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October 2008

October 21, 2008

Differences that count.

If you look beyond the veneer of the what the mainstream media calls news, or...

September 2008

September 24, 2008

Oxymorons: “jumbo shrimp”; “pro-life Obama”; “reality TV”.

We've had an interesting presidential campaign. Not only has it been the longest, it has...

September 19, 2008

R.I.P. Capt. Bruno de Solenni

My brother Capt. Bruno de Solenni died in Afghanistan on September 20 when his vehicle...

September 19, 2008

Marriage. Another non-partisan issue

So far, most of the debate surrounding same-sex marriage has been cast as a liberal-conservative...

September 15, 2008

Life. It’s more fundamental than politics

So...it's still news that the Catholic Church is against abortion. Actually, the news is that...

September 15, 2008

Come to Alaska, Oprah!

Remember how Oprah wouldn't have VP candidate Governor Palin on her show? This clip from...

September 10, 2008

The heart of the matter.

The attention surrounding the nomination of Governor Palin as Senator McCain's vice presidential running mate...

September 09, 2008

The end of whining

Governor Palin's nomination as a VP candidate has certainly shaken things up, even (especially?) for...

September 08, 2008

Governor Palin – She’s the change we’ve been waiting for!

It's funny, the Obama campaign has been all about change, but it seems that Governor...

September 05, 2008

Science and faith. Faith and science

VP candidate Senator Joe Biden weighs in with his beliefs on abortion. Following Speaker Nancy...

September 04, 2008

Get back into the kitchen, little lady

Apparently, Governor Palin has her opponents on the run.','So far, there’s been nothing but ad...

September 01, 2008

The Real Thing?

Governor Sarah Palin keeps looking better and better, and I don't mean her physical appearance.'...

August 2008

August 28, 2008

Shock and awe, in the style of the NYT

Turns out The New York Times thinks that having a baby at age 44 is...

July 2008

July 31, 2008

Abortion, abortion, abortion

'The topic continues to be a hot button issue in the US as recently evidenced...

July 30, 2008

Girrrrl power in the best sense

Feminism talks a lot about empowering women, but here's a great example of real feminism,...

July 29, 2008

Humanae Vitae – Still Truckin: 40 Years Later

Humanae Vitae, the encyclical of the Catholic Church known more for it's opposition to contraception...

July 29, 2008

Push – to gift or not?

Recently I was interviewed for this piece in the Washington Times on the topic of...

July 29, 2008

I owe somebody some Botox…

'I got married not so long ago, but it seems like I missed out on...

July 29, 2008

Challenging the NAACP

'Blacks make up about 13 percent of the US population, but they account for about...

July 29, 2008

Moving back toward the fold

This recent article by Paul Kengor suggests that the Methodist Church might be coming back,...

July 21, 2008

It’s all moms fault

Here's a new twist on demographic issues. Russell Shorto, an experienced and well published author,...

July 21, 2008

The Myths Of Feminism…again

Yet again, a story of the failings of feminism. This time, it's told by the...

June 2008

June 04, 2008

How generous of China….

'The recent earthquake in China has prompted some unexpected "generosity" on the part of the...

May 2008

May 01, 2008

Prominent Catholic Pols & Communion

[Archbishop Naumann weighs in and reminds Gov. Sebelius of her responsibilities as a Catholic pol....

April 2008

April 10, 2008

So sad. Too bad. Buh-Bye.

'The pundits, politicians, and newspapers are good at pointing out all the bad news. Heck,...

April 09, 2008

Guess who’s coming to dinner?

Believe it or not, I was just wondering who will be cooking for the Pope...

April 04, 2008

Dr. Pia Live During The Papal Visit

'I'll be doing live coverage for Sirius Satellite's Cathoic Channel during the papal visit. If...

April 01, 2008

God and man (and woman) at Yale, I mean Harvard.

Turns out that it's the religious types that are raising a voice for doing things...

March 2008

March 06, 2008

It ain’t rocket science

'I've often thought it'd be great to have just a fraction of the money that...

February 2008

February 19, 2008

Gimme, Gimme

When we go about having children the way we order a customized car, design a...