This is the fifth in a series of introductory essays on the document “Love is Our Mission: The Family Fully Alive,” the preparatory catechesis for
This is the fourth in a series of introductory essays on the document “Love is Our Mission: The Family Fully Alive,” the preparatory catechesis for
This is the third in a series of introductory essays on the document “Love is Our Mission: The Family Fully Alive,” the preparatory catechesis for
This article is the second in a series of introductory essays on the document “Love is Our Mission: The Family Fully Alive,” the preparatory catechesis
Next September 22-27, 2015 will be the eighth World Meeting of Families and it will take place in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Pontifical Council for the
St. Augustine wrote of two cities that men on earth have built. “Two cities have been formed by two loves,” he said. “The earthly by
Maybe you heard that on Sunday, September 14, 2014, Pope Francis married twenty couples at St. Peter’s Basilica. I learned about it first from an
I have just discovered that my high school freshman son loves music and listens to vast amounts of it, whenever he gets the chance. Believe
Wisdom and virtue The term Catholic liberal education means an education that is (1) Catholic, as defined by the Catholic Church, and (2) liberal, as
I just returned from a retreat for Catholic educators sponsored by the Institute for Catholic Liberal Education (ICLE) and hosted by St. Agatha Academy of Winchester, KY. Thirteen of
This is the final column in a six-part series on Humanae Vitae, Pope Paul VI’s profound and heroic 1968 encyclical. The series’ introduction is here.
This is the fifth in a six-part series on Humanae Vitae, Pope Paul VI’s profound and heroic 1968 encyclical. The series’ introduction is here. The
God loves a cheerful giver. (2 Cor 9:7) God calls us to a life of service for our own good. This was true under the
Every person’s most fundamental vocation, moral responsibility, and source of fulfillment is authentic self-giving. I think this claim can be discovered by reason and experience.
My goal is to show how the Catholic Church made the rational judgment, after serious investigation, that one man received a miracle of healing through
This is the fourth in a six-part series on Humanae Vitae, Pope Paul VI’s profound and heroic 1968 encyclical. The series’ introduction is here. The
[This article is the third in a continuing series on Humanae Vitae. Last time I examined the question of what the Church means by responsible
[This article is the continuation in the Kevin Aldrich\’s Humanae Vitae series.] The moral evil of intentionally separating the unitive sexual act from its procreative
The “Year of Faith” will end on November 24. But Pope Emeritus Benedict’s objective must go on: to “rediscover the content of the faith that
[This article is the first in a series on Humanae Vitae: Fatherhood.] Pope Paul VI’s widely rejected, and even ridiculed 1968 encyclical Humanae Vitae is
Amour is a 2012 French film about an elderly man’s love for his wife. As Anne’s quality of life slowly deteriorates, Georges’ generous love for
The city I live in thinks my family has a problem with the virtue of orderliness. An inspector has just sent me an “Environmental Violation