Overwhelmed? You Bet, But I Wouldn’t Miss It for the World
Recently, I loaded five of my nine kids into our 12 passenger van and headed off to Costco to stock up for the week.
Recently, I loaded five of my nine kids into our 12 passenger van and headed off to Costco to stock up for the week.
Every Labor Day weekend two men always pop up in my mind: Saint Joseph the Worker and my Dad. When I was growing up I
Here we are, forty-two years later, and the ill-conceived legal right to abortion still targets the most innocent members of our society. Despite prayer, educational
Of all the gifts Holy Mother Church has bestowed on us, one of the greatest is the saints. These ordinary men and women, who
The fallout from the Ashley Madison “data dump” has only begun. Much of the media attention has focused on B-list celebrity Josh Duggar, from
I met my husband because of the pro-life movement — I interviewed him for a radio story as I was covering a 40 Days for
We read, see, and hear a growing accumulation of stories in the news of small businesses being persecuted for not providing services to celebrate a
The recent United States Supreme Court decision declaring by man’s authority that two people of the same sex have the right to marry in all
Five years ago, I heard about a couple of other women praying to St. Anne for her intercession that they would, “find a man, as
The Supreme Court’s recent rendering on same-sex marriage continues to be met with mixed emotions. Many feel this was the correct decision since those who
The recent Obergefell v. Hodges Supreme Court decision declared that legal marriage must be extended to same-sex couples. This is a monumental legal decision
Rainbow flags, teeshirts, and banners were displayed on every possible surface as Americans cheered the Supreme Court’s approval of marriage equality. Newspaper, radio, and internet sources
For her birthday today, I decided to bake my daughter’s favorite – Chess Cake. It’s an old recipe, from a great-aunt who died 30 years
First, a little background. When we look back to our country’s founding, we take pride in the reasons for its formation; a “bad king” and
If somehow Catholics didn’t realize it before Friday, I hope the realization has dawned. We have a choice to make. If you’re a Catholic who
This isn’t your parent’s scouting! As if it’s not bad enough that the Girl Scouts of America are in cahoots with abortion giant Planned Parenthood,
I recently read a blog post that caught my eye. The line that stood out to me the most made a point about the difference
Instead of a bended knee, will the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) present a stiff middle finger to Our Father who art in Heaven
Of all the many movements within Protestantism, among the most disturbing is the notion that one can have Jesus but does not need the Church.
There have been perhaps a gazillion or two marriages since God ordained the Sacrament, as well as time and space and everything else He created. However, I could be
When I was a young adult, someone told me a somewhat off color joke. An elderly couple was peacefully sitting on their porch swing one
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