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March 2014

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 27, 2014

Conscientious Objection About Wedding Cakes and Flowers is not About Slavery, Lynchings, Segregation or a Refusal of Service

Conscientious objection about wedding cakes and flowers is not the same thing as slavery, lynching,...

February 27, 2014

The New Zeitgeist: A Majority of Americans Now Favor Gay Marriage

According to a poll conducted by the Public Religion Research Institute, support for gay marriage...

February 25, 2014

Will Arizona Let the Money Do the Talking?

The money men have lined up in what appears to be a concerted effort...

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...

February 13, 2014

Time for a Smile.

I need a smile and there's no sweeter smile than Convos with My Two-Year-Old.

February 12, 2014

Federal Judge Rules that Kentucky Must Recognize Gay Marriages from Other States

US District Judge John G Heyburn II has ruled that Kentucky must recognize gay marriages...

February 11, 2014

Diverse Coalition Unites to Defend State Marriage Laws

Oklahoma and Utah are the latest states to find themselves in the bull’s eye of...

February 05, 2014

French Protestors March Against “Government Family-Phobia”

Photo Source: Reuters A lot of French people joined marched for the traditional family on...

February 04, 2014

Pro Marriage Demonstrations Across Europe Go Unreported

Sign carried during a rally organized by the pro-marriage La Manif Pour Tous organization on...

January 2014

January 28, 2014

West Coast Walk for Life: Archbishop Cordileone Asks Young People to Defend Life and Marriage

Archbishop Cordileone called on young people at the West Coast March for Life to defend...

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 24, 2014

Convos with My Three-Year-Old: The Leaves

I love these. They are so true.

January 21, 2014

Now Wait Just a Minute. If Chastity Applies to Nuns, It Also Applies to Priests.

I haven’t written about this particular story because it seemed like just one of those...

January 18, 2014

Are Gay Rights Activists Nazis, and Other Coffee Through the Nose Questions

I love the commenters here on Public Catholic. You are an intelligent and thoughtful...

January 17, 2014

Gay Marriage, the Rights of Children, and Religious Liberty

I've received permission to reprint Ryan Anderson's testimony concerning gay marriage in full. The video...

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

Federal Judge OKs Gay Marriage in Oklahoma

Based on the Supreme Court decision last summer, marriage is supposed to be something that...

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 30, 2013

Deacon Greg: The Church Teaches That Sex Belongs in Marriage

Whenever I describe my colleagues here at the Patheos Catholic Portal to friends, I usually...

December 29, 2013

2013 Favs: Gay Marriage: French Opposition Continues

Opponents to France's new law legalizing gay marriage say they will continue the fight. ...

December 29, 2013

2013 Favs: President Obama, Religious Liberty and Lying in Plain Sight

I'm close to a breaking point vis a vis our President and his deliberate disingenuous...

December 11, 2013

Anniversary: No Posts Today

I'm celebrating my anniversary today. That means no posts. I'll be back in full form...

December 10, 2013

Evangelii Gaudium Cliff Notes Part 2: The Beam in My Eye

And why worry about a speck in your friend’s eye when you have a log...

December 07, 2013

Convos with My Two-Year-Old: The Dress

It's time for a break. Nothing amuses me more than my favorite YouTube videos,...