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October 2026

October 11, 2026

Why I Choose the Eucharist Over the Sermon

Choose the Eucharist, Not the Sermon What are we supposed to get out of Mass?...

September 2026

September 12, 2026

Changing the Culture’s View of Motherhood

Recently, I received a newsletter from ProLove Ministries/LoveLine that contained a profoundly beautiful essay from...

July 2026

July 04, 2026

Abortion in the Didache: forbidden by the Apostles

An oft-used argument of those desperate to justify abortion is that there is no mention...

May 2026

May 26, 2026

Introducing the Consistent Life Ethic at Your Church

Recently, a Consistent Life Ethic (CLE) advocate wrote to the Consistent Life Network (consistent-life.org) to...

December 2025

December 31, 2025

The Shy Pro-lifer: Little Effort, Big Impact

The Shy Pro-lifer: Little Effort, Big Impact Many people think that life issues are too...

November 2025

November 14, 2025

Catholicism and Charlie Kirk—Not a Match

There is still much being written about Charlie Kirk, his death, and his influence. To...

September 2025

September 15, 2025

Pastor or Manager? A Parish Priest’s Dilemma

Look around your parish. Nice place or needs upkeep? Who takes care of the church...

August 2025

August 07, 2025

The Disposition of Fetal Remains

This blog is not the usual essay; instead, it presents information about what to do...

July 2025

July 17, 2025

Defunding Planned Parenthood: The Wrong Priority?

Headline news currently within the pro-life movement is all about defunding Planned Parenthood. To those...

June 2025

June 11, 2025

Evangelize Now: The World Is Watching Catholicism

A month after his election, Pope Leo XIV is still very much in the headlines....

May 2025

May 16, 2025

Papal Movies: Fictional and Nonfictional Popes in Film

Hardly anyone who talked about the recent election of our new pope did so without...

April 2025

April 19, 2025

The Crucifixion and the Resurrection: One Requires the Other

The Crucifixion and the Resurrection are often thought about separately as very different subjects, except...

March 2025

March 26, 2025

God’s Existence Is the Source of Our Well-Being

“Without God, the world would be too painful.” [From How to Raise an Elephant, one...

February 2025

February 28, 2025

The Consistent Life Ethic Means Loving Your Neighbor

Among last year’s political discussions, there were notable references to the Consistent Life Ethic (CLE)....

February 22, 2025

After a Death: Support from God and Other Friends

This blog has been on hiatus for several months because of the demands on my...

August 2024

August 14, 2024

Waitin’ on a Man: Sitting by the Sickbed

In 2005, Brad Paisley released a song and video about “Waitin’ on a Woman”* with...

July 2024

July 03, 2024

Undemocratic Democrats: Ostracism of Pro-Life Members

The Democratic Party has long touted itself as the party of the people, open to...

June 2024

June 03, 2024

The Use of Money

Can there be such a thing as too much money? Most people would say “No!”...

May 2024

May 28, 2024

No Human Sacrifice: End Abortion

We are all familiar with the Bible story about how Abraham was willing to sacrifice...

April 2024

April 16, 2024

Doubting Thomas and Absent Thomas

Every year, the gospel for the Second Sunday of Easter is that of John 20:...

April 06, 2024

Witness to History: the Donkey

Did you know that the Bible refers to a donkey 74 times? Compare that to...

March 2024

March 11, 2024

Maslow’s Hierarchy Applied to Unplanned Pregnancies

This guest blog comes from Heroic Media, a pro-life charity that is leading the branding...

February 2024

February 21, 2024

The Progression of Evil

First we overlook evil. Then we permit evil. Then we legalize evil. Then we promote...

January 2024

January 30, 2024

Voting Is Necessary

On January 11, Crisis magazine published an opinion piece by its editor-in-chief, Eric Sammons, that...

January 08, 2024

Unasked, Unanswered: The Kate Cox Case

The story of Kate Cox seeking an abortion in Texas made headlines across the country,...

November 2023

November 02, 2023

Three Reasons to Identify as Pro-Life

Monica Snyder, Executive Director of Secular Pro-Life (), recently messaged their membership about making it...

September 2023

September 07, 2023

MAID in Despair

In current discussions about programs like Canada’s Medical Assistance In Dying (MAID), I am reminded...

July 2023

July 27, 2023

Sound of Freedom: A Call to Action

Allow me to jump on the Sound of Freedom bandwagon with great fervor. The team...

July 04, 2023

Having a Catholic Voice in Party Politics

Americans are fed up with the state of politics in our country. People feel that...

June 2023

June 28, 2023

What About You?

For those who criticize the Church, particularly about the sexual abuse by priests, it would...