After reading an article tonight on CNN about the Catholic nun who brought her “star power” to the DNC, I just couldn’t help but express
In his first letter to the Corinthians, St. Paul explains how, when God calls people, he does not base his decision on human criteria –
Any treatment of Catholic social teaching has to begin and end with the dignity of the human person. The first principle and foundation of all
With the election season heating up and the usual sins threatening to conquer us, it’s time to talk about… art. Eve Tushnet makes a penetrating
There seems to be a growing idea in our world today that we don’t actually need men for much more than their “contribution” to the
“Honestly, I don’t think Jesus was against beer or alcohol. But I definitely think he would have a problem with Natty.”
Anyone who watches the news is probably aware of the debate between the Vatican and the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR). It’s been all over the news and is usually…
Before I begin there are few things you should know about me: 1. I’m in my 20’s and I’ve been charting using the Creighton Model
In my previous post, I took stock of the possibility that President Obama is an enemy of the Church. Supposing that he is, what would
There is a meme which is beginning to make its rounds on facebook stating simply that President Obama is an enemy of the Church. Given his tyrannical HHS mandate, which seems to be specifically targeted at Catholics…
Every morning, my six month old baby boy looks up out of his crib with wide blue eyes and smiles around his pacifier as I
“We do not want merely to see beauty, though, God knows, even that is bounty enough. We want something else which can hardly be put
This is a post I wrote for my youngest brother who leaves for basic training next week. I would appreciate it if everyone could say
The Catholic Church loves women! I know that statement mystifies and angers some people in our society. If you are such a person, I encourage
Our personal crosses are curious things. Every good Christian knows that to follow Christ we must first take up our cross. And every good Christian,
It only takes 10 minutes to an hour or three to push a baby into this world. It may seem like an eternity to the
It’s interesting how different reality looks when it’s on paper, in neat paragraphs, all in the right order. There, I am a powerhouse. I am
As you’ve likely heard by now, Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney announced this weekend that Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin would be his running mate.
Recently at daily Mass I, once again, caught myself day-dreaming about my future wedding, and weddings in general. As I stood in the church that
I read a blog post a few weeks ago titled “3 Things I Secretly Hate About NFP“. The author’s reasons for hating NFP are that
“No, you can’t deny women their basic rights and pretend it’s about your ‘religious freedom’. If you don’t like birth control, don’t use it. Religious
