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September 2015

September 30, 2015

Kim Davis is a Mess. So What?

A lot of people are putting out a lot of spin trying to explain away,...

July 2015

July 01, 2015

BE NOT AFRAID! Raising Faithful, Moral Kids in a World Gone Mad.

I've been hearing from a lot of parents who, especially in the wake of SCOTUS...

June 2015

June 30, 2015

Children Have a Right To a Mother and a Father? What Does That Even MEAN?!?

A colleague sent me the following question today. "I've heard Pope Francis and others...

June 28, 2015

What Did YOUR Pastor Say About Gay Marriage in Church Today?

I'm interested in the experience of Catholic across the country. Did you pastor address the...

June 26, 2015

Gay Marriage: Getting the Conversation Right is More Important than Ever

Today, SCOTUS ruled 5-4 in favor of Gay marriage. It is a devastating blow, not...

March 2015

March 17, 2015

“Dear Gay Community, Your Kids are Hurting”

This is a power letter from a young woman, raised by two women, who was...

February 2015

February 09, 2015

Children Raised by Gay Parents WORSE OFF Than Other Kids, New Major Study Shows.

From Mercator.net via the British Journal of Education, Society and Behavioral Science. Fresh research has...

October 2013

October 29, 2013

Emily Litella Says, “There’s NO WAY Gay Marriage Will Lead to Polyamory/Polygamy!”

So, just last May 2012, gay advocate, Jonathan Rauch argued on NPR that the thought...

July 2013

July 10, 2013

Why Doesn’t the Catholic Church Just Get with the Times?

Contraception, abortion, women's ordination, gay marriage. These represent just a few of the issues the Church...

June 2013

June 27, 2013

The Marriage Debate: What NOT to Do (and What TO do instead)

There is really no way to put a smiley face on it. Yesterday's SCOTUS decisions dealt a serious blow...

June 06, 2013

So, wait. Defense of marriage is a life issue?

As I mentioned in my post on gender from the other day, I have a...

April 2013

April 08, 2013

Mandated Infertility “Treatment” for Homosexual Couples

I have to admit that even I didn't see this coming. As you read this,...

March 2013

March 26, 2013

The Erroneous Infertility/Post-Menopausal Argument

CNN reports that in today's session, Justice Kagan and the attorneys for Prop 8 had...

March 26, 2013

“Dear Dr. Greg, Don’t be a bigot.” Letter from a Child of a Gay Father.

The other day, I received an email from a young woman who read my post...

March 22, 2013

What is parenthood?

One dimension of the debate about what homsexual unions should be called is "What is...

February 2013

February 22, 2013

Kids’ Needs Don’t Matter in “New Conversation” on Marriage

(Why can infertile couples marry but homosexual couples can't? Because infertility doesn’t redefine the natural...

February 21, 2013

Gay Marriage: Getting the Conversation Right

The discussion about gay marriage is a terrifically sensitive topic and for the faithful Catholic,...