At their semi-annual meeting November 10-13th in Baltimore, the United States bishops will discuss the “practical and pastoral implications of political support for abortion.” Some might question the timing of this discussion, coming only days after millions of Catholics…

One of my young son's favorite books is the P.D. Eastman classic Are You My Mother? In this story, baby bird becomes separated from his mother and frantically goes in search of her.  Along the way, he asks many creatures…

"All that is necessary for evil to succeed is that good men do nothing."

This quote, attributed to the 18^th-century British philosopher Edmund Burke, is often used as a rallying cry when it comes to attacks against the Catholic Church.…

At first glance, meekness may be the most unattractive Christian virtue. Today, many people think of "meekness as weakness," the antithesis of "holy" self-assertion that enables us to get our own way. We picture a meek person as a wimp…

"Daddy, I'm pregnant."

My unmarried daughter's announcement last February forever changed our family. No longer could "unplanned pregnancies" or "single mothers" be spoken of in abstract terms, as things that only happen in other families.

This was a flesh-and-blood reality…

During the first week of the football season, my five-year-old son Samuel and I camped in the basement on the first weekend of the season as we stayed up to watch Notre Dame's opening game. As we said our prayers…

When I was growing up in the 1960s and '70s, Catholic education didn't seem that complicated to me. Like most of the other kids from St. Elizabeth parish, I attended the parochial elementary school for eight years and then went…

The Church emphasizes the fundamental equality that we all share by virtue of our baptism. All Catholics possess equal dignity as children of God, and all without exception are called to holiness and to participation in the life and mission…

In the Church we have the beautiful feasts of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary, with the heart symbolizing the immense love of our Lord and His Blessed Mother for each one of us.

In…

Nine months after his election, Pope Benedict XVI issued his much-anticipated first encyclical letter, entitled “Deus Caritas Est” (“God Is Love”). No doubt it will provide Christ-centered wisdom and encouragement to a world that increasingly looks for true love “in…