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April 2022

April 04, 2022

Repurposing Vacant Church Properties

An article by Peter Jesserer Smith that appeared in the National Catholic Register last month...

March 2022

March 30, 2022

An Image of Modesty

“Image is everything” we are told by communication experts, and this maxim is largely true....

March 25, 2022

Catholics on Vacation

My husband and I have been on vacation in Central Virginia these past two weeks,...

March 12, 2022

Winning with Prayer

Most Catholics have heard the title “Our Lady of Victory” applied to the Blessed Mother....

March 07, 2022

Lenten Adjustments: Sacrifices and Benefits

Lent has begun. We’ve observed Ash Wednesday and the first Sunday of Lent with six...

March 03, 2022

Suicide Prevention through Faith

The suicide rate in America is so alarming that it often makes headline news. We...

February 2022

February 28, 2022

Science and God: An Inseparable Relationship

It is commonly believed that more intelligent, better-educated people are less religious. However, statistics don’t...

February 25, 2022

Men at Mass: A Disturbing Absence

It doesn’t take any great powers of observation to notice that there are many more...

February 22, 2022

The Development of Doctrine: Incremental Understanding

Why do people join a Bible study? Obviously, to learn more about the teachings of...

February 19, 2022

Palliative Care: The Way to Die

Legislatures around the world are increasingly passing bills that allow for euthanasia and assisted suicide....

February 16, 2022

Catholics and the Bible

There are some people who think Catholics are not Christians. I don’t know how they...

February 13, 2022

What About the Miracles?

We all have moments of doubt, maybe even long periods of doubt about the existence...

February 10, 2022

A Course in Pro-Life Feminism

There is a serious need to teach pro-life feminism. As we approach potentially profound changes...

February 07, 2022

The Critical Necessity of Catholic Education

Having just celebrated Catholic Schools Week, I want to pay tribute to Catholic education and...

February 04, 2022

Meaningful Music at Mass

Do you sing at Mass? You should! The music is not just background accompaniment to...

February 01, 2022

Kneeling: An Act of Humility and Adoration

Kneeling during a Catholic Mass has always seemed to me to be an important act...

January 2022

January 29, 2022

St. Joseph: A Real Man

When over a fourth of children in the United States are growing up in fatherless...

January 26, 2022

Brave New World: Not Brave, Not New

Aldous Huxley’s classic novel Brave New World predicted a dystopia that has somewhat come to...

January 23, 2022

Women’s Bodies: Empowered Not Impeded

The most damaging lie of abortion advocates is that women need abortion to be successful...

January 20, 2022

The Persecution and Resiliency of the Catholic Church

The elimination of religion is something that many governments have pursued. So far, none have...

January 17, 2022

A Different Education: Sisters and Seekers

From first grade through college, I was fortunate enough to go to Catholic schools. Besides...

January 14, 2022

Guilt Is Good. Confession Is Better.

There is a well-known saying: Confession is good for the soul. What does that mean?...

January 11, 2022

Every Catholic Parish Should Be a Pro-Life Resource

Every Catholic parish should be a resource for women with unplanned pregnancies. If we are...

January 08, 2022

Ask and Thou Shalt Receive: The Sr. Blandina Method

The Lord will provide. Trust in the Lord. Those are maxims we are told repeatedly...

January 05, 2022

Look for the Good in People

There is a corollary to my belief that there is something good in everything bad...

January 02, 2022

Catholic Women Wearing a Veil: A Misguided Practice

During our Christmas vacation, we attended a Catholic church where a noticeable number of women...

December 2021

December 26, 2021

The Loneliness Cure: It’s in Church

At Christmastime, it is often mentioned that the holidays are a torment for people who...

December 23, 2021

Catholics Are Always Home for Christmas

One of the benefits of the Catholic Church is that you can rely on Mass...

December 20, 2021

Good from Bad: Turning the Tables

Something good always comes from something bad. I firmly believe that. I haven’t ever found...

December 17, 2021

Married Priests: The Demand for Consideration

The subject of married priests is one that is broached frequently among Catholics. It is...