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Family in Full: Blending Backgrounds for New Family Traditions
It was Thanksgiving and my then-girlfriend was meeting my family for the first time. Much to my surprise, all five…
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Being Squeezed into (I Hope) Fine Wine
I like wine, red and dry. My preferences are Chianti and Merlot. A bottle of Cabernet, Pinot Noir or Petite…
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Reflections for Sunday, December 6, 2015
Meditation and Questions for Reflection or Group Discussion Mass Readings: 1st Reading Baruch 5:1-9 2nd Reading: Philippians 1:4-6, 8-11 Responsorial:…
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It’s Time to Become Pro-Life 3.0
For the last few years, scientists have been warning us that genetically modified children are just over the horizon. Rumors…
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Beware the Devangelization
The accepted dictionary definition of “evangelize” is: 1. To preach the gospel to. 2. To convert to Christianity. 3. To promulgate or promote (a doctrine or idea, for example) enthusiastically. Now, we know that a…
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No Excuse for Murder, No Justification for Abortion
By now most people are aware of the shooting that took place at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado Springs…
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The Grief of Being Unloved
English writer and broadcaster Claire Rayner (1931-2010) said: “Only the unloved and unloving escape grief.” That is not entirely true.…
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Supreme Court to Rule on the Biggest Abortion Case of the Decade
In what could be the abortion legal battle of the decade, the U.S. Supreme Court decided last month to weigh-in…
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The Lonely Road of the Church’s “New Minority”
A religious once said, “Being a missionary is like taking a pearl of inestimable value into a land where the people…
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O Me of Little Faith
I guess you never know how little faith you have, until it is tested. Faith never grows, unless it is…