
Can A Woman Pursue A Man?
My short answer to this question is yes: I absolutely think it’s possible for a woman to pursue a man, in a real, genuine way

Mary Speaks To Us All
I’ve had an off and on again relationship to Our Mother for as long as I’ve been Catholic. She was very instrumental in my conversion
Three Lessons and Two Tips From Audrey Assad
3 Lessons and 2 Tips is a series of interviews on my blog in which some of my favorite people (and probably some of yours)

Love and Laundry
Sometimes I wonder how much of my life I will spend folding laundry. I tend to get particularly perturbed at the pile of apparel when

Pharisees, Publicans and a Pope
This week, an in-depth interview with Pope Francis was released in Jesuit publications around the world. In the opening question, “Who is Jorge Mario Bergoglio?”,

Whom Would Kindness Kill More: Them or You?
“Today I told off a cashier who was trashing the president” read the Daily Kos headline. Color me intrigued; I clicked on it. I read it.

The Hidden Rebellion
Why would a successful producer with 16 years of high-level experience and an offer to become the lead production manager for one of the most

Don’t Plan a Perfect Wedding
Planning a wedding is a lot of pressure. Everyone you know is invited, it’s (hopefully) a once-in-a-lifetime event and it’s the most formal occasion of

A Journey Into the Wilderness with John Bradford
A few months ago, I posted about a Catholic men”s camping trip that I went on with the group Wilderness Outreach and the need for a

Love the Sinner, Hate the Sin (pt 2): On Misguided Sympathy
“Chesterton described the sentimentalist as having ‘no honor about ideas; he will not see that one must pay for an idea as for anything else.

The Skirt that Launched a Thousand Wars
My wife blogs about feminine genius and recently wrote a reflection on her year of wearing skirts. Unsurprisingly, at least to me, it provoked some

Adele Brise and the Sign of the Cross
In light of yesterday’s feast, the Exaltation of the Cross (September 14), it seems appropriate to reflect on the cross. Specifically, I’d like to focus

The Importance of Life Media
One of the downsides of being pro-life in 2013 is the negative stereotyping. Being”pro-choice” is so normalized and they seem to have the popular debate

Pride and Postpartum Depression
My husband married a woman who had the ability to laugh things off, to be spontaneous, to work hard and get ‘er done. And then

Love the Sinner, Hate the Sin (pt 1): Hating Where We Ought to Hate
“There are things which rightfully we ought to fear, if we are to enjoy and dignity as men. When, in an age of smugness and

The Happy Warrior
The famous author G. K. Chesterton earned my admiration after reading the Everlasting Man. His sharp wit and borderline whimsical style serve a unique style
Offering Them Alternatives
In this excellent blog entry about Muslim child brides and the lost innocence of children, blogger Quirino Sugon asks, “We may condemn the Muslim practice

Two Sides of the Same Coin: the Homosexual “Marriage” Debate and the Divorce Culture
Reading Archbishop Cordileone’s words on “marriage sanity” made me look at the homosexual marriage debate through new eyes. He says: Too many children are being hurt by

Just Don’t Say It: Chewed Gum, Spit Cups, and Duct Tape
You are not the chewed up gum that is stuck to the sidewalk and trampled on. You are not the spit water in the cup
Three Hearts Beating as One
I read somewhere that one reason soldiers screaming as they run into battle, or football fans cheering their team at the top of their lungs



