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June 2023

June 17, 2023

Left or Right or Jesus?

The Consistent Life Network posted a blog on June 6, 2023, by Dr. Jacqueline Abernathy,...

February 2023

February 20, 2023

Killing Our Child Was Not an Option

In a previous blog, I described Perinatal Hospice, which is the process that helps parents...

September 2022

September 28, 2022

Are Journalists Failing People of Faith?

Have you felt ignored by the media as a person of faith? I know the...

September 16, 2022

A Consistent Life Book

If you want to understand the theory behind the Consistent Life Ethic (CLE) as well...

August 2022

August 18, 2022

Backyard Mary: Comfort and Inspiration

We often hear the expression “comfort food,” which refers to the kind of food that...

August 12, 2022

Free Will and Choices

Free will was granted to every human because The Creator didn’t desire automatons but a...

August 08, 2022

The Truth about Prenatal Care

Considering the massive amount of misinformation purposely spread by pro-abortion propagandists since the overturn of...

August 02, 2022

Catholics Versus Pornography

The world is still struggling with the COVID pandemic, and we have a worldwide slaughter...

July 2022

July 28, 2022

The Reluctant Church Pianist

God truly works in mysterious ways. One of God’s sneakier methods is to select someone...

July 24, 2022

Asking for Help from a Mother Who Knows 

This week’s guest blog was written by Megan Naumovski, @boscoworld.blog. For many years in July,...

July 18, 2022

You Have One Job: Save Your Soul

There is a popular expression: “You had only one job!” According to an online dictionary,...

July 14, 2022

Catholic Shrines: A Boon to Faith

Most Catholics have heard of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, DC....

July 08, 2022

Follow the Money: Politics, Business & Abortion

Remember that catchphrase "Follow the money" from the movie All the President's Men? It means...

July 02, 2022

The Problem with Men: Disengagement

Males in our Western culture are going through a phase of serious confusion. Women have...

June 2022

June 28, 2022

Trust the Church

Catholics are entering a three-year period of reflection and education concerning the Eucharist. At the...

June 24, 2022

My Parish Breakfast Community

At my parish, there is only one English Mass, so we have mostly the same...

June 13, 2022

The Challenge of Violence

In a previous blog post, I mentioned that pro-abortion protestors are disrupting Masses and vandalizing...

June 08, 2022

Finding Treasures Close to Heaven

The “Wandering Pew” team (my husband and me) once traveled to Fayetteville, Texas, to visit...

June 03, 2022

Despair or Hope: Can’t or Can

The Catholic definition of despair is that it is the abandonment of all hope for...

May 2022

May 30, 2022

Outside: Not in Communion

Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone’s decision to deny Holy Communion to Speaker of the House Nancy...

May 24, 2022

Historically Empowered: Catholic Women

Women in the Catholic Church have enjoyed a more equal position with men than in...

May 19, 2022

Our Lady of Kibeho

Our Lady of Fatima predicted that, unless her requests were heeded, Russia would cause wars...

May 14, 2022

Culture of Life Education

Among the multitude of blogs, articles, and commentaries around the potential reversal of Roe v....

May 09, 2022

Discordant Benevolence: Compassion That Harms

There is a post being proliferated on Facebook that lists different scenarios of women who...

May 04, 2022

Post-Roe: The Work Goes On

The news is abuzz about the leaked Supreme Court draft of a ruling that would...

April 2022

April 29, 2022

The Value of Silence

Catholicism values silence. While we have magnificent music for our liturgies, awesome homilies, prayers we...

April 24, 2022

The Evils of IVF

What are our children to us? Are they precious gifts from God or commodities? Do...

April 19, 2022

Wanted: A Catholic Billionaire

We need a Catholic billionaire today who follows the example set by St. Katherine Drexel....

April 14, 2022

Our Sins Repeat “Crucify Him!”

The Easter weekend provides an opportunity for some people to travel since they have an...

April 10, 2022

Men and Abortion: Cause and Cure

Abortion is the Devil’s gift to men. It allows them to be promiscuous without penalty;...

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