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November 25, 2015
We’re almost at that time of year in which Catholics of good will revive the debate over whether the Santa Claus “myth” counts as lying to…
November 9, 2015
There’s been a lot of blog-splaining lately about just how difficult Natural Family Planning can be, particularly for those facing economic challenges. I thought I’d be…
October 20, 2015
Ask any ICU nurse—sometimes feeding a dying person does more harm than good. The body is beyond the point at which it can actually assimilate the…
September 4, 2015
It’s just a fact of life that we Catholics have to get used to. Secular society—not Catholics—owns the word “gay.” And, just as was said…
August 25, 2015
Over the last couple years, and most recently in light of my Crisis essay on the August conference on same-sex attraction in Detroit (http://www.crisismagazine.com/2015/why-being-gay-is-not-enough ),…
August 5, 2015
With the barbaric practices of Planned Parenthood exposed now more than ever, so many people of faith across the country are scratching their heads. Many are…
July 28, 2015
So, how did the Catholic apostolate “Church Militant” celebrate the annual “NFP Awareness Week” last week? Unfortunately, by offering two web articles mis-stating Catholic teaching and…
July 9, 2015
Every July 6, Catholics everywhere celebrate the feast of St. Maria Goretti, who at age 12 valiantly resisted attempted rape, was stabbed, and died from her…
June 30, 2015
The poetically provocative title to this post refers to “Owning Our Faith,” a group that started earlier this year with the mission of “sharing life stories…