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September 2013

September 07, 2013

Why We’re Praying & Fasting Today

Because these people need help and it's not clear that a military intervention will help...

August 2013

August 30, 2013

Kiss This Man!

It's what a friend of mine in college would say when she wanted to make...

May 2013

May 30, 2013

A Week In The Life: Four Scenes That Make Sense Of It All

Several years ago, my husband was at a dinner with a CNN executive. The inevitable...

May 17, 2013

There are Kermit Gosnells everywhere and they can be brought to justice.

This week brought us the conviction of Kermit Gosnell, a man whom I refuse to...

May 09, 2013

Mother’s Day: Gender Matters

In his book Bonfire of the Vanities, Tom Wolfe describes the women at an exclusive...

April 2013

April 25, 2013

Just what is the Catholic teaching on guns & gun control?

Although there was a time when the old men at a local gun club used...

April 15, 2013

Gosnell’s Mother’s Day Massacre

The news of the horrors committed by abortionist Kermit Gosnell is finally getting some visibility....

April 13, 2013

“But I’m the Pope. Sit down.”

An Italian soccer news site has a sweet story about Pope Francis who apparently gets...

April 02, 2013

Pro-Choice Women Defeat Washington Abortion Mandate

Yep, you read that correctly. But I don't mean "pro-choice" as in women who don't...

March 2013

March 14, 2013

Shoe Leather Evangelization

Most of us are just getting to know Cardinal Bergoglio, the man who is now...

March 13, 2013

Pope Francis Takes A Cue From Benedict: Prayer

Ok, I'll just dive in. What struck me most about Pope Francis' first public appearance...

March 08, 2013

Same Sex Marriage & Catholics: Survey Says…

It's all about how you read the signs... Today's headline to a study claiming that...

March 07, 2013

Young Catholics, The New Pope, HuffPost, & Me

I'll be on HuffingtonPost Live at 11 a.m. ET today to discuss a recent WAPost...

March 05, 2013

Cardinals Invite Everyone To Pray With Them At St. Peter’s Tomorrow.

In the Vatican reporting about today's Particular Congregation, mention is made of a proposal that was...

March 01, 2013

Bp Vasa To Catholic Teachers: Get On Board With Your Employer’s Mission.

Bishop Vasa of the Diocese of Santa Rosa in northern California is requiring teachers in...

February 2013

February 27, 2013

Benedict’s Last Papal Audience: What is the Church?

Pope Benedict gave his last Audience today. As you can see, Piazza San Pietro was...

February 24, 2013

B16: Not Going Away – He Will Be Close To Us In Prayer.

Pope Benedict gave his final Angelus Address this morning in Rome. Unfortunately, many of the...

February 22, 2013

B16: No more church of what’s-happenin’-now.

I continue in my belief that Benedict's decision to resign is a momentous time of...

February 18, 2013

Bp Paprocki & March Madness: How to Address B16 After Feb. 28

Bishop Thomas John Paprocki [STL, JD, JCD] of Springfield in Illinois sent around the following canonical analysis...

February 15, 2013

Benedict’s Resignation – Bringing the Church into the Modern Age

So, here's my two cents about B16's resignation. In a piece in the Washington Times...

February 12, 2013

Benedict XVI: Humble, Heroic, Groundbreaking Servant

I know, those adjectives don't always go together; but Benedict is a unique case. I...

January 2013

January 23, 2013

1-800-CALL-A-GIGOLO

Not everyone in this country sees eye to eye on the topic of abortion. Got...

January 22, 2013

‘Roe’ + 40

Today marks 40 years since the Supreme Court decisions Roe and Doe which allowed for...

January 15, 2013

‘Time’ makes me laugh.

Bitterly, that is. Pro-abortion activists are losing? Really? If you believe that, I've got a...

December 2012

December 26, 2012

“All I want for Christmas is a family.”

The Telegraph, a UK news publication, reports that the top ten things that children put...

December 17, 2012

What does Sandy Hook have to do with abortion?

On Friday, we were all shocked and stunned to hear of the massacre in Newtown,...

November 2012

November 07, 2012

It’s NOT the economy, [stupid].

For several years, the conventional wisdom has been that conservatives who are Republicans should keep...

November 01, 2012

Catholics in Washington State Defend Traditional Marriage in The Seattle Times.

If you live or have lived in Washington state, particularly the western side of the...

November 01, 2012

“We have no king but Caesar.”

Bishop Jenky of Peoria has an excellent letter that will be read at all the Masses...

October 2012

October 18, 2012

Presidential Debates Reveal Two Clashing Views Of Women

Just before yesterday’s debate, a USA Today/Gallup poll showed Gov. Mitt Romney taking the lead over...