It seems like every time someone writes a blog or article about Pope Francis, it is all about how he is stepping on toes. Take
As a new mom, going to Mass can be a daunting task. Questions race through your mind as you sit in church. What happens if
The topic of marriage is no stranger to Americans in recent weeks. The Supreme Court, in a 5-4 split decision, ruled that DOMA (the Defense
In Matthew’s Gospel, Jesus tells us to “learn from the way the wildflowers grow” (6:28). They do not “work and spin,” they just sway in
I’m not much of a Twitter person, but a happenstance check on the site today revealed a uniquely befitting paradox: the words “Hail Satan” were
I was on facebook today on a fifteen minute break from the wonderful world of taking calls. I love going on facebook for the simple
Last week in the Texas Senate we witnessed nothing short of mob rule. A bill that would have banned late-term abortions after 20 weeks and
“I kissed you like the prince, and now you’re all better!” I was sick a few weeks ago, and my three-year-old son tried to make
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
In a column last month on Salon.com, Jessica Ciencin Henriquez – a fabulous writer, as far as I can tell – called her virginity
All around the World people are making final preparations for World Youth Day in July, my thoughts wandered back to its beginnings. canada generic viagra
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
Recently, I had the opportunity to go on a weekend Catholic men’s camping trip. During our time in the wilderness we had the opportunity to
In my last column, I discussed the distinctions between abstinence, chastity, and purity, noting that the first of these is a means to an end,
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
A few weeks ago I wrote something criticizing public schooling over this incident. It got the ire up of friends and family members, many of
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
The best advertisement for modesty is the example of a woman who combines it with good taste. We women who are already convinced that we
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
