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August 2011

August 22, 2011

VP Biden “Understands” China’s One-Child Policy

The Vice President is on a tour in China. In a speech yesterday at a...

August 19, 2011

When Consumerism And Motherhood Collide

It's a brave new world. We're so far down the slippery slope, we don't remember...

August 15, 2011

“Meet The Press” David Gregory: Religion Shouldn’t Be More Than A Warm Fuzzy Feeling

Before my husband and I left for church yesterday, we happened to catch part...

August 05, 2011

Welcome to iChurch: the Church of What’s Happening Now.

So it turns out that the term iChurch has already been appropriated for a website...

July 2011

July 28, 2011

NFP: Throwing Down The Gauntlet

NFP Awareness Week, not unlike NFP (natural family planning) is one of the Catholic Church’s...

July 21, 2011

Mandatory Contraception Coverage

The Institute of Medicine and the Department of Health and Human Services are proposing mandating...

July 18, 2011

Bidding Farewell To Co-Ed Dorms

CUA returns to single-sex dorms. More thoughts here.

July 07, 2011

The Case Against Alphabet Soup

Given my own alphabet collection of degrees, people are surprised when I suggest that college...

June 2011

June 27, 2011

So Much For Quick & Easy Euthanasia

As a follow up to my recent piece on euthanasia, I thought it worth sharing...

June 21, 2011

Euthanasia, Why Not? Love Is Stronger Than Death

The US Bishops have just issued a new document on euthanasia. We definitely needed this...

June 17, 2011

Thoughts On A Scandal

Over the past few weeks, as I’ve been listening to all the coverage of Congressman...

June 16, 2011

Weiner’s Women & Other Gals Who Behave Badly

I just posted a piece at CatholicVote.org commenting on a provocative column by LZ Granderson...

June 08, 2011

‘Bridesmaids’ – Women Comedians Breaking The Glass Ceiling Or Just The Same Old Fairy Tale?

Saw the new film Bridesmaids. If you've been in a wedding party, especially if you're...

June 03, 2011

‘Of Gods & Men’ – it’s the drama of love.

I've fallen behind in blogging. And I've even missed the opportunity of shameless self...

May 2011

May 27, 2011

Memorial Day: Honoring The Call To Serve

Memorial Day is more than commemorating the deceased. It's about honoring what it means to...

May 06, 2011

There Be Dragons

Director Roland Joffe's new film There Be Dragons hits the screens today. The film is...

April 2011

April 30, 2011

Now that JP2 is being beatified, why not clear his name?

So the past week or so has seen a bit of controversy surrounding the beatification...

April 29, 2011

The Woman Who Gave Directions To Popes

I once had a private tour of part of the apostolic palace (Vatican) and when...

April 28, 2011

Catholic Roots of the Site of Royal Wedding

Admittedly, I'm not a huge fan of the royal wedding. Maybe it's simply because I'm...

April 21, 2011

Holy Thursday, The Drama Of Life, And Unity.

Holy Thursday is an amazing feast and celebration for Catholics. Too often, it gets eclipsed...

April 20, 2011

“What in the hell is wrong with us?”

There's a great article by LZ Granderson, a writer for CNN.com and ESPN. It also...

April 18, 2011

Update On Seattle

Just wrote a wrap-up on the weekend protest of the local 40 Days For Life...

April 16, 2011

The Plot Thickens.

Yesterday I wrote about an NPR and Planned Parenthood collective effort to attack the recent...

April 15, 2011

NPR + Planned Parenthood = More Bias

Just this week, KUOW, NPR's Seattle station, ran a story on the "Controversy Surrounding Limited...

April 14, 2011

Stop Filling Planned Parenthoods Coffers.

Following on my post yesterday about what I think is a misguided pro-life strategy for...

April 13, 2011

Memo To Pro-Lifers: Stop Supporting Planned Parenthood’s Fundraising Efforts

You read that title correctly. I think the pro-life community is making a critical mistake...

April 05, 2011

Hook-up or real romance? Maybe the decision starts at home.

What if, instead of blaming the "media" or the "culture" for the relaxed sexual mores...

March 2011

March 25, 2011

Catholics Who Use Contraception Aren’t The Only Cafeteria Catholics.

Reading Simcha Fisher’s recent post on natural family planning (NFP) reminds me of the fact...

March 10, 2011

B16’s “Jesus of Nazareth”: it’s worth your time.

Released today, just in time for Lent – Pope Benedict’s new book, Jesus of Nazareth:...

March 09, 2011

Free Copies of “Jesus of Nazareth: Holy Week”

The Pope's new book comes out tomorrow. You can win a copy today. Go to...