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October 2012

October 16, 2012

What Women Want: Romney Leads Obama

An outside observer, say an anthropologist hundreds of years from now, might survey the evidence...

September 2012

September 27, 2012

Yes, We Can

Over the past few months, I've participated in several events on the topics of religious...

August 2012

August 21, 2012

Responding To Akin: When Pro-Lifers Do The Work For Abortion Advocates

I think I'm going out on a limb here, but I'm a little surprised at...

August 02, 2012

Secretary Clinton Warns of Threats to Religious Freedom.

Today, the HHS Mandate went into effect for private businesses. And the U.S. State Department...

July 2012

July 30, 2012

Give This Woman A Medal.

Seriously. Lou Xiaoying, an 88-year-old Chinese woman is credited with saving the lives of 30 children...

July 05, 2012

“Fifty Shades of Grey.” More Like Fifty Types of Denial.

I've received several questions via email about a new erotic trilogy called Fifty Shades of...

June 2012

June 21, 2012

Text “Freedom”

Fortnight For Freedom starts today! We're beginning two weeks of prayer and events to...

April 2012

April 13, 2012

The Catholic League: Making The Latest Mommy War Worse

By now most people have heard about Hilary Rosen's terrible choice of words in reference...

March 2012

March 26, 2012

‘October Baby’ Touches A Nerve

The New York Times has a review of the new movie October Baby that fails...

March 16, 2012

Punting on the HHS Mandate & Campaign 2012

James Capretta over at NRO has a good piece on the latest "accommodation" on the...

March 15, 2012

The Bishops’ New Statement & Some Next Steps

Yesterday, the US Catholic Bishops issued another statement on the HHS mandate, clarifying that the...

March 01, 2012

Today, the Senate Voted ‘No’ on Choice.

The Senate today trampled individual freedom and rights of conscience in a 51-48 vote defeating...

February 2012

February 29, 2012

Does Planned Parenthood Even Know What An Abortion Is?

So, there's a bit of controversy surrounding the proposed informed consent law in Virginia that...

February 17, 2012

Catholic Charities Clarifies Its Position On The Compromise

There's been a bit of concern regarding statements or quotes from Catholic Charities that made...

February 12, 2012

Women’s Health=Pelvic Politics

Over at CatholicVote.org, Patrick Thornton has a great post on how "women's health" has very...

February 10, 2012

Funny Math + Bad Bookkeeping = Bad Business

President Obama has offered a so-called compromise on the HHS Mandate. Instead of forcing Catholic...

February 09, 2012

Now What?

So the Washington State Legislature yesterday approved a bill to redefine marriage to allow same-sex...

January 2012

January 27, 2012

Emily’s Right.

Emily Stimpson (whom I don’t think I know except through her writing) has an excellent...

January 25, 2012

What’s Love Got To Do With It?

Justina McCaffrey has another thoughtful piece up at Huffington Post. This time, she's talking about...

January 23, 2012

39 Years of “Roe v. Wade”

Yesterday marked 39 years of court mandated abortion rights in every state in the U.S....

January 11, 2012

I’ll Love You Forever. Until Tomorrow.

In 2010, Washington, DC redefined marriage so that same-sex couples could marry. Part of the...

December 2011

December 29, 2011

An Infant King & Why It’s A Good Time To Be A Catholic

Well, the month of December pretty well got away from me. I was writing, but...

December 01, 2011

Wedding Dresses & Women. Or “How women dream of Prince Charming and wakeup in ‘The Hangover.'”

The wedding industry takes a regular beating for being over the top. But there are...

November 2011

November 21, 2011

There’s Still Time To Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas

If you’re like me, you were a little confused when you saw candy canes for...

November 10, 2011

No One Invited…Mother.

Over the weekend, I was sifting through a pile of mail and got distracted with...

October 2011

October 27, 2011

Women, Catholics, & Conservatives

Last week, I wrote my regular column on three films this year that feature women...

October 14, 2011

How much is that (custom) baby in the window?

So here’s the thing. If you’re looking for something to follow that’s strange, weird, and...

September 2011

September 30, 2011

Happy World Contraception Day

Ooops, I’m late. (Pun intended.) In case you didn’t know, Monday, September 26, was “World...

September 28, 2011

The Family That Prays Together Stays Together

I've heard this saying many times, but really didn't know much about the history of...

September 20, 2011

Toddlers, Tiaras, & Bad Parenting

No doubt, you've heard about the really troubling segments of the reality show "Toddlers and...