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A Tea Party in Need of Context

Since early 2009, the Tea Party as a movement has carved out a substantial place in electoral politics and the general political conversation. Yet for a movement that has garnered so much attention and notoriety, its actual effects have been a bit underwhelming. Tea Party Republicans in the House and Senate worked furiously first to […]

Politics and the Pulpit: Part Two: The IRS is Not the Law

Feb 26 14 • Fr. Frank Pavone • 0 comments

The American people are more fed up with the IRS than ever before, and want to see an investigation into the abuses that have been — and continue to be — perpetrated there. This frequent theme of news reports these days intersects perfectly with our ongoing series regarding the position of Churches regarding politics and […]

Like, Ever

Feb 26 14 • Anthony Buono • 0 comments

Dear Anthony, I recently asked a girl out who I met on Ave Maria Singles. She seemed so nice, but not very Catholic. I think she would be so awesome if she would just get more serious about her faith. I met with her so I could evangelize her and she stormed out of the […]

The Belief Gap: Secularism and Young Adults

Feb 26 14 • Mary Hasson • 0 comments

The Pew Research Center recently released a report, Celebrating Christmas and the Holidays, Then and Now, that offers a revealing look at the growing secularism of America’s young adults. According to Pew, although nine out of ten Americans celebrate Christmas, barely half (51%) view Christmas as primarily a religious holiday. Nearly a third (32%) celebrate […]

Christ on the Big Screen

Feb 25 14 • Victor Pap • 0 comments

It’s not often an epic film on the life of Christ hits the Big Screen. In fact, exploring the canon of great American cinema brings two features to mind: Martin Scorcese’s The Last Temptation of Christ and Mel Gibson’s The Passion of the Christ. Now, of course the latter was more biblically sound and visually […]

Parents, Protect Your Children – Before it’s Too Late

Feb 25 14 • Marge Fenelon • 3 comments

The case of the Pennsylvania woman who claims to have murdered at least 22 people makes me sad. Perhaps it should make me angry, but primarily it makes me sad. And worried for other such children who become prisoners of the occult. Miranda Barbour, 19, has been charged with the November 11, 2013 fatal stabbing of 42-year-old […]

Contraception is the Root Cause of Abortion

Feb 25 14 • Judie Brown • 1 comment

On the heels of news that former daytime talk show host Ricki Lake is producing a forthcoming documentary on the dangers of contraception, we find a unique concern. “Lake will act as executive producer alongside director Abby Epstein in a full-length film based on Holly Grigg-Spall’s book Sweetening The Pill: Or How We Became Hooked On Hormonal Birth Control.” […]

Escaping the Catholic Church Through False Justification

Feb 25 14 • David Gray • 11 comments

Eve knew very well what God had commanded her and Adam, but the text tells us that she had found the tree of knowledge of good and evil good to be pleasing to the eyes and desirable for gaining wisdom (Cf. Gen 3:6). It doesn’t take a whole lot for us to find justification to […]

UNFPA Struggles to Be Relevant 20 Years after Cairo

Feb 24 14 • Stefano Gennarini, J.D. • 0 comments

As countries negotiate new UN development goals, the Secretary General is lending his clout to a controversial UN agency as it struggles to stay relevant in a fast paced world. Development policies should “give priority to reproductive health and reproductive rights,” Ban Ki-moon said at a press briefing last week. Reproductive rights are the main […]

Poem: “Haunted Heart”

Feb 24 14 • Michele Marie • 0 comments

Haunted Heart I happened upon it so I’ll tell the odd tale Of a heart that lives where the cold winds wail On a dark lonely street where shadows are cast In a town I once found in my heartless old past Searching for answers, warmed by sunlight That town nearby was dark like a […]

Is Traditionalism a Fad?

