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September 2013

September 29, 2013

Real Feminism Begins at Home

This video addresses what I've long believed is the forgotten core need of women: the...

September 27, 2013

Bogus Scholarship and the High Fashion of Attacking Christ the Lord

The Washington Post published an opinion piece by Reza Aslan, the Muslim writer-about-Jesus. I'm not...

September 26, 2013

The Public Scandal of Pro Abortion, Pro Gay Marriage Catholics in High Places

Cardinal Burke has issued a bit of advice to Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi: Don't take communion....

September 25, 2013

Run in Circles, Scream and Shout

When in trouble or in doubt, run in circles, scream and shout. Based on conversations...

September 25, 2013

Perspective

Caretaker daughters of mothers who are going through elderly dementia shouldn't read and review books...

September 25, 2013

Book Review: The Way We Were

To join the conversation about The Geography of Memory, a Pilgrimage Through Alzheimers, or to...

September 21, 2013

Gay Marriage and Abortion: In His Own Words

I've put together a few bits and pieces of Pope Francis' living testimony on...

September 17, 2013

Married Priests? I’m not Holding my Breath.

The press has jumped all over another errant remark from the Vatican, this time about...

September 17, 2013

Book Review: Coming Home to Wholeness

To join the discussion about Atchison Blue, or to order a copy, go here. Life...

September 11, 2013

Book Review: Trusting God on the Rocky Bottom of Life

To join the discussion about Rock Bottom Blessings, or to order a copy, go here. ...

September 02, 2013

Working People

Our corporate media lines up hard against working people. They extol the virtues of the...

September 01, 2013

We are So Blessed to be Catholic!

We are so blessed to the Catholic! The Church is a gift Jesus gave us...

September 01, 2013

The Colors of the Commandments

Catholic social teachings have their roots in the Ten Commandments and the Beatitudes. One...

August 2013

August 29, 2013

The War on Girls: Egg Harvesting and the Exploitation of Young Women Results in Death

Eggsploitation, or, as I call it, egg harvesting, is a deadly new form of...

August 27, 2013

The Heresy of Little g gods and Running Runners Who Run Away

Don't be alarmed by defecting Christians. It's just the Holy Spirit, pruning the dead...

August 24, 2013

Professional Christians, Pragmatic Jesus and Finishing the Race

So some guy named Joseph Bottum wrote a flabby-blabby essay for Commonweal about how...

August 16, 2013

Note to Bishop Tobin: If You’re Looking for God in a Political Party, You Need a New Roadmap

It is, in that grand Public Catholic tradition, roast and toast Rebecca time. Get out...

August 13, 2013

After-Birth Abortion: Why Should the Baby Live?

It reads like an article from The Onion. But it's not. It's a serious pseudo...

August 10, 2013

Shacking Up, Gay Marriage and Now Wed Leases: Is Marriage as the Larger Culture Lives It Dead?

Shacking up, gay marriage and now wed leases. Given all this, I'm inclined to say...

August 09, 2013

Voice of the Martyrs: Christian Persecution Around the World

"In most cases, the persecution could have been averted if they had simply denied Christ....

August 07, 2013

Being There: The Magic Means of Passing on Your Faith to Your Kids

You can not control what other people do. That includes your adult children. However, if...

August 06, 2013

Short-Circuiting the System to Play Elected Dictator

Prosecutorial discretion. Now there's a nice phrase. Another phrase that's almost synonymous with prosecutorial...

July 2013

July 31, 2013

From Me to Pope Francis: Remember the Ladies

"Remember the ladies." Abigail Adams to her husband John Abigail Adams spoke up for...

July 27, 2013

Convos With My Two-Year-Old: The Pants

I love Convos with My Two-Year-Old. These are the continuing episodes, 6 & 7,...

July 26, 2013

Pope Francis to Youth: Grandparents are Vital. Cherish the Elderly.

My kids adore their grandmother. The word "dote" wouldn't be too strong to describe their...

July 23, 2013

50 Reasons Why Teens Pray with Mary, the Mother of God

World Youth Day is this week. Why do our youth turn to Our Mother? Here...

July 22, 2013

Pope Francis Talks to Journalists on His Way to Rio

Source: News.Va Pope Francis engaged in a brief chat with journalists while in flight from...

July 21, 2013

Christians’ Dual Citizenship and Engaging the Culture for Christ

In the video below, Cardinal Wuerl discusses what he calls the "subtle" loss of religious...

July 18, 2013

The Secret’s Out: Devout Catholic Husbands and Wives Have the Best Sex

If you want great sex, trying marrying for love and committing yourself this person for...

July 18, 2013

Proposition 8 Supporters Re-Open the Case

Proposition 8 supporters have filed a case in court claiming that the vote of the people which...