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October 2015

October 22, 2015

The Synod: German Bishops Take One Last Shot

Mary Rezac, at Catholic News Agency, wrote a pithy summary of the German bishops' efforts...

October 12, 2015

Synod Leaders are “Log Rolling” Say Cardinals

A group of Synod Fathers, including Cardinal Dolan, have written a letter to Pope Francis...

October 01, 2015

It’s Synod Time Again. That Scares Me.

It's almost Synod time again. After last year's Synod on the Family, I almost wish...

September 2015

September 08, 2015

Pope Changes Annulment Process. What Does it Mean?

My ignorance of canon law is showing. Pope Francis issued two Apostolic letters, which are...

July 2015

July 17, 2015

The Future of the Catholic Church is the Same as Its Past

Ok, so I'm the daughter of a mechanic, the granddaughter of a laborer who at...

July 06, 2015

10 Things You can Do to Save Your Family and Change the World

I'm going to launch into the political ramifications of the Supreme Court Decision destroying marriage...

June 2015

June 09, 2015

Hundreds of US Priests Ask Church to Stand Firm on Church Teaching

Catholic priests in the United States have joined their brothers in England in petitioning participants...

June 03, 2015

Sex Change Surgery is the New Prefrontal Lobotomy and a Trendy Form of Child Mutilation

What do prefrontal lobotomy and sex change surgery have in common from a scientific viewpoint?...

February 2015

February 14, 2015

Staying Married: Listen to Your Wife; Talk to Your Husband

Note: This post was first published a couple of years ago. My husband forgot about...

October 2014

October 30, 2014

Voice of the Child of Divorce

Powerful and true.

October 16, 2014

Cardinal Kasper and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Interview

Cardinal Kasper says he didn’t say it. The reporter says he’s got it on tape....

October 13, 2014

Dueling Bishops: The Synod in Their Own Words

I've put together a set of comments from the various cardinals about the on-going Synod...

October 11, 2014

Why I’m Not Writing About the Synod

I’m haven’t been writing about the Synod on the Family because I don’t have...

September 2014

September 15, 2014

Three Cardinals — and I Don’t Mean Baseball Players — and Their Grand Slam of Confusion

I’m late to the party. But then, I often am. It takes me a while...

August 2014

August 27, 2014

Home and Family are Not Outmoded. They are Eternal Truths on Which People are Built.

A long time ago in a land not so far away, married couples often...

July 2014

July 14, 2014

Kids Who Won’t Mind. What’s Wrong with this Picture?

I’m under the weather today, so I’ve spent the afternoon watching the Spielberg version of...

July 02, 2014

Family: I am Sister Lily’s Granddaughter. Where I’m From, that Counts for a Lot.

I don’t remember if I told you this, but my grandmother was a Pentecostal...

May 2014

May 14, 2014

Vatican: Place the Family at the Center of all Concerns

May 15 is the United Nation's International Day of the Family. Monsignor Vicenzo Paglia,...

May 08, 2014

HGTV Does Brain Vacuuming as Well as House Hunting. Who Knew?

Jason and David Benham have all the visual and familial requirements needed to be HGTV...

April 2014

April 25, 2014

What’s With Our Cold-Calling Pope? I Don’t Care.

I’m sort of loggy and hung over from long days at work this week. Maybe...

February 2014

February 04, 2014

The Apple Doesn’t Fall Far: Elvis Presley and His Daughter

The apple doesn't fall far from the tree. The first video is Lisa Marie Presley,...

January 2014

January 14, 2014

Evangelizing the World Begins with Protecting Your Kids

Pope Francis has called us to evangelize the world. Jesus Christ also called us to...

December 2013

December 08, 2013

Conversion Story: Jesus Came to Heal the Broken Hearted, and I Had a Broken Heart

This is a beautiful testimony of conversion to Jesus. In a way, it's a...

November 2013

November 10, 2013

Helping Others … Helps You

What sort of people take part in Catholic Volunteer Services? How does volunteering affect...

November 09, 2013

Message to the Vatican: Traditional Families Need Your Help

After all the hullaballoo, it turns out that the Vatican is not seeking input...

October 2013

October 26, 2013

Vatican Says No to Communion for Divorced and Remarrieds

Rumors aside, it appears that Pope Francis is not going to overturn the 2,000-year-old Church...

October 12, 2013

Divorce, Catholic Divorce and Following Christ as Counter-Cultural Living

Divorce is one of the plagues of modern America. It is the root cause of...

October 12, 2013

When Home is Hell

Comments on this post about divorce have, as these things usually do, veered off into...

October 09, 2013

Pope Calls for Synod to Focus on the Family and Evangelization

Pope Francis has set the date for an Extraordianry Synod on the Family and Evangelization....

September 2013

September 19, 2013

Pope Francis Gives an Interview. New York Times Re-Writes It.

Pope Francis gave an extensive interview to America Magazine, which you can find here. The...