Feb 24 14 • Kevin M. Tierney • 6 comments

In comments that became controversial the instant they were reported, the traditionalist weblog Rorate Caeli gave us the following translation from Vatican Radio: [Abp. Jan Graubner speaks:] When we were discussing those who are fond of the ancient liturgy and wish to return to it, it was evident that the Pope speaks with great affection, attention, and […]

Getting Better All the Time

Feb 24 14 • Fathers for Good • 1 comment

If a Catholic man needs several years of theological training to become a priest, does it make sense for a Catholic couple to get married with only a day of formal preparation? Both Holy Orders and Holy Matrimony are vocations and lifelong commitments. Both are sacraments. Both the priest and the spouses are called to […]

3D Printing Lets Blind Parents Hold Model of Their Unborn Child

Feb 24 14 • Thaddeus Baklinski • 1 comment

A Brazilian company is using 3D prenatal imaging technology and 3D printing to produce physical replicas of a baby growing in the womb, allowing moms- and dads-to-be to hold a model of their unborn child in their hands. Neva Fairchild of the American Foundation for the Blind told Tech Page One that the models would […]

George Washington on Religion and Morality

Feb 22 14 • E. L. Core • 0 comments

George Washington was born this day, February 22nd, in 1732.

Commentary on the Epistle of St. James

Feb 21 14 • Rev. Tucker Cordani • 0 comments

James “the brother of the Lord,” was a kinsman of Jesus. James became the first bishop of Jerusalem, a post he held from AD 40 until 62 when he was martyred under the persecution wrought by Herod Agrippa. The urgent work that James accomplished—he was a very productive leader—was to commission the Apostles to evangelize […]

Pro-lifers Host Rome Conference Celebrating John Paul II

Feb 21 14 • Austin Ruse • 0 comments

C-FAM and the Alliance Defending Freedom are hosting a conference in Rome to explore and celebrate the contribution of Pope John Paul II to the pro-life debate at the UN and his work in establishing a global pro-life movement. The conference comes during the weekend of the canonization of John Paul II as a saint […]

The Politics of Envy

Feb 20 14 • Dr. Joseph Horton • 0 comments

Wealth is fresh fruits and vegetables in January, indoor plumbing, and MRI machines.

‘Sweet Baby Jesus’…is a Beer?

Feb 20 14 • Mary Hasson • 4 comments

A trip to my local Giant grocery store the other night brought an unpleasant surprise. Back near the store’s beer coolers, clerks were stacking case upon case of a new beer. It’s name? “Sweet Baby Jesus,” a ‘craft’ beer brewed and bottled by a local Baltimore company, DuClaw Brewing Company. “Sweet Baby Jesus,” launched about a year […]

Don’t Let Money Be a Marriage-Killer

Feb 20 14 • Karee Santos • 0 comments

Money troubles are a leading cause of divorce, and studies show that the more frequently couples argue over money the more likely the marriage is to fall apart. So how can couples avoid this marriage-killer? To start with, forget the idea of my money vs. your money, or his money vs. her money. That kind […]

Church of England Affirms Sanctity of Marriage

Feb 20 14 • Hilary White • 0 comments

In a surprise move, the main governing body of the Church of England has rejected proposals to create a “blessing” ceremony for same-sex “weddings.” In a guidance issued Saturday on same-sex “marriage,” the House of Bishops also said it “is not willing for those who are in a same sex marriage to be ordained to […]

Reject Pride, Return to Christ

Feb 20 14 • Mark Davis Pickup • 1 comment

When I was young, it was fashionable to grow a beard and long hair, put on a tie-dyed t-shirt, faded jeans and head off to Europe to “find oneself.” Often I wondered what would happen if those searchers didn’t like the inner-self they found? At a personal level, I had already met my inner self, in […]

Neither Lawful Nor Moral

Feb 20 14 • Robert J. Gieb • 0 comments

Marlise Munoz collapsed in November 2013 from a blood clot in her lungs while pregnant with her second child. She was taken to John Peter Smith Hospital in Ft. Worth, Texas, a public hospital operated by the Tarrant County Hospital District, where she was put on life support. Media reports said that in the weeks […]

Faith: The Only Sure Foundation for Human Dignity

Feb 20 14 • Ken Connor • 0 comments

Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards recently tweeted out a short video featuring her suggestions of what women really need for Valentine’s Day. Among a litany that included “well woman visits,” “cancer screenings,” and “birth control,” was “safe & legal abortion.” All of this, we’re mockingly informed, is “really radical stuff” which, of course, is a sarcastic quip […]

The Book Whisperer: Faith-Building Books for Teens

Feb 19 14 • Heidi Hess Saxton • 0 comments

This week I started teaching a class to prepare a small group of teens to be confirmed at the Easter Vigil this year at St. Basil the Great Parish in Kimberton, PA. So for the next few months — through Lent — I’ve decided that “A Mother on the Road Less Traveled” will be taking […]