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Halftime in Washington State: My Memoire of the Marriage War

Jun 21 12 • Robert Struble, Jr. • 3 comments

In 32 States We the People of the United States have managed to bring the issue of traditional marriage to a vote. So far we’re batting 1000. But if a State exists in the USA where same-sex-marriage might win approval from a majority of the voters, that electorate is out west in Washington. The culture […]

How Religion Fosters Freedom

Jun 21 12 • Colleen Carroll Campbell • 0 comments

Today begins the U.S. Catholic bishops’ “Fortnight for Freedom,” a two-week period of prayer and social action organized in response to President Barack Obama’s contraception mandate. Rallies and prayer vigils for religious liberty are planned in nearly 100 dioceses across America. If the virtual blackout of last month’s anti-mandate lawsuits is any indication, though, national […]

Rio + 20: Catholics for Choice Deceives Itself and Others

Jun 21 12 • Stefano Gennarini, J.D. • 0 comments

If you have not seen the briefing paper from the Catholics for Choice (CFC) organization regarding the place of the Holy See in international politics, stop reading now and move on. It just isn’t worth your while to read garbage. But if you have and need some clarification, then you may want to learn about the […]

Forever Engaged

Jun 21 12 • Marge Fenelon • 0 comments

Fr. Carlos was a dear family friend and spiritual director for both Mark and I before and also after we were married. German-born, but having been stationed in Argentina for fourteen years, Fr. Carlos had an amazing German-Latino accent that was endearing and sometimes frustrating to those who didn’t know the origin of his unique […]

The Fortnight, The Pill, and the False Dichotomy

Jun 20 12 • Dr. Gerard Nadal • 0 comments

On the eve of the Fortnight for Freedom, there are those within the Catholic Church who are denying that the two-week observance has anything to do with the Church’s teaching on contraception and everything to do with upholding the First Amendment guarantee of freedom of religious expression. That’s a false dichotomy and misattribution of the […]

We Have an Absolute Right to Health Privacy, But We Must Fight for It

Jun 20 12 • Steven W. Mosher • 0 comments

With Jennifer Kimball Watson. The Second International Patient Privacy Summit took place in Washington, D.C. recently. Dozens of leading experts gathered from across the United States to discuss how electronic health records can be protected from the numerous government agencies and private companies that want to collect, mine, and market them. (If you don’t yet […]

‘Get over it’: Children of Anonymous Sperm Donors Met with Hostility and Ridicule

Jun 20 12 • Kathleen Gilbert • 1 comment

For children of anonymous sperm donors yearning for a connection to their biological father, the world can be an unwelcome place. Instead of meeting compassion, many say that society treats their pain with a dismissive or even hostile attitude – a rift caused by lack of awareness as much as by the brute force of […]

Conservatives for Shariah

Jun 20 12 • Frank J. Gaffney, Jr. • 0 comments

The rise of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt and elsewhere in the Middle East has caused many Americans to reflect on that group’s stated ambition to impose worldwide the totalitarian,supremacist Islamic doctrine known as shariah. Particularly unsettling is evidence of the group’s goal in America, namely of “destroying Western civilization from within,” as documented in […]

Movie Review: <i>Snow White and the Huntsman</i>

Movie Review: Snow White and the Huntsman

Jun 20 12 • Sr. Helena Burns, fsp • 0 comments

Snow White and the Huntsman is a delicious, delightful, old-timey, coat-of-mail-clanking, halberd-swinging, plucky princess story that we’re already familiar with! The 21st century special effects make the film all the more nifty. Dark-haired Kristen Stewart (“Bella” in the Twilight series) plays Snow White with her trademark Kristen Stewart stillness and seriousness. Blonde-haired, Oscar-winning Charlize Theron […]

A Time For Daydreams

Jun 20 12 • Patrice Fagnant-MacArthur • 0 comments

This week, summer is upon us. It is a time to relax and take life at a bit slower pace. Most children are out of school at this point and eager to have some fun. That fun can take many forms, including camps, or family vacations, or simply playing outside, reading a book, swimming in […]

For a Greater Glory: The Fourth Vow of An Ancient Order of Friars

Jun 20 12 • Kevin Banet • 0 comments

Heroic deeds. Quiet sanctity. Courageous martyrdom. These virtues present themselves over and over again in the stories of the many martyrs for the faith. The movie in theaters now, “For Greater Glory,” awes the public with its gutsy stories of the religious and lay martyrs of Mexico, who chose horrible torture and death rather than […]

Poem: “Fermi’s Question Answered”

