Commenting on gender reassignment as “treatment” for people with gender identity issues a few years ago, Wesley Smith said : People want to be fulfilled
Hey, where are you going? It’s not Easter, yet. “Stay a while. Do not hurry by the cross on your way to Easter joy, for
The culture of death has many pillars and many faces. One such pillar, surely is the tragedy of drug and alcohol addiction. Not only does
In this you rejoice, although now for a little while you may have to suffer through various trials, so that the genuineness of your faith,
For to this you have been called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example that you should follow in his footsteps. (1
Lizzie Velásquez is a 24-year-old American woman who was born with a very rare disease (shared by only two other people in the United States)
The modern search and destroy mission to wipe people with Down syndrome off of the planet through eugenic abortion has taken so much love and joy out of the world. Not only is life with Ds not as bleak as most parents are told when their child is prenatally diagnosed, but scientists are making significant advancements in the treatment some of the more serious side-effects of the disorder.
One of my favorite television shows when I was younger was Star Trek: The Next Generation. I’ve been watching some old episodes of the series
Today we celebrate the feast of the mother of one of the Church’s most celebrated saints. St. Monica, mother of St. Augustine (whose feast day
Human cloning is not coming; it is already here. It is time to stop pretending that this is a problem for our children and grandchildren. This is our issue to tackle. Now.
What does the Catholic Church have to say about biotechnology — and is she as “backward” thinking as most people believe? Rebecca Taylor and I
In recent decades, America has made many wonderful advances in protecting the rights of people with disabilities and including them in society. Gone are the days of
The topic for discussion at my local Theology on Tap recently was evangelization and Christ’s instructions to His Apostles to go out and spread the
Happy third day of Christmas! While the rest of the world moves on from the holiday, for Catholics, the Christmas season has only just begun. I
Because of her opposition to third party reproduction, the Catholic Church is often accused of being anti-science and insensitive to those who suffer the pain
Since Rebecca Taylor and I had such a good time chatting with each other last month, we decided to try it again…and possibly make it a regular series!
Today is the feast of Blessed John Paul II. He is often referred to as John Paul the Great, but I will always know him
Yesterday the Catholic Church celebrated the feast of St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus and the Holy Face, a lovable little saint whose example of
In honor of Support a Catholic Speaker Month, I interviewed one of my favorite Catholic bloggers, who also does quite a bit of speaking, Rebecca
In his first letter to the Corinthians, St. Paul explains how, when God calls people, he does not base his decision on human criteria –
A little late to our symposium here on “mercy and killing.” The “and,” our editor informed us, was meant to keep the subject broad –
