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
Flax oil was the gateway. When I got engaged two years ago and signed up for Natural Family Planning courses, I received a hefty box
Below is the conclusion to my conversation with Teri and Amanda about special needs etiquette. You can read Part I here. How do you want
In our current election cycle, perhaps more than any other in the last forty years, we have two candidates for President with stark, contrasting views
One recent evening, I shook a bottle of hot sauce over my burger and watched the news from the kitchen table. Popular that night was
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 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.
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
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 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
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
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.
“New research shows that The Pill reduces lubrication, arousal, and a woman”s ability to orgasm, thus lending credence to my theory that a lot of
This summer I was at Mass on my birthday and before the lector began reading the first reading Father got up and said, “I just
While the cultural battle rages most obviously around abortion, another threat to human dignity, euthanasia, has been in the background for decades. And while many
If you travel in Catholic circles for long enough, you’ll encounter those people at some point. You know, the aunt who only goes to Mass on
