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Europe in Demographic Denial

If there is one word that captures many Europeans’ response to the continent’s financial crisis, it is denial. Witness the description by the editors of France’s newspaper-of-record, Le Monde, of France’s S&P credit-downgrade on January 13 as “un non-événement financier.” The fact that this “non-event” will increase France’s borrowing-costs (not to mention those of the EU’s own bailout […]

Poem: “The Easter Rising,” 1916

Jan 31 12 • Robert Struble, Jr. • 4 comments

The Easter Rising, 1916 A Poem for the 90th year of Irish Independence, 1922-2012 Rebelling led by Patrick Pearse, No more to smell the tyrant’s breath, Though fighting went from bad to worse, Men steeled their hearts to dreadful death. None would back down, nor turn to run. From such “suicide,” none did quail. Outgunned […]

Senator Marco Rubio Introduces Bill to Overturn HHS Mandate

Jan 31 12 • The Becket Fund • 0 comments

The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty applauds Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) for introducing a bill protecting the conscience of millions of individuals against the Obama Administration’s abortion-drug mandate. Unlike other pending bills that address conscience issues, Senator Rubio’s bill—The Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 2012—is narrowly focused and establishes a firm religious exemption in the […]

Business As Usual at the <em>New York Times</em>

Business As Usual at the New York Times

Jan 31 12 • Ken Connor • 0 comments

For a picture of how low the level of public discourse has sunk in America, look no further than the New York Times. In an editorial following Newt Gingrich’s upset victory in the South Carolina Republican Primary, the Times’ editorialists dealt from the bottom of the deck, playing the race card in an attempt to deflect attention from […]

I Shouldn’t Have Waited for the Bishops

Jan 31 12 • Stacy Trasancos • 5 comments

Are you like me? Reading the coverage of the HHS mandate for insurance to cover contraception and sterilization and wondering why the bishops are only now speaking out against it when citizens have been forced to pay taxes that fund contraception, sterilization and even abortion for a long time. “Hey, it’s about time!” Yes, this mandate […]

My Better Half…The Coupon King

Jan 31 12 • Barb Lishko • 0 comments

I certainly hit “pay dirt” when I met my husband thirty-two years ago. I could never have anticipated that the sexy man in the disco pants and silky shirt had so many unique talents. These gifts complement our family and me personally, in so many ways. For starters, I jokingly refer to him as the […]

Obama Tampering with Conscience

Jan 30 12 • Fr. Frank Pavone • 6 comments

In March of 2010, I had the opportunity to preach to members of Congress and their staff who were gathered at the worship service held inside the Capitol just prior to the vote on Obamacare. In that sermon, I told them that Christianity transforms politics and government, because every human being in Christ has access […]

What Does Centesimus Annus Really Teach?

Jan 30 12 • Thomas Storck • 0 comments

The title of this article, “What Does Centesimus Annus Really Teach?,” seems to imply that there might be some dispute about the teaching of Centesimus Annus, the latest of the three social encyclicals written by our late Holy Father, Pope John Paul II. And this is correct. For when Centesimus was issued in 1991 it generated an unusual […]

Healing in Mind

Jan 30 12 • James Littleton • 0 comments

But the Lord answered: “Martha, Martha,” he said “you worry and fret about so many things, and yet few are needed, indeed only one. It is Mary who has chosen the better part; it is not to be taken from her” (Luke 10:41–42, JB). In this passage from scripture we find Martha’s sister, Mary, sitting […]

Corporations Must Stop Commidification of the Unborn

Jan 30 12 • Yvonne Bontkowski • 3 comments

January 23 is a day that will forever live in the hearts and minds of pro-life Americans, people from all corners of the United States gather in Washington D.C. for the March for Life. Most media outlets barely reported on the annual March, but instead went on a slaughter frenzy of a little-known Republican State […]

Poem: “The Dinosaur Encyclopedia”

Jan 29 12 • Pavel Chichikov • 0 comments

The Dinosaur Encyclopedia It makes me calm to see such stupid beasts Who once alive, abundant in vitality, With brains that chickens easily exceed And yet could flourish tranquilly and breed Calming to behold the giant forms, Instinctive reptile brains that drove the limbs, The appetites with intellects so dim, But flatulence as loud as […]

Movie Review: Kid-Thing

Jan 28 12 • Leann Barna • 0 comments

Kid-Thing (shown at the Sundance Film Festival) examines the relationship between loneliness and hope as Annie (Sydney Aguirre), a 10-year-old only child, who is neglected by her alcoholic father, spends her days trying to entertain herself by creating trouble. Her misbehavior carries a suspenseful edge. Whether she is stealing food from a convenience store, throwing […]

Love is Not Enough. Charity Matters.

