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November 2015

November 19, 2015

Cardinal Sarah: Even Pope Can’t Dispense With Laws re. Communion

"The entire Church has always firmly held that one may not receive communion with the...

November 08, 2015

You’re in Love? “Living Together” Is Not God’s Plan for You

But everyone's doing it! Indeed, to look around at contemporary society, it does seem that...

October 2015

October 08, 2015

Michigan Taxpayers Hit for $1.9 Million in Legal Fees in Gay Marriage Case

This week, the legal team who represented two Hazel Park nurses in their successful challenge of Michigan's...

August 2015

August 20, 2015

Josh Duggar Has Sinned. So Have You and I. So Shall We Get Out Our Stones and Start Scribbling?

The Duggar story just gets worse and worse. Josh Duggar, the oldest boy in the...

August 20, 2015

Can a Catholic Sign a Prenuptial Agreement?

A prenuptial agreement is a contract signed by two parties, specifying how personal property will...

August 18, 2015

How to Improve Women’s Sex Drive (HINT: It’s Not Addyi)

Are you tired of prime time television commercials advertising drugs for erectile dysfunction? Well, move...

July 2015

July 09, 2015

Americans Rally Behind Christian Bakers, Donate More Than $250,000

An Oregon couple forced to close their bakery after they refused to bake a cake...

June 2015

June 26, 2015

When You Wake Up in the Morning, God Will Still Be in Control

June 26 was a hard day. The U.S. Supreme Court, disregarding longstanding tradition, religious belief, and...

June 23, 2015

Billy Graham’s Grandson Resigns Pastorate Over “Moral Failure”

I'm just so sorry this happened: Tullian Tchividjian, the grandson of the popular evangelist Billy...

June 03, 2015

Alabama Senate Finds a Work-Around to Avoid Same-Sex Marriage

In the Bible Belt state of Alabama, folks don't take too kindly to the idea...

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...

January 2015

January 18, 2015

U.S. Bishops Respond to News that the Supreme Court Will Discuss Same-Sex “Marriage”

On Friday, January 16, the U. S. Supreme Court agreed to consider whether marriage between two...

January 02, 2015

Today is “Divorce Day”? No, Please–Keep Trying!

I was driving in the car when I heard this from a newscaster: Today, January...

November 2014

November 19, 2014

No Surprise Here! Vatican Conference Ends With Affirmation of Marriage

The Vatican's three-day colloquium on The Complementarity of Man and Woman in Marriage has ended...

November 06, 2014

Federal Appeals Court Upholds Marriage Between One Man and One Woman

News today from Cincinnati, where the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld natural marriage...

October 2014

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...

October 01, 2014

Controversy at Marian High School: Firing of Pregnant Lesbian Teacher Sparks Protests

There's an important meeting happening today at Marian High School. Today Sister Mary Jane Herb,...

September 2014

September 30, 2014

For the International Day of Older Persons: My Reflection on Growing Older

I am no one special. Just a common man with common thoughts. I’ve led a...

September 12, 2014

Pope Marries Cohabiting Couples? No News Here, Folks!

All week, I've been reading that Pope Francis plans to marry 20 couples in St. Peter's...

August 2014

August 30, 2014

How Would You Like to Be Married by Pope Francis?

The Vatican has announced that next month, Pope Francis will officiate at his first wedding...

June 2014

June 25, 2014

IRS to Pay $50,000 Fine for Leaking Conservative Group’s Tax Return – UPDATED

The Internal Revenue Service has agreed to pay $50,000 in damages to the National Organization...

June 17, 2014

The March For Marriage: You Could Go, Y’Know….

Nancy Pelosi’s attack has backfired! The left-wing Congresswoman from California sent her Archbishop a letter,...

June 16, 2014

Archbishop Cordileone Responds to Nancy Pelosi and Other Critics of the “March for Marriage”

The Internet has been abuzz this week with news that liberal Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi has...

June 02, 2014

Pope to Young Couples: Have Babies, Not Pets

Pope Francis says that married couples should avoid the "bitterness of loneliness" in old age...

May 2014

May 29, 2014

Jill Duggar Meets Her Fiance For the First Time: A Peek Into the World of Online Dating

Perhaps you saw the news a couple of weeks ago that Jill Duggar, from the...

May 22, 2014

On August 6, Gay Marriage Goes Back to Court in Michigan

The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals has set August 6 as the date to hear...

April 2014

April 24, 2014

Vatican Press Office Issues Statement re. That “Communion for Divorced” Story

The Vatican Press Office has issued a clarification regarding the Pope's statement regarding communion for...

April 24, 2014

Al Gore’s Daughter Weds Under Historic Tree

There she was, the happy bride, her ivory gown accented by the deep purple of...

April 16, 2014

Pope Francis: “Children Need a Mother and a Father”

"We must reconfirm the rights of children to grow up in a family with a...

March 2014

March 30, 2014

Sigrid Undset’s First Novel “Marta Oulie”–Translated Into English for the First Time!

For the first time Marta Oulie, the first published novel by acclaimed Norwegian writer Sigrid Undset,...