As my son laid in the neonatal intensive care unit with promises of severe mental and physical disability, I stood at a Wal-Mart, watching an
I feel I can speak for many people that Catholic teaching on sexuality comes across most of the time as a big laundry list of
I recently joined Twitter and have found that it’s a good way to discover and follow the work of interesting organizations, writers, and artists. Also,
Imagine living in a desert of burning sand. Sand so hot that any hotter it turns to glass. Now imagine that scorching drops of fire fall from the sky and the only way to escape these fiery flakes is to continue running. Now imagine that this episode lasts for all eternity.
All throughout the engagement process, people have asked us how the wedding preparation is going, or given us tips to remember on our wedding day.
This month marks the beginning of the Year of Faith. It has gotten me thinking; do I really have faith? If I lived at the
Thursday – January 8, 2009 My hands were shaking; my whole body trembled as I watched the home pregnancy test, now sitting on the counter
Election-season whoppers are nothing new to politics, Presidential or otherwise. The number of exaggerations, empty-promises, false claims, and flat-out lies which make their way into
“There”s nothing harder than learning how to receive.” -Over the Rhine When we started out as newly marrieds, learning NFP, we didn”t know anyone else
Our first child was lost to miscarriage. He was too young to know his gender but my husband felt confident that he was a boy
Here are two great questions to put to your Protestant friends: Apostolic Confession? In John 20:21-23, Jesus gives the Apostles authority to forgive (or retain)
Adam McArthur is a husband, a father, and a faithful Catholic. He was diagnosed with a rare form of brain cancer which has been rated
The Year of Faith: The Desert of Godlessness, and the Mission to “Restore All Things in Christ” Through the “New Evangelization” and the New Media
The short answer to the very complex question posed in the title of this article is this: We actually don’t know, yet. That is to
Picture H/T Mark Shea Who here is sick of politics? Can I see a show of hands? Unanimous? I thought so. One of the nice
“In the light of all this, I have decided to announce a Year of Faith.” Pope Benedict XVI The Holy Father asks the Faithful to
There”s a lot of great ways to engage in the Year of Faith. One of them is reading. Often times, folks don”t know where to
As of this writing, no deaths have been reported. No one has been hospitalized. However, many (myself included) have experienced various common symptoms due to
Update: The canonization of St. Pedro Calungsod can be watched via livestream on October 21, 2010 here. The Pope will canonize a teenage Filipino martyr
There are a number of states where marriage is on the ballot this fall. Some states seek to clarify the definition of marriage by adding
These are notes from my prayer journal that I wrote on 8/22/12. I was struggling with the feeling that I haven’t achieved enough in life. I think we all go through that phase–it’s an on-and-off thing. I felt like they needed to be shared. It isn’t worth losing yourself and wringing out your soul for the sake of worldly praise. Sometimes, though, it’s very tempting to think so.
