(Maurice Blumberg is Executive Director of the National Fellowship of Catholic Men. This article is a paid product of the NFCM, P.O. Box 86381, Gaithersberg, MD 20886. You may e-mail them at info@nrccm.org.) “Do men Catholic men need the support of other Catholic men?” A few years ago, I asked this question of my friend,
St. Joseph is one of the few saints to have more than one feast day. He also happens to be my patron saint, so when my wife Maureen and I were getting married, she asked me which feast day I celebrated. Before I had the chance to answer, she mused out loud, “Definitely not St.
In our daily spiritual lives, moments of decision typically revolve around temptations. We’re trying to follow Christ and abide by His teachings and commands. Then we’re confronted with a situation in which we’re being lured — subtly or overtly, whatever best suits Satan’s purposes at the time — into doing what we know we shouldn’t
An Ohio college has been sued over its decision to punish a philosophy professor for divulging his Catholic beliefs to students. The suit filed against Lakeland Community College accuses the school of violating the First Amendment, due process, and equal protection rights of Professor James Tuttle. His attorney, Jeff Brauer, says Lakeland substantially reduced Tuttle's
One parable that I think teaches an important lesson to practicing Catholics is the Parable of the Pharisee and Tax Collector found in Luke 18. The Pharisee's prayer is a laundry list of things the Pharisee is doing for God, while the Tax Collector humbly prays, “Lord, be merciful to me, a sinner.” The latter
(This is a letter that the parents of Terri Schiavo received recently as they continue their fight to save their daughter) I don't know if another personal story is of any use in your fight to save your daughter, but for what it's worth I'll send it on. My brother went into acute respiratory failure
Adoption in the human family is often misunderstood today. Even more so is our adoption into the family of God, the Church. Being God's children by adoption doesn't mean that we're second-class citizens in the kingdom of God, as though God couldn't have had “children of His own.” And it's not some sort of legal
Last week the United States Senate debated, and ultimately defeated the Federal Marriage Amendment initiative in their chambers. For many of us who support and recognize the historical importance of traditional marriage to America's social fabric, this bill looms large. Why? Because numerous initiatives by state courts, some cities, and even some state legislatures across
A Legal Framework That Protects Children [Editor's Note: Part Two of Mary Kochan’s article “Spiritual Communication: Are There Any Do’s and Don’ts” will appear in this space next Tuesday.] The Presiding Officer (Mr. Cornyn): The Senator from Oregon is recognized. Mr. Smith: Mr. President, I thank Senator Allard for his willingness to change and clarify
What I did was blindfold two of my daughters after dinner, and they took turns trying to lead the other around the basement. Quite predictably, there were many humorous collisions and wrong turns. It was truly a case of the blind leading the blind — or in the case of my fair-haired daughters, the blonde
The Secular View of Women In this world, women are viewed in essentially one of three ways: through the lens of secular atheism, through the lens of Islam, and through the lens of Christianity. In 1997, the young mother had entered the abortion clinic seeking to have an abortion. The woman was put on the
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