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March 2014

March 26, 2014

All Catholics are Obliged to Oppose the Legal Recognition of Homosexual Unions

I put together a quick collage of teachings on marriage from Scripture, the Catechism...

March 13, 2014

How to Present the Christian Message When the Message is the Medium

The media is hard-selling abortion, euthanasia, gay marriage and now polygamy and polyamory. It...

March 11, 2014

In Their Own Words: Pope Francis and Cardinal Dolan on Civil Unions

Pope Francis has given another interview and the internet is ga ga. According to things...

March 10, 2014

Fired Homesexual Catholic School VP Sues

He's suing. Of course he is. Mark Zamuda, former vice principal at Eastside Catholic School...

March 06, 2014

My Five Wives: The Push to Normalize, and then Legalize, Polygamy is On

First it was Big Love and its top tier talent. Then it was Sister Wives....

February 2014

February 25, 2014

Getting Real: The Marriage Protection Amendment

Marriage in the United States shall consist only of the union of a man and...

February 15, 2014

Western Civilization is a Dead Man Walking. Here’s Why.

It slipped past quietly, while we were ordering roses for Valentine’s Day and chattering about...

February 14, 2014

Western Civilization is a Dead Man Walking, but It’s Valentine’s Day and We Still Have Each Other

A federal judge in Kentucky killed marriage this week. A parliamentary vote in Belgium officially...

January 2014

January 27, 2014

Oklahoma Lawmaker Files Bill to Ban Marriage

You gotta admit. I do have an interesting job. One of my colleagues in the...

January 15, 2014

Archbishop Coakley Issues Statement on Judge’s Decision Overturning Oklahoma’s Definition of Marriage

My personal religious leader, Archbishop Paul Coakley issued a statement this afternoon concerning yesterday’s decision...

January 15, 2014

New York Judge Rules that “Close Friends” Can Legally Adopt Children

Let me repeat myself: I try to be cynical, but I just can’t keep...

January 15, 2014

How Does the Definition of Marriage Affect the Future of Our Society?

The link to this article comes Kate O'Hare, who is a contributor at Catholic Vote....

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...

January 07, 2014

Vatican Says the Media is Manipulating Pope Francis’ Comment on Families

The upside of the rampant twisting and manipulating of every word that comes out of...

December 2013

December 05, 2013

If You’re Looking for Me, You’ll Find Me Standing with the Pope

Pope Francis' wonderful exhortation, Evangelii Gaudium is a call to each of us to do...

November 2013

November 29, 2013

Where They Have to Take You In

Thanksgiving weekend is an annual opportunity to kick back and enjoy the people who matter...

November 26, 2013

Pope Francis Issues New Document. Calls for Missionary Church.

I dream of a “missionary option”, that is, a missionary impulse capable of transforming...

November 25, 2013

Religious Freedom and Gay Marriage: Are They Intrinsically Inimical?

Does the First Amendment apply to individual people or only to the institutional church,...

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...

November 08, 2013

Will Illinois’ Proposed Gay Marriage Law Violate Religious Freedom?

Will Illinois create discrimination in the name of ending discrimination? Illinois’ bill redefining marriage...

November 06, 2013

ENDA and Bully Politics

The United States Senate is quietly passing a law, known by the acronym ENDA, (Employment...

October 2013

October 28, 2013

Pope Francis: Marriage is the First Sacrament of Humanity

As we would describe it here in Oklahoma, Pope Francis said a mouthful. His...

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 21, 2013

Book Review: Building Christian Family by the Sacred Rules

To join the conversation about Six Sacred Rules for Families; A Spirituality for the Home,...

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 01, 2013

Book Review: Making Marriage Work

To join the discussion about Just Married, or to order a copy go here. Just...

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 19, 2013

Legislator 101: If You Pass a Bad Law, Fix It.

If a law is being interpreted in ways you did not intend and doing harm,...