Jun 20 12 • Pavel Chichikov • 0 comments

Fermi’s Question Answered They’ve come. They’ve come. They’ve found us, Those Earth-devoted visitors from space Or somewhere off the world apart and luminous, It may be in a time not present here or anyplace Why don’t they come to Earth, descend? Our leaders, soldiers, dignitaries wait With florid ceremonial, agreeable intent And speeches of the […]

23 Secrets Free Traders Won’t Tell You

Jun 19 12 • David J. Peterson • 0 comments

During a presentation of the worldwide financial crisis three years ago, none other than Queen Elizabeth asked the best question “How come no one could foresee it?” She was not alone; the worldwide economic recession has upended many sacrosanct beliefs about how finance and economics really work. This country is currently in its worst economic […]

Michigan’s ‘Monologues’ Don’t Protect Women

Jun 19 12 • Marybeth Hicks • 0 comments

Bear with me here while I make a point. Vagina, vagina, vagina. There. I said it. The “V-word” has been typed repeatedly for effect, and of course, as expected, this gesture means exactly nothing. Because it’s not what you say, but how you say it and for what reason that really counts. Yet here in […]

Rio + 20: Holy See Shines Light in the Midst of Darkness

Jun 19 12 • Stefano Gennarini, J.D. • 1 comment

In many respects, what is going on in Rio de Janeiro right now during the UN Conference on Sustainable Development is nothing other than the proverbial “blind leading the blind”. As countries hurry to make politically expedient and alarmist statements about climate change, the green economy and reproductive rights, very few delegations exhibit the poise […]

Healing in the Fire, Part 1

Jun 19 12 • Mark Davis Pickup • 2 comments

Many years ago, I was asked to give my personal testimony to a church. I would like to share some of what I said that day, and expand on it. It’s rather long, so I will break it up into parts. Please forgive my self-indulgence. I hope you find a kernel of truth from my experience to help […]

Ain’t I a Woman? Sojourner Truth, and the Liberation of America’s Smallest Women

Jun 19 12 • Kathy Schiffer • 1 comment

On March 8, feminists observed the centenary of International Women’s Day—a day when we remember the struggles of women in the fight against gender discrimination, and celebrate the economic, political and social achievements of women past, present and future. I would like to dedicate this post to the smallest of women: those who have not […]

HHS Mandate Ignores Emotional Impact Casual Sex Has on Women

Jun 18 12 • Dale O'Leary • 1 comment

When the Obama administration made the decision not to exempt Catholic hospitals and universities from the mandate to provide insured employees with contraceptives, morning after pills, and sterilization without a co-pay, one of those consulted was Cecile Richards, president of Planned Parenthood. PP obviously has a special interest in having contraception covered, since dispensing contraception […]

Tired of Being Alone – The Singles Trap

Jun 18 12 • Anthony Buono • 5 comments

Dear Anthony, I’m absolutely fed up! I’m done! I’m tired of the singles trap and everyone telling me it’s just not my turn yet! Why isn’t it my turn? Why must it take so long? I’m tired of being alone! I’m tired of having no one to share my life with! I’m trying not to […]

Using the Gifts God Has Given You

Jun 18 12 • Maurice Blumberg • 0 comments

The spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him: a spirit of wisdom and of understanding, a spirit of counsel and of strength, a spirit of knowledge and of fear of the LORD, and his delight shall be the fear of the LORD. (Isaiah 11:1-3) For as in one body we have many parts, and […]

Poem: “Cat in an Empty Apartment”

Jun 18 12 • Wislawa Szymborska • 0 comments

Cat in an Empty Apartment Die—you can’t do that to a cat. Since what can a cat do in an empty apartment? Climb the walls? Rub up against the furniture? Nothing seems different here but nothing is the same. Nothing’s been moved but there’s more space. And at nighttime no lamps are lit. Footsteps on […]

Father’s Day

Jun 17 12 • Marcellino D'Ambrosio, Ph.D. • 0 comments

Father’s Day invites us to ask a very important question – what does it mean to call God “Father?” Most of the great religions of the world believe in one God and teach the gist of the Ten Commandments. But that the supreme Being is not just “King of the Universe” or “Master” but “Father,” […]

St. Joseph – A Quiet Man with Much to Say

Jun 16 12 • Archbishop Donald Wuerl • 1 comment

Father’s Day, in the United States especially, has become a day to recognize the important place of dad. While the celebration itself may be focused on a Father’s Day card, a gift, or a special meal, at its heart is the recognition that a father plays a singularly important role in the life of a […]

Poem: “10,000 Arrows”

Jun 16 12 • Michele Marie • 0 comments

10,000 Arrows A river of 10,000 arrows Pierce the heads and breasts Of the children Who stumble In torrential rains… Modern men Become kings And forget their sons Men who Seal their gold In vaults of steel… Money can be a trap Gold can cover the eyes And death will take it all O Man See […]