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The Effects of Depression and the Universal Remedy
On December 8,1992, an article appeared in the science section of the New York Times under the headline “A Rising Cost of Modernity: Depression.” The piece tells of a report published by the Journal...
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Pope Francis Has Single-Handedly Destroyed Catholicism
…or so you’d think if you got all your information about Catholicism from blog comboxes. Not surprisingly, Pope Francis has been in the news lately. The media jumped on his offhand comments about...
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Transcript of Pope Francis’ 2005 Pro-Life Homily Shows His Candor
Taken from: OrderofMercy.org (with permission) (Sep 16, 2013) With surprising candor, the man who was to become Pope Francis warned his fellow Christians of the wolves of persecution, but nevertheless...
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THANK YOU, WENDY DAVIS! I Join You in Prayer
Surely Wendy Davis has been saying her prayers and with the latest Federal Judge ruling the Texas anti-abortion law unconstitutional in key parts, perhaps she feels her prayers are being answered. I...
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Adoption: More Than Just an Option
”My birth mother gave me life so my mother could teach me how to live it.” ~ Jacqueline, an adoptee ~ “The great danger for family life, in the midst of any society whose idols are pleasure, comfort...
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Peter Singer: Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Hypocrisy
As a member of the Homo sapiens species, I have always found it blatantly paradoxical that the very people who purport the stringent ground rules for the legitimacy of life, whether in or outside the...
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The Sinner’s Guide to Natural Family Planning: An Interview with Simcha Fisher
Have you ever read a book where you find yourself talking out loud in response to what you’re reading? Simcha Fisher’s The Sinner’s Guide to Natural Family Planning (available on Kindle with upcoming...
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On Manliness: Perseverance
Manliness. Thanks to websites like the Art of Manliness, Catholic Gentlemen, Whiskey Catholic and many others, the internet is a buzz with discussion of what makes a man a man. What traits, virtues,...
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Faith, Hope and Charity: Three Unorthodox Thoughts
Two years ago, at this time, I was at a county jail waiting to be bailed out. I think of it as the lowest point of my life, not just because of the humiliation I experienced during and following the...
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The Importance of Life Media
One of the downsides of being pro-life in 2013 is the negative stereotyping. Being”pro-choice” is so normalized and they seem to have the popular debate covered. They have the jargon, while pro-lifers...
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A Salute To The Courage of Newborns
Although I am a mother of nine and a grandmother to two other little ones, my first encounter with my third grandchild startled me. I was struck by the sheer courage it takes a new soul to begin life...
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The Danger of Being Cynical
Webster’s dictionary defines cynicism as “believing that people are generally selfish and dishonest”. In a recent book study with friends, we discussed a chapter on this very topic. In Paul Miller’s A...
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Uproariously Good News: Religion is Good for You!
Recently, I got this shot in the arm of uproariously good news from listening to an interview with author Rodney Stark on the Al Kresta In The Afternoon radio show on Ave Maria Radio. They were...
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Talking White Trash
People of a certain age ought to remember the routine that made comedian Jeff Foxworthy a household name. And I’ll give just one example: “If you mow your yard, and you find three cars and a couch,...
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Falling Into the Scapegoat Trap
In the Old Testament, the Azazel goat, translated as scapegoat, was one of two goats chosen for a ceremony on The Day of Atonement. The first goat was sacrificed, but a priest would lay hands on the...
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How To Be A Biblical Literalist
A few weeks ago, a Facebook friend posted the article “Everyone’s a Biblical Literalist Until You Bring Up Gluttony” by Rachel Held Evans to her timeline. The title caught my eye because it reminded...
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Now Is the Appointed Time
Beginnings and endings, finite measures of years meted out for us again and again, season after season, generation after generation, age after age—all amount to little more than markers of time. The...
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The Truth About Premature Babies and Pro-Life Arguments
As a professional who cares for childbearing losses and as a Catholic who believes in the sacredness of life, I pay very close attention to how the media treats the subject of childbearing and loss. I...
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Every Life Matters
Today in Washington D.C. hundreds of thousands of people are expected to participate in the annual March for Life. They come from all around the country and the world to stand up for the sanctity of...
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My First Fifty Years: What I’ve Learned
Eight years ago, I was playing around with Microsoft® Money and found an add-in for investment advice. As part of the program, it asked various questions about my general health background. Being...
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