Jan 28 12 • Anthony Buono • 0 comments

So just how selfish of a person are you? Answer: Very. Don’t worry, it’s not just you. We all are. Without a realization and admission of selfishness in your life, you lack the true charity required to successfully live out marital love. Therefore, your dating efforts are extremely risky. I say “true charity” because there […]

Federal Court Upholds Texas Sonogram Law

Jan 28 12 • Robert J. Gieb • 0 comments

On January 10, 2012, the United States 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in Texas Medical Providers Performing Abortion Services, et al. v. David Lakey, et al. vacated the preliminary injunction order of the federal district court in Austin, Texas that prohibited the enforcement of parts of the Texas Woman’s Right to Know Act (H.B. 15), […]

St. Paul’s Advice to Virgins and Widows

Jan 27 12 • Rev. Tucker Cordani • 1 comment

Was Saint Paul married? No evidence exists in the scriptures or in tradition that Paul had a wife and family. If he had, it would be difficult to explain why his wife would never once have been referenced either in the Acts of the Apostles or in his own letters. [1] Yet he writes so […]

The State of the Union: An Inside Report

Jan 27 12 • Dr. Mark W. Hendrickson • 0 comments

On Tuesday evening, I had the honor of attending the State of the Union address as the guest of Congressman Mike Kelly (PA-03). Here are my impressions in abbreviated form: The address seemed more like a rewrite of previous speeches than an original work. Sure, there were new anecdotes and fresh twists on old policy […]

Atoms Are Imaginary

Jan 27 12 • Michael Baruzzini • 3 comments

“For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall understand fully, even as I have been fully understood” — 1 Corinthians 13:12. A group of atheists in Colorado are putting up the newest version of their billboard messages, this time proclaiming that “God […]

When Media Bias is Subtle

Jan 27 12 • Bill Donohue • 0 comments

Catholic League president Bill Donohue points to some instances of bias in today’s New York Times: The reason I read the New York Times every day is because of its comprehensive coverage and tremendous influence on other media outlets. Editorially, at least on cultural issues, the positions of the New York Times are diametrically opposed to the teachings of the […]

Raking Fire on the Stern: The GOP’s Kaleidoscopic Primary Gets Serious

Jan 27 12 • G. Tracy Mehan, III • 4 comments

While reading a tale of adventure and combat on the high seas, say a novel by Patrick O’Brian or C.S. Forester, I can recall a vivid description of two ships of the line, engaged in a deadly duel, in which one of the vessels manages to inflict a particularly crushing fusillade on its opponent, described in a […]

Sixth Circuit: Counseling Student Cannot Be Expelled for Religious Views

Jan 27 12 • The Becket Fund • 0 comments

Today, the Sixth Circuit issued a major victory for the constitutional rights of individuals with religious beliefs. The court held that Eastern Michigan University may have violated the Constitution by expelling a counseling student based on her religious beliefs about homosexual conduct. “No individual should be forced out of their profession solely because of her […]

Survey Says: 79% of Americans Back Major Restrictions on Abortion

Jan 27 12 • Steve Jalsevac • 1 comment

As the United States marks the 39th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision this week, a new survey shows that the vast majority of Americans support significant restrictions on abortion. The poll, commissioned by the Knights of Columbus, found that 79 percent of Americans say that they would not allow abortion after […]

Vending Machine Morality

Jan 27 12 • Patti Maguire Armstrong • 0 comments

Quarters can’t buy protection against STD’s. Even without religion, the facts speak the truth. Peace of mind is free. When a former college president shared that he had installed vending machines with condoms in the girls’ dorms, my face must have betrayed disapproval. After a pregnant pause, (sorry, couldn’t resist) he further explained, “The girls […]

Book Author Interview: <em>Motherhood Matters</em>

Book Author Interview: Motherhood Matters

Jan 27 12 • Donna-Marie Cooper O'Boyle • 0 comments

EWTN TV host and Catholic author, Donna-Marie Cooper O’Boyle recently interviewed Dorothy Pilarski about her new book Motherhood Matters. Donna-Marie: Dorothy, the book you’ve seemed to put your heart into has finally been released. What are your thoughts? Dorothy: There is a part of me that still doesn’t believe it’s true. There are moments where […]

Poem: “The Virgin Mary to Christ on the Cross”

Jan 27 12 • St. Robert Southwell • 0 comments

The Virgin Mary to Christ on the Cross What mist hath dimm’d that glorious face? What seas of grief my sun doth toss? The golden rays of heavenly grace Lies now eclipsèd on the cross. Jesus, my love, my Son, my God, Behold Thy mother wash’d in tears: Thy bloody wounds be made a rod […]