I pressed, “send” and off soared the email to my daughter’s swim coach. I had written, “ One of your best attributes is, that you have the ability to make everybody feel special… like THEY’RE the bestest ever! The great thing…
A Defining Moment for the Sacred Liturgy
November 6th, 2009 by Louie Verrecchio
With the Fall Meeting of the USCCB less a month away, it was widely reported last week that Bishop Donald Trautman of Erie, PA had taken his campaign against the proposed changes to the Roman Missal public.
Speaking at Catholic University…
Standing Watch Before the Dawn
November 5th, 2009 by Len Gutmann
Our designated spot is just off the driveway of the strip mall, across a small parking lot, a hundred feet or so from the clinic. Legally, it’s as close as our “40 Days for Life” parish group can stand. Driving…
The Four Last Things: Death
November 4th, 2009 by Mark Shea
When we hear a phase like “the newest thing” we generally think of the latest TV show, flavor of soda, or computer upgrade. Our culture is profoundly interested in the Newest and Latest. We Americans especially look to the future…
You’ve Come a Long Way, Baby?
November 3rd, 2009 by Patti Maguire Armstrong
Women are less happy than ever. In a Time magazine special report, Nancy Gibbs writes: “Among the most confounding changes of all is the evidence, tracked by numerous surveys, that as women have gained more freedom, more education and more economic…
The Ship of State is Being Steered Toward a Maelstrom of Anti-Christianity
November 2nd, 2009 by Charles S. LiMandri
President Obama’s highly controversial Safe Schools Czar, Kevin Jennings, is concerned about the heterosexual indoctrination of children in our public schools. In his bizarre view: “we all know what’s promoted in our schools: Heterosexuality is promoted in our schools. Every…
Praying with the Saints: Why Christians Shouldn’t Always ‘Just Go to God Alone’
October 31st, 2009 by Heidi Hess Saxton
I rushed through the house, fixing dinner and straightening the house. The babysitter would arrive any minute, so my husband and I could attend a school fundraiser. As I swiped the bathroom mirror with a cloth, I caught my wedding…
Our Friend, Death
October 30th, 2009 by Patti Maguire Armstrong
As the saying goes: “Nothing is certain but death and taxes.” But taxes you can avoid and evade; death — not so. Therefore, the only logical response to death is to embrace it…or at least accept it. After all, it’s…
The Devil’s in the Details
October 29th, 2009 by Louie Verrecchio
All of the preparations had been made, and as the setting sun gave way to the encroaching darkness there was nothing left to do but wait. A sense of anticipation filled the air and admittedly I was growing just a…
Credulity and Skepticism
October 28th, 2009 by Mark Shea
The devil, so the saying goes, is the ape of God. And so one of his standard methods for deceiving is to create parodies of good things and send them into the world in pairs.
Why parodies? Because he cannot make,…
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