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“I Am a Mystery to Myself” The Last Days of Padre Pio
For half the 20th Century, Saint Padre Pio suffered the wounds of Christ. All of them, including the cynicism of…
Monthly Archives: September, 2012
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Mother Teresa at 100: The Life and Work of a Modern Saint
In recent weeks, as we’ve celebrated her feast day and the 101st celebration of her birth, we’ve been pondering the…
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Forced Abortions Continue in China
“Reports that the Chinese Party-State has ended its practice of forcibly aborting women pregnant in violation of the one-child policy…
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Pope Paul VI’s Playlist
In an attempt to stay plugged in to American culture while I live overseas for 16 months, I have regularly…
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Anti-Life Provisions of the 2010 Health Care Reform Law
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), Pub.L. 111-148, enacted on March 23, 2010, substantially expands funding of abortions…
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Synod of Bishops and the Year of Faith
Listen to Archbishop Rino Fisichella and at first you might suppose that the new evangelization was a pretty simple affair.…
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The Theology of the Body in a Nutshell
If we look at the four components of God’s love for us (free, total, faithful, fruitful) and compare God’s love…
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Poem: “Will the Guest Show?”
Will the Guest Show? Like a dove on a church spire Cooing a winsome song Like the falcon on a…
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Trespassing Trial Humbles Abortion Mill
It is said that Planned Parenthood usually wins in court. But not always. Last month, thanks to a display of…
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Child Survival Improves, While Maternal Deaths are Politicized
Good news came from UNICEF today. The number of children under age 5 dying globally has dropped nearly in half…