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Don’t Forget the “Of The’s”

Oct 30 12 • Stacy Trasancos • 0 comments

Sometimes little things make a big difference. I saw this reminder in a child’s catechism book, and it has become something we repeat daily around here. Don’t forget the “of the’s.” It is not correct to say, “In the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.” Why is that so important? In the baptismal […]

Ten Quotes About Hope to Lift Your Spirits

Oct 30 12 • Marge Fenelon • 3 comments

Scanning the various media outlets, it seems as though the bad news outnumbers the good! So, I decided that we all could use a proverbial shot in the arm to lift our spirits and get us thinking, feeling, and acting positively again. I’ve chosen ten quotes about hope (real, Christian hope, not political jargon hope) […]

Euthanasia: It’s Not Enough To Say No

Oct 30 12 • Terry McDermott • 0 comments

On June 15, 2012, the Canadian province of British Columbia Supreme Court struck down a law prohibiting euthanasia and assisted suicide. It won’t be long before the other provinces follow suit. My country is on the same slippery slope as Switzerland, Netherlands, Belgium, Oregon and Washington. Within minutes of the law being struck down, my […]

Gracelessness

Oct 29 12 • Robert J. Gieb • 2 comments

I watched as the manager of the commercial abortuary came walking up the sidewalk by the side of the building, her arm around her next “patient.” They were followed by a man and a woman. The “patient” was no more than fifteen years old, probably fourteen. The man and the woman following her into the […]

Movie Review: <em>Here Comes the Boom</em>

Movie Review: Here Comes the Boom

Oct 29 12 • Sr. Helena Burns, fsp • 1 comment

Here Comes the Boom is a very worthwhile film. It could even be seen as a definitive “teachers rock,” “save the school kids” film. Interestingly enough, another teacher/school film was just in theaters, Won’t Back Down, that beats the audience over the head with self-righteous, overbearing clichés (the trailer is just one cliché stitched to […]

Avoid the Election Day Traps — Part I

Oct 29 12 • Fr. Frank Pavone • 0 comments

When Election Day arrives, so do the traps that come with it. Be sure you avoid these pitfalls, and help others avoid them, too! 1. I’m a nobody — I only have one vote, and my vote doesn’t count! This trap overlooks the lessons of history that show how elections can be decided by a […]

Whoopi Goldberg – Big Whoop

Oct 29 12 • Cheryl Dickow • 2 comments

I don’t watch The View. I tried a few times, many moons ago; but found that even with the presence of conservative Elisabeth Hasslebeck, I couldn’t stomach the show. I’m also a huge fan of Ann Romney. Huge. But even her guest spot on The View couldn’t entice me to tune in. Appearing the same […]

Extremism as the Exuse

Oct 29 12 • Judie Brown • 0 comments

First it was Missouri Senate candidate Todd Akin who defended the lives of innocent preborn children created during the vicious act of rape. Now it’s Indiana Senate candidate Richard Mourdock who has done the same—and the media is going nuts. USA Today reports: “Asked whether abortion should be allowed in cases of rape or incest, […]

Poem: “We are Going Somewhere. We are on Our Way”

Oct 29 12 • Michele Marie • 0 comments

We are Going Somewhere. We are on Our Way I look in the rearview mirror My young son is thrilled Adrenaline pumped, anticipation heavy I’ve not told him where we’re going Whether a trip to the grocery store Or fabulous Toy place A drive around the block to home Or off to a friend’s house […]

Constantine and Christendom: Glory or Calamity?

Oct 28 12 • Robert Struble, Jr. • 2 comments

God did not send the Savior to a pacifist society in Nepal, or to some remote place eschewing military preparedness (like an ancient version of today’s Costa Rica). Instead he chose the world’s greatest and most literate empire at “the fullness of time.”[1] The Pax Romana, the Roman Peace, was maintained by training, equipping and […]

Is There “Rationing” in ObamaCare?

Oct 26 12 • Burke Balch, J.D. • 0 comments

“A rose by any other name,” Shakespeare wrote, “would smell just as sweet.” Unfortunately, the same is true when the fragrance is less pleasant. When the role of ObamaCare’s Independent Payment Advisory Board in rationing life-saving medical treatments is alleged, the law’s apologists indignantly point out that the law specifically precludes the board from “rationing.” […]

Book Review: Along the Way

Oct 26 12 • Patti Maguire Armstrong • 0 comments

Do you know a rebellious teen? How about an agnostic or a workaholic? Those sorts are frustrating people aren’t they? Instead of accepting the truth and peace of Jesus Christ, they run and reject. Oh, and do you happen to know Randy Hain? He is the co-editor of the Integrated Catholic Life (along with Deacon Mike Bickerstaff) […]

