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Green Mom: Caring for God’s Creation

“…let us be protectors of creation, protectors of God’s plan inscribed in nature, protectors of one another and of the environment.” – Pope Francis, March 19, 2013 Our new Holy Father spoke about our responsibility to care for and protect the environment several times in his homily on the day he was formally installed as […]

Whatever the Verdict in This Case, the Fact is Gosnell Killed Babies

May 2 13 • Fr. Frank Pavone • 2 comments

Having sat in the Gosnell courtroom and followed this drama from the beginning, I am confident in saying that there is no outcome to the Gosnell case that is not sad and tragic. What is beyond dispute is that Dr. Kermit Gosnell has been deeply involved in an industry that is the most destructive and […]

Why Go To Confession?

May 2 13 • Kevin M. Tierney • 0 comments

If we want to solve the crisis of the confessional, we need to begin actually teaching these principles, and begin applying them in our own confessions. In many cases, this will require a fundamentally new outlook in the way we approach this sacrament. Yet it is only fitting, as the sacrament provides us a new way to live our life.

Impregnable America?

May 2 13 • Russell Shaw • 0 comments

On the evening of the Boston Marathon bombing I was doing a radio interview about a book I’d written. Before getting to me, the host asked listeners to pray for victims of the atrocity in Boston and for the nation. When my turn came, I said, “My prayer is ‘deliver us from evil.’” The host […]

Silence the Voices

May 2 13 • Amanda Mortus • 1 comment

More often than not in life we remember criticisms more than we remember compliments. When someone asks me to recall the last time I received a compliment it takes me at least twice as long to recall than if someone asked me to regurgitate the last insult or criticism thrown my way. Chances are that […]

Teenagers and Violent Video Games

May 2 13 • Marybeth Hicks • 0 comments

To: Marybeth From: Nonviolent Video Mom My son wants to play the same video games his friends play, but I’m concerned they are violent. He’s 15 and says I’m too strict about this issue; he’s not going to become a deranged killer by playing war games. Are violent video games really a problem? To: Nonviolent […]

August Landmesser - Hamburg - 13 June 1936

Waking the Hero in You

May 2 13 • John Kirkwood • 0 comments

Courage has its dividend in this life or the next.

Ronald Reagan: Same-Sex Marriage Advocate?

May 2 13 • Dr. Paul Kengor • 1 comment

Reagan was silent on same-sex marriage, as was everyone of his generation.

Book Review: Imitating Mary

May 2 13 • Patrice Fagnant-MacArthur • 0 comments

What can mothers today learn from a poor Jewish woman who lived two thousand years ago? If the woman in question is Our Blessed Mother, the answer is everything. Marge Fenelon explores ten of these lessons in the new book, Imitating Mary: Ten Marian Virtues for the Modern Mom (Ave Maria Press, 2013). Fenelon writes […]

Four Ways To Evangelize at Work Without Being Churchy

May 1 13 • Ryan Eggenberger • 1 comment

So here you are: Catholic, on top of the world, and loving everything about life. You naturally want to share the Good News with those you know, like your colleagues in the workplace. After all, having abundant life in Jesus Christ in the Catholic Church is pretty much the best thing ever! But often times […]

European Leaders Use Laws of War to Pressure US to Fund Abortions in Africa

May 1 13 • Susan Yoshihara, Ph.D. • 0 comments

European leaders pressing President Obama to fund African abortions argue that a novel interpretation of laws governing war should trump US restrictions on abortion funding. To make their case, they are elevating the views of a few experts from a different body of law—human rights. The Europeans recently criticized the US restrictions “in situations of […]

Want to Know How Washington Really Works?

May 1 13 • Ken Connor • 0 comments

“You see, boys forget what their country means by just reading The Land of the Free in history books. Then they get to be men they forget even more. Liberty’s too precious a thing to be buried in books . . . . Men should hold it up in front of them every single day […]

‘Flush it’ Down the Toilet

May 1 13 • Judie Brown • 3 comments

The title of this article actually comes from a quote from an abortion facility employee in Bronx, New York. The live report came out thanks to the heroic efforts of the LIVE ACTION team of undercover investigators. Such reports prove again that surgical abortion is a direct act that employs the use of tools used […]

Tabb’s Poetry XVII

May 1 13 • John B. Tabb • 0 comments

Five poems by John B. Tabb.

