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October 24, 2015

Hope for the Suffering: Donna-Marie Cooper O’Boyle Inspires in Candid Memoir

I remember the first time I saw Donna-Marie Cooper O'Boyle on EWTN. She seemed so...

May 2015

May 28, 2015

Clemson’s Dabo Swinney Capitulates to Bullies, Will Not Attend Palmetto Event in His Honor

Dabo Swinney, coach of Clemson University's football team, will not attend an award ceremony next...

May 01, 2015

Why You’ll Never See the “F” Word on My Blog

I get it: I'm older and crankier than some of you. There is an entire...

April 2015

April 04, 2015

When There’s a Mix-up in the Store and You Buy the Wrong Baby

What if you go to buy a baby and there's a some kind of parentage...

March 2015

March 09, 2015

Planet Fitness Protects Transgenders, But Tough Luck for Ordinary Women

A gym locker room can be a dangerous place for a woman. In New Hampton,...

December 2014

December 01, 2014

“Make Lunch Meaningful”: One Father’s Timeless Gift to His Daughter

Dads with daughters: Get ready to be inspired. This is for you. Garth Callaghan began...

October 2014

October 30, 2014

Brittany Maynard Revisited: Looks Like She’s Still Got Dying on Her Mind

Sadly, it appears that I spoke too soon yesterday when I told you that Brittany...

October 03, 2014

Cardinal Burke: “Cardinal Kasper’s Synod Proposal Involves Disobedience to the Words of Our Lord Himself”

The impending conflict among participants at this week's Synod is evident: Cardinal Kasper urges a...

September 2014

September 11, 2014

Neilson Carlin: Creator of the Icon for the World Meeting of Families

"The scales began to fall." Neilson Carlin is talking about his conversion to the Catholic...

September 09, 2014

Who Are the Americans Who Will Participate in the October Synod?

News from the Vatican this morning, where Cardinal Lorenzo Baldisseri, secretary general of the Synod...

September 09, 2014

Separated At Birth: “THE IDENTICAL” Explores Identity, Conflict, Mission

First, there's the great music: THE IDENTICAL, which is showing this week in theaters across...

August 2014

August 26, 2014

….And Jesus Wept

Mary therefore, when she came where Jesus was, and saw him, fell down at...

August 19, 2014

Commitment and Character Make “WHEN THE GAME STANDS TALL” a Great Family Film

Opening in theaters across America this weekend is a new sports film from Sony Pictures...

July 2014

July 08, 2014

Special Heart: Fox News’ Bret Baier Shares His Deepest Fear, His Deepest Love

On his second day of life, Paul Francis Baier was diagnosed with pediatric heart disease....

July 07, 2014

Quick Thoughts Re. Louisiana Rep. Bill Cassidy’s Pregnant Daughter

"Some have speculated," writes The Blaze assistant editor Zach Noble, "that [Lousiana Representative Bill] Cassidy publicly...

July 02, 2014

Synod In The Modern Church: History and Hope

When Pope Francis brings together key religious leaders from around the world for the October...

February 2014

February 25, 2014

Pope Francis Issues a Letter to Families

This morning in Rome, Pope Francis issued a Letter to Families. In the letter, he...

February 20, 2014

What’s the Value of a Man? Pope Francis Shares His Insights

What is the value of a man? Benjamin Franklin quipped that from the neck down,...

November 2013

November 27, 2013

GIMME SHELTER: New Pro-Life Film Coming to a Theatre Near You

Apple Bailey is a 16-year-old runaway with an indomitable spirit. She dreams of finding happiness...

November 19, 2013

This Thanksgiving, Don’t Let Retailers Steal Your Family Time!

The annual Christmas Commercialization Controversy is kicking in a day early in 2013. That’s because...

October 2013

October 22, 2013

Retiring Detroit Tigers Manager Jim Leyland Has Strong Catholic Ties

On Monday, October 21, Detroit Tigers manager Jim Leyland announced that he would be stepping...

June 2013

June 26, 2013

Pearl S. Buck and the Importance of a Father’s Love

Happy Birthday, Pearl Buck! Pearl Sydenstricker Buck was an American writer born of missionary parents....

June 15, 2013

A Tribute to My Dad, to My Husband, and to Fathers Everywhere

Evangelist Billy Graham once said of fathers, "A good father is one of the most...

May 2013

May 28, 2013

Fast Cars, Long Beards: “Duck Dynasty” Comes to NASCAR

In its third season on A&E, the reality show “Duck Dynasty” has vaulted to the...

April 2013

April 14, 2013

Bending Gender: Breast-Feeding Dads, Chaplain Nuns

In a relativistic, anything-goes and anything-means-anything culture, the demand for gender equality is increasingly strident....

March 2013

March 01, 2013

LIFE WITHOUT DO-SI-DOS: It’s Time to Say Goodbye to the Girl Scouts

Who can turn away a sweet little girl, boxes of cookies in her wagon, smiling...

January 2013

January 16, 2013

ORDINARY TIME: Living Life in the Slow Lane

Ah, we Catholics love a party! And what is the liturgical calendar, if not a...

November 2012

November 22, 2012

For the Privilege of Living as Free Men….

One of the most popular television shows in the 1950s was “Father Knows Best.” With...

October 2012

October 22, 2012

The Family as Domestic Church: The Quattrocchi’s Are a Contemporary Case Study

Luigi and Maria Beltrame Quattrocchi understood the need to nurture faith in their young children, and...

October 21, 2012

The Essential Pregnancy Companion for Catholic Moms

Elizabeth Scalia called her a “tiny, dynamic ball of energy smarts”; and so she is. ...