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The Catechism Saved my Soul
“About this we have much to say which is hard to explain, since you have become dull of hearing. For…
Yearly Archives: 2012
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Prayer Can Move Mountains – Or Churches
When my wife and I were dating, she would travel quite a bit as a part of her job. On…
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Poem: “1927”
1927 Revolution virgin-pure Covered now in filthy sores, I wonder what he’d think of this: The paradox of class and…
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Saints are Back in Style
This month is a momentous one for saints in the Catholic Church. After naming two new doctors of the church…
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Fiftieth Anniversary of Vatican II
Today begins the Year of Faith 2012-2013, on the 20th anniversary of the promulgation of the Catechism of the Catholic…
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John XXIII: Saint in the Age of Television
In 1958, a congenial old man, Angelo Roncalli, was elected to the chair of Peter. He was to be a…
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The Battle Is Not Over the How
In a recent article in The National Catholic Reporter Michael Sean Winters criticized vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan for failing…
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Fungible Human Rights for Negotiable Human Beings
Sometimes I wonder if anyone really thinks through what it means to be a human being anymore. There are so…
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America and Ancient Rome: Comparisons
History offers insightful comparisons and contrasts between past and present. A generation or so before the birth of Christ, Rome…
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Let Who Plan My Family?
Four was our magic number. Before my husband and I got married, we’d both agreed we wanted four children, and…