“In effect, the president is saying we have a year to figure out how to violate our consciences,” said Cardinal-designate Timothy Dolan, USCCB president.

We lock ourselves into thinking that we only can discover Christ in a particular way, when he might actually be revealing himself to us in a completely different way. Often, he appears right under the spot on which we stand, figuratively speaking. We miss him because we’re determined that he should meet our expectations.

Sales (even holiday sales) are fine in and of themselves, but they become a danger to society when they encourage consumerism above family tradition.

If you think “I Spy” is just a game for children, think again. Our federal government and the public school system have begun to play – but for real and they’re playing with our lives and the lives of our children.

Melanie sat in the pew, listening to the Sunday homily. She became more and more infuriated. The priest was talking about abortion methods and their devastating effects on child and mother.
He has no right to tell me what to…

Mark and I just celebrated our 27th Wedding Anniversary and I find it ironic that things seem to have come full circle since the day we were married. Girls are back in bell bottomed hip huggers, baby doll tops, flip…

I just returned from five heavenly days. Literally. My husband, Mark, and I were attending the annual workshop for our Schoenstatt community — five awesome days of education, formation, prayer, and fellowship in an environment of sheer joy. The experience…

On April 15th, American Papist blogger Thomas Peters reported that Archbishop Timothy M. Dolan took New York by storm. Anybody from Milwaukee could have told you he’d do that. In 2002, he took us by storm, albeit in a bit…

I felt the warm, soft wax between my fingers and looked down to see that I’d formed the Easter taper into a “J” — candy cane style. I’d been holding it so tightly entwined between my fingers that I’d completely…

I had a good dose of reality the other night. I went to a Family Readiness Briefing with our oldest son, Matt. His brigade is being deployed soon and so the National Guard arranged a meeting to inform and support…