservative emphasis on community, family, and local institutions. Yet amid the incessant discussions on this theme, it’s easy to forget how such a basic good as a literal home is unobtainable for so many homeless […]

Covering Up Islamic Terrorism for Fun and Profit

Oct 7 14 • Daniel Greenfield • 0 comments

Ideas are roads to conclusion, and conclusions lead to policies.

Chosen by the Humility of God – Thoughts on Fr. Benedict Groeschel, CFR

Oct 6 14 • Fr. Frank Pavone • 0 comments

The church on earth lost a great spiritual leader this past Friday night, October 3. On the very same day that St. Francis of Assisi died back in 1226, a priest who lived and taught the Franciscan spirituality and in fact founded a new community based on that spirituality, was called home to the Lord. […]

Marriage Still Matters

Oct 6 14 • Ken Connor • 1 comment

A recent Pew study made headlines last week, revealing that “as values, economics, and gender patterns change . . . the share of American adults that have never been married is at an historic high.” According to the report “adults are marrying later in life, and the shares of adults cohabiting and raising children outside […]

Pediatricians Suggest Kids No Different Than Fido

Oct 6 14 • Judie Brown • 2 comments

The words “Contraception is a pillar in reducing adolescent pregnancy rates” sound eerily like a promotional ad by Planned Parenthood Federation of America. But that is not where these words are found. Rather, they are part of the introduction to a new policy statement from the American Academy of Pediatrics. The policy statement goes on […]

President Obama’s Skipped Intelligence Briefings

Oct 6 14 • Dr. Paul Kengor • 0 comments

I’m not asking for a perfect president.

Peace and Security

Oct 4 14 • Marcellino D'Ambrosio, Ph.D. • 0 comments

A few years ago, I toured northern England. There, stretching 73 miles from coast to coast, the Roman Emperor Hadrian built a massive wall. Constructed of stone, it was built to last, since it marked the northernmost boundary of the greatest empire the world had ever known. Soldiers from every corner of the world were […]

Why the Pope of the Poor Thinks Marriage Matters

Oct 3 14 • Karee Santos • 0 comments

While Pope St. John Paul II was called the Pope of the Family, Pope Francis is called the Pope of the Poor. So why did the Pope of the Poor choose marriage and family as the focus of his papacy’s first synod of bishops, scheduled to start this Sunday, October 5, in Rome? Because stronger marriages […]

Vatican: UN Committee “A Sword Against Freedom of Religion”

Oct 3 14 • Stefano Gennarini, J.D. • 0 comments

The Vatican accused a UN committee of intolerance against Christians and interfering with the free exercise of religion in a scathing reply to a UN committee released to the press last Friday. The Vatican’s official response to explosive comments made by the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child earlier this year, which told […]

Forever and Ever, Amen — Part II

Oct 3 14 • Barb Lishko • 0 comments

In part I of this series, I wrote about two fractured marriages as well as some thoughts to consider from the mind of Archbishop Fulton Sheen on matters of love, sex, and marriage. For years I ignorantly thought Bishop Sheen was a dinosaur in today’s world on such matters. Anyone who has read or listened […]

Coaching Us on Respect for Life and Truth

Oct 2 14 • Judie Brown • 0 comments

The news reports about volleyball coach Tricia Roos and her personal struggle touch the heart because of the example of her young family during a very trying time. Roos coaches the girls’ volleyball team at Bishop Lynch High School in Dallas, Texas. This young woman, pregnant with her second child, was advised to abort her preborn […]

The High Price of Not Putting Out

Oct 2 14 • Anthony Buono • 2 comments

Dear Anthony, I’ve had it with men! Once again, I have been rejected by a guy because I would not have sex with him, and made it clear (after his many attempts) that I’m not that kind of girl and it’s not going to happen until I’m married. It never fails. Things are going great […]

Review of Catholic Courses’ “God of the Old Testament”

Oct 2 14 • Jake Frost • 0 comments

I just finished Dr. Paul Niskanen’s wonderful Catholic Courses class, The God of the Old Testament. It’s delightful. Full of “ah-hah” moments on a range of topics from historical oddities (I had no idea where the name “Jehovah” came from) to deep theological revelations, it packs some serious scholarly punch—all delivered in an engaging and […]