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Marriage: 2 Sexes? 2 Persons?
by E. L. Core
The next step in the “Progressive” deconstruction of a fundamental institution of our society.
Columnists
Date Night for Parents
by Marybeth Hicks
To: Marybeth From: Dad is Desperate for a Date My husband says we should have “date nights” without our three kids, but free evenings are almost impossible to find. Our children’s schedules are full of school, sports and social activities that keep us coming and going, and when we finally choose date night, I’m either […]
President Obama and ‘Equality’
by Russell Shaw on Apr 18, 2013 in Columnists, Contraception & Abortion, Featured, Government & Politics, Law & Justice 
by Russell Shaw
As all the world surely knows by now, “equality” is the ideological key to President Obama’s domestic policies. That all people are created equal, the president says, is the “most evident of truths.” Whether that’s so or not, it is unquestionably the case that you express any reservations whatsoever about equality these days at no […]
The Progressive Income Tax Turns 100
by Dr. Paul Kengor
In no time, progressives learned they could never get enough.
The Terrible Teenage Years?
by Marybeth Hicks
To: Marybeth From: Preteen Parent How do I survive a moody 12-year-old daughter without damaging our relationship (or killing her)? I find it very hard to allow her the power to ruin a family event, even a meal, with her gloom. Some days she is a pure delight (engaged, happy, articulate, intelligent) and the next […]
Break the Gosnell Media Blackout – Friday, April 12th
by E. L. Core
Dr. Kermit Gosnell — a “barbaric” “monster” — is on trial in Philadelphia for murdering one woman and seven babies. The major TV networks and big-city newspapers want America to know nothing about it, so they are ignoring the story: a deliberate conspiracy of silence, demonstrating their intellectual and moral depravity. Kirsten Powers, a Democratic […]
Well Done, Lady Thatcher… The Passing of the Iron Lady
by Dr. Paul Kengor on Apr 08, 2013 in Columnists, Featured, Government & Politics, International Issues
by Dr. Paul Kengor
Margaret Thatcher is arguably the most complete British leader of the last 100 years.
Same-Sex Marriage Approval Ratings
by Russell Shaw on Apr 05, 2013 in Columnists, Featured, Government & Politics, The Homosexual Agenda
by Russell Shaw
Surprise! Approval of same-sex marriage has risen sharply among Americans in just a few years–according to one poll, from 41% in favor in 2004 to nearly 60% now. Surprise! Some surprise. The same media trumpeting this change lately worked hard to bring it about. Major sectors of the communication industry, both news and entertainment, have […]
First Responders: The Missions of Saints Peter, Paul, and Mary
by Rev. Tucker Cordani
Folk Rock Mention the names Peter, Paul, and Mary and for some the sixties folk trio comes to mind. On the night of the Last Supper, the Peter, Paul, and Mary of the New Testament weren’t singing “Puff the Magic Dragon,” or “Leaving on a Jet Plane.” They were singing, more or less in line, […]
The Problem of Popular Music
by Marybeth Hicks
If you’re concerned that the lyrics being piped into your children’s headphones are inappropriate — or even dangerous — you’re right. To: Marybeth From: A Sing-along mom What’s up with obscene and violent lyrics in pop music? Our kids have mentioned songs that their friends are downloading, and when we do a lyric check to […]
Clintons’ Progress: Bill and Hillary Clinton Embrace Gay Marriage
by Dr. Paul Kengor
No progressive 100 years ago could have conceived of gay marriage.
