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February 2015

February 03, 2015

Barron on Merton, On His 100th Birthday

Father Robert Barron is the founder of the global ministry Word on Fire, and the...

February 02, 2015

On Groundhog Day: What Do Punxsutawney Phil and the Prophet Simeon Have in Common?

Wherever you live, chances are you've seen Punxsutawney Phil on your TV screen today, looking...

February 01, 2015

Kudos to Pampers for This Heartwarming New Commercial

From the first scan to the first cuddle, every first is significant no matter...

February 01, 2015

Bishop David Ricken Criticizes Selection of Gloria Steinem as Catholic College Speaker

Gloria Steinem won't be speaking about abortion when she visits the campus of St. Norbert College this...

January 2015

January 31, 2015

Your Invisible Boyfriend: Stretching the Truth (for a Price)

Remember when you were in kindergarten and you had an imaginary friend? Well, maybe you...

January 31, 2015

Church Vs. State: Six Court Cases To Watch

The year 2015 has begun with some high-profile legal cases pitting the Church against the...

January 30, 2015

Vatican Conference on Women: Plastic Surgery Is Like “A Burqa Made of Flesh”

Last month I told you about a controversial new video released by the Vatican's Pontifical...

January 30, 2015

Twins Born 87 Days Apart–And That 23-Week-Old Newborn Is Astonishing!

Amy Elliott was only 1 lb. 3 oz. when she was born four months early,...

January 29, 2015

EWTN Gets Its Day in Court

February 4, 2015. Mark your calendar. That's the day when oral arguments will be heard...

January 29, 2015

The Unfortunate Chronology of Melissa Gilbert’s Breasts: Size Doesn’t Matter

So Half-Pint had a boob job. And then she didn't. Melissa Gilbert is best known for...

January 29, 2015

The Lord’s Jester and the Pig’s Feet: The Story of Brother Juniper

In the Middle Ages, followers of St. Francis of Assisi collected legends and anecdotes about...

January 28, 2015

Giving Up Poetry for Lent: Gerard Manley Hopkins’ Quest for Perfection

For the English poet Gerard Manley Hopkins, the year 1866 was marked by introspection and...

January 27, 2015

No Catholics Allowed on Jury in Boston Bombing Case?

In Boston, a city which is 46% Catholic, apparently Roman Catholics may not be permitted to...

January 27, 2015

The Silent Sound of Tears: A Reflection on the Holocaust

Seventy years ago today, Allied Forces liberated the concentration camp at Auschwitz-Birkenau, known as the...

January 27, 2015

The Wisdom to Know the Difference: Fr. Jonathan Morris Unpacks the Serenity Prayer

THE SERENITY PRAYER Lord, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change,...

January 26, 2015

Archbishop Cordileone Patiently Schools Nancy Pelosi on When Life Begins

I know it won't do any good, but God bless him for trying! Archbishop Cordileone...

January 26, 2015

Birds Didn’t Work Out, So the Vatican’s Trying Balloons

Each year on the last Sunday in January, it has been the custom for the...

January 25, 2015

First Yahweh, Now Allah: The Elevation and Politicization of God’s Name

Malaysian Christians have long used the name "Allah" when they speak of God. No more, though--on...

January 25, 2015

Happy Birthday! Rapper Addresses His Aborted Son

So... the March For Life is over and we march on, into the 43rd year of...

January 25, 2015

IN NIGER: Catholic Churches, Schools, Agencies Shuttered Against Muslim Violence

Niger's Catholic bishops have called for Masses to be cancelled and Catholic organizations to be...

January 24, 2015

Edgar Allan Poe’s Hymn to Our Lady

Did you know that Edgar Allen Poe once penned a hymn to Our Lady? Poe,...

January 23, 2015

From John Michael Talbot: Wisdom Gleaned from the Early Church Fathers

When Little Portion Hermitage burned to the ground in 2008, I was working at a...

January 22, 2015

Seals & Crofts Get Into the Act: They, Too, Were Pro-Life

Thank you to Joe Shannon for sharing Seals & Crofts' song with me. "Unborn Child"...

January 22, 2015

John Piper Reads Pro-Life Poem “The Children”

The Didache is the earliest known Christian document outside the New Testament, and is considered...

January 21, 2015

Abortion Hurts. BEN FOLDS Talks About It in “Brick”

This is sort of a bonus track. Each day this week, as we count down...

January 21, 2015

John Elefante’s “This Time”: Exposing Abortion, Pulling At My Heartstrings

Day Four of our musical celebration of life, and here's my favorite song so far:...

January 21, 2015

Obama’s 2015 State of the Union Address Left Me Underwhelmed. Here’s Why.

I tried to find things to like about the 2015 State of the Union Address. Despite...

January 20, 2015

ALEX MALARKEY and COLTON BURPO: Both Claimed to Visit Heaven. Only One Story Was True.

Two little boys told about visiting heaven, and saw their stories catapult to #1 on...

January 20, 2015

ZION, the Joy of Lauryn Hill’s Life: What If She Had Chosen Abortion?

In the summer of 1996, American singer-songwriter Lauryn Hill met Rohan Marley, a son of...

January 19, 2015

Abortion Hurts Men, Too: The Story of Skillet’s “Lucy”

This is the second post this week, in the days leading up to the Roe...

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