Understanding Sunday Mass – A Kid’s View

May 1 13 • Lisa Hendey • 0 comments

How many times have you — as a parent — sat in Mass and not heard a word the priest said because you were playing referee, peacekeeper, or bad cop in the pew? Since I can answer that question in the triple digits, I was thrilled to learn about the new DVD “Understanding Sunday Mass: A […]

Obama’s Planned Parenthood Love Fest

Apr 30 13 • Dr. Paul Kengor • 1 comment

“I love you!” shouted one of the rapturous faithful at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in Washington. “I love you back,” responded the proud recipient, President Barack Obama. The uncontrollable adulation, the outpouring of genuine love, he said, was making him blush. Obama regretted to the ladies that he had missed their “party” the night […]

Poem: “In Years to Come…”

Apr 30 13 • Michele Marie • 0 comments

In Years To Come… The Ancient One ignites the air North easterlies with mighty flair, Roar down the green and grassy plains Flattened by the thrusting rains. (In a small den on a high hill Wolves huddle close in the stormy chill. Lean eyes flash the bolts of light No howling at the moon this […]

A Mass Unlike Any Other

Apr 30 13 • Michael Seagriff • 0 comments

What a privilege it was to serve Mass recently! It is something I have had the honor to do only 3 or 4 times in my adult life. For someone who just recently received his Medicare card, today was both a day for gratitude and for awe – gratitude for the gift of life and […]

This is Our Time

Apr 30 13 • Patti Maguire Armstrong • 0 comments

Graduation from college is a transition from working towards a goal to accomplishing it. Some are ready to save the world while others simply want to make their mark in it, but either way, it is the threshold of new possibilities. Inevitably however, within any group of graduates, time brings surprises both good and bad. […]

Diverting Idealism to the Dark Side: Boston et. al.

Apr 30 13 • Robert Struble, Jr. • 1 comment

The two terrorists (two at least) who attacked the Boston Marathon in April put the power of distorted ideals on display. At some point these promising young men let youthful idealism get twisted and diverted to the dark side. Evidently both looked with anguish upon the troubled history of Chechnya, their oppressed homeland. Yearning to […]

Assisting Suicide Promoted in Large Number of States

Apr 29 13 • Jennifer Popik, JD • 1 comment

Although assisting suicide is only legal for a small fraction of the world’s population, advocates are in high gear promoting this dangerous legislation in several states. Currently, doctor-prescribed suicide is legal in only two states–Oregon and Washington–and may have some legal protection in the state of Montana, due to a court decision. The assisting-suicide advocacy groups, […]

Priests from Where?

Apr 29 13 • Susan H. Gray • 0 comments

Indonesian websites describe the country as a tropical paradise and ecological wonderland. Its lush forests, mist-enshrouded mountains, and palm-studded beaches draw visitors from all over the world. Komodo National Park, covering a large aquatic and terrestrial area between the islands of Sumbawa and Flores, is one of the most ecologically diverse regions on earth. The […]

Finally Finding Focus: Our ADHD Story

Apr 29 13 • Karee Santos • 6 comments

I didn’t use to believe in medication for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Truth be told, I didn’t used to believe in ADHD at all. Nobody was ever diagnosed with it when I was a kid back in the 1970s. Now, it seems to be everywhere. “Perhaps as many as two million American kids” now […]

Poem: “The Most Humble Man on Earth”

Apr 28 13 • Matthew B. Rose • 0 comments

The Most Humble Man on Earth I’m the most humble man on earth. Of all men stripped of noble birth And left to wander the streets at night, With only a forsaken birth right, I am the most humble. I am more holy than a pious priest Who wages wars with spiritual beasts, And says […]

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