What Pope Francis Will Do
by Russell Shaw
The surprising election of Pope Francis plainly was no surprise to the people who really counted: the cardinals, that is, who swiftly chose him on the first full day and fifth ballot of the conclave. While not a speed record, the timing showed the electors had no difficulty agreeing that the Archbishop of Buenos Aires […]
Sex Education and Parental Rights
by Marybeth Hicks
ANALYSIS/OPINION: In this week’s email, a question comes from parents who don’t want their fourth grader to take the school district’s sex ed class: From: Too Sexy for 4th Grade To: Marybeth In our school district, sex education classes are presented to children starting in fourth grade. My husband and I don’t want our children learning about […]
An Inheritance Stolen
by Louie Verrecchio
On February 10, 2013, Pope Benedict XVI announced his intention to renounce the papacy due to his waning strength in the face of a world “subject to so many rapid changes and shaken by questions of deep relevance for the life of faith.” Many, including me, understood him to mean that navigating the obstacles (some […]
Marriage: Why I Never Bad-Mouth My Knight
by Ebeth Weidner
Last month, my knight and I were blessed to celebrate 20 years of marriage. Call me crazy, call me just a hopeless romantic, but I LOVE my husband! Yes, I refer to him as my knight because he is just that amazing in the way he treats me: holding doors for me, getting the car […]
Preserving Hugo Chavez
by Dr. Paul Kengor
The far left has never been shy about venerating its heroes.
Parenting Teens: Where to Draw the Line
by Marybeth Hicks
ANALYSIS/OPINION: Mom-blogger Ursula Hennessey, writing last week at OnTheCulture.com, questioned the lax supervision provided by too many parents of teens. A recent story in her local paper recapped an alarming incident in which nine high school students were found in one of the teen’s garage, drinking beer and setting up for an evening of drinking games. […]
Two Inspirational Families
by Fr. Frank Pavone on Mar 13, 2013 in Columnists, Disability, Sickness & Suffering, Euthanasia & Assisted Suicide, Featured
by Fr. Frank Pavone
As I write this in mid-March I look forward to soon being with two special families, who because of the depth of their love for a family member, found themselves in the midst of an international spotlight they did not seek, and a fierce conflict they did not shirk. They are the families of Terri […]
The Life and Formation of Saint Thomas Aquinas
by Angela Adkins
Born in Aquino, Italy, in 1225, at “the Roccasecca, the castle whose name means ‘dry rock or fortress’”, Saint Thomas Aquinas is thought to have been “one of the most powerful thinkers in the history of Western civilization”.[i] In 1231, Thomas was sent by his parents to the Benedictine abbey of Monte Cassino, “in the […]
Reconciliation and the Prodigal Son
by Marcellino D'Ambrosio, Ph.D.
4th Sunday in Lent, Cycle C “For our sakes God made him who did not know sin to be sin, so that in him we might become the very holiness of God” (2 Cor 5:21). Some Christians reading these words over the last few centuries have gotten the wrong idea. They’ve put this Scripture together […]
What We Need in a New Pope
by Russell Shaw
“I hope we get a nice pope,” a good Catholic woman told me soon after Benedict XVI announced his resignation. “I don’t care whether he’s nice or not,” I replied. “I just hope he’s strong.” Actually, I’d be glad if the next pope were nice, with a winning smile and a friendly manner. But vastly […]
Limits on Children’s Media Exposure
by Marybeth Hicks
ANALYSIS/OPINION: From this week’s e-mail, a message from a dad whose ex-wife doesn’t share his concerns about the influence of the culture on their high schooler and preteens: To: Marybeth From: A concerned dad How do you suggest defending against the culture’s assault on childhood when it starts coming via an “inside job”? My soon-to-be ex […]
The Idol of “Human Rights”
by Louie Verrecchio on Mar 07, 2013 in Columnists, Featured, Government & Politics, Law & Justice, The Social Order
by Louie Verrecchio
Our first parents, endowed with every good gift and living in friendship with the benevolent Creator, yielded to the temptation to assert an autonomy that was never their own, exalting themselves over God. Thus, as illustrated in the masterwork of St. Augustine, was the “city of men” set in conflict with the “City of God.” […]
Holy is a Four-Letter Word
by Marge Fenelon
As I make my way through Lent, I like to periodically stop and assess how I’m doing, and re-orientate myself toward my Lenten goal. This year, I’m feeling a bit scattered, and although I’ve been doing a pretty good job at keeping my Lenten resolutions, I don’t feel as though I have a really good […]