Healing Through a New Language

Oct 26 12 • James Littleton • 0 comments

I would like to discuss briefly something that is so necessary to our spiritual, emotional, and psychological health, but which has been virtually obliterated in the current culture in which we live. I call it Healing through a New Language. We need to reclaim this essential part of our lives, because God made us to […]

Conscience Rights in 15 Seconds

Oct 26 12 • Wendy Wright • 0 comments

How would you explain the right to follow one’s conscience? It’s become a huge issue in the U.S. with the Obama administration requiring employers to pay for insurance that covers abortion and contraception. Even more directly, the UN High Commissioner on Human Rights, Navi Pillay, has told governments that “laws and policies that impede access […]

Love in a Fallen World

Oct 25 12 • Philip Primeau • 6 comments

Defenders of homosexuality and proponents of so-called gay marriage often accuse Christians of hypocrisy by juxtaposing our commitment to “traditional morality,” as it is called today, with the dominical command to love one’s neighbor. Such an accusation, aired in a very public forum, was recently cause for considerable discussion at my place of work. I was surprised, […]

Federal Courts Force Indiana, Arizona to Keep Funding Planned Parenthood

Oct 25 12 • Kirsten Anderson • 0 comments

Federal judges this week have blocked two states, Indiana and Arizona, from enforcing laws barring Medicaid payments to abortion providers. As a result, taxpayers in both states will be forced to continue funding Planned Parenthood and other institutions that provide abortions, provided the payments are earmarked for “family planning” and not elective abortions. Both states […]

Book Review: <i>Wrapped Up: God's Ten Gifts for Women</i>

Book Review: Wrapped Up: God’s Ten Gifts for Women

Oct 25 12 • Patrice Fagnant-MacArthur • 1 comment

The title of Teresa Tomeo and Cheryl Dickow’s new book, Wrapped Up: God’s Ten Gifts for Women refers to our being “wrapped up” in God’s love. That can be a hard concept for us women to accept. After all, the world spends a lot of time telling us all the reasons why we are not […]

Perfect: A Father’s Story of Accepting His Daughter With Down Syndrome

Oct 25 12 • Adam Cassandra • 2 comments

All parents want their newborn child to be “perfect”—free from any physical or mental impairment. Mainstream culture teaches us to reject disabilities, and to reject the children themselves if prenatal tests reveal the presence of conditions like Down syndrome. When we fail to respect inherent human dignity, any number of excuses can be made as […]

My Fellow Christian Americans…I am Confused

Oct 25 12 • Barb Lishko • 7 comments

All of us are immersed in this politically charged atmosphere. Like lightning hitting dry brush, words can easily set off a firestorm. There are some who love this climate, mostly politicians I imagine, or perhaps those who have something to gain financially or otherwise in the process or outcome. The rest of us begrudgingly tolerate […]

Poem: “The Washing Machine”

Oct 25 12 • María Morera Johnson • 0 comments

The Washing Machine I complain about the laundry more than my dirty clothes deserve. It’s a matter of functionality to wash clothes. I mean, it’s not like I’m beating anything against a rock in the blazing sun. I just use some detergent that I bought because it was on sale, or I paid a lot […]

Holy See Updates Website; Increases Prominence of Social Doctrine

Oct 24 12 • Kevin Symonds • 1 comment

Every so often the Holy See will update its web site to reflect new documents or to make available old documents to the public. Sometimes, the updates are so subtle and not made to fanfare that the public can mistake an update as seemingly small and insignificant. Today is not one of those days. The […]

Health Minister to Sneak Abortion into Ireland through Regulations

Oct 24 12 • Stefano Gennarini, J.D. • 0 comments

Pro-life groups in Ireland fear that recommendations from a panel of experts appointed by Irish Health Minister James Reilly would be the first steps to introduce legal abortion in Ireland. The minister is expected to issue new regulations following the recommendations of an expert panel set up in January as a response to the European […]

Venezuela: Hugo Chavez vs. Henrique Capriles

The Captive Vote

Oct 24 12 • David Warren • 0 comments

The result of the Presidential Election was hardly a foregone conclusion, for while the “progressive” candidate won again, it was by a reduced margin. And there were moments when even his own most earnest supporters thought he might lose, given the bad shape of the economy. His opponent, a former state governor with a reputation […]

Passing the Mother Test

Oct 24 12 • Heidi Hess Saxton • 0 comments

I first became a mother at the age of 38 when my husband and I became foster parents to three children under the age of five. Three frightened, angry, fragile kids who spent every waking minute – which, between them, constituted pretty much 24/7 that first year – thinking of creative ways to destroy the […]