One of the most horrifying things I’ve seen as a chaplain intern is a mother curled up in bed holding her dead teenage daughter. I’ve
How interesting it is to be a young, newly married, Catholic in light of the quickly changing moral code of our country. The Supreme Court’s
By Joseph Summers “And no one puts new wine into old wineskins; if he does the wine will burst the skins, and the wine is
One of my fondest memories of my grandmother is watching Little House on the Prairie with her when I was a child. Knowing she loved
Never mind “the Galileo controversy” (a good response to that is here, by the way). The Church should rule the world. One of the things
Abnegation. To be honest until recently I had no idea what that word meant. And probably not surprisingly since it is an idea that isn’t common
Recently I’ve come across several posts on the internet addressing the question of rape and whether or not we are victim blaming in asking questions
The Internet is a great source for conspiracy theories. YouTube especially is rife with ominously voiced over expository segments on the Illuminati and the New
The above quote from Venerable Fulton Sheen caused some consternation on the Ignatius Press Quotables Facebook page, and among some of my friends when I
Seems like, lately, everyone’s been writing about how much women should wear, why it matters (or doesn’t), how too-strict standards can be emotionally damaging, and
Over the past few months, I have witnessed the tears of many people. Some have been tears of joy for an answered prayer. Others have
I have little original to offer for Memorial Day, and indeed I desire only to unite my thanks and prayers, with every other American, to
On April 15, two bombs went off at the Boston Marathon killing three people and injuring 264. This latest in terrorist attacks struck fear into
With all the tension in the media lately, my thoughts turned to Ven. Fulton J. Sheen’s words on bombs. Granted, in his works he is
Pope Francis, on the first full day of his papacy, prayed at the tomb of Pope St. Pius V. I do not think that was
Sitting here at 2:00 am, watching live footage of the scene in Boston, my mind is a rapid-fire collage of tragedy and bravery. Scenes of
Did any of you catch the recent “Princeton mom” flap? Princeton alumna Susan Patton, in an open letter to women attending Princeton, advised that they should find a husband in college–otherwise they’d
Charles Ignatius Meyers: Master of the heroic minute. This might ring true for a lot of kids, but when I wake my ten month old
The Easter season always gives me a sense of renewal and rejuvenation. Not only is the Catholic celebration of Jesus’ resurrection a central component of
I’m married to Pope Francis. I came to this realization the other day when my wife and I were musing through a Catholic book store
We’ve all heard the new modern meme*: You’re just a mom? or You are just a mom! or Are you just a mom? or Oh, you are just
