I wanted to ask a question that’s bugged me for a long time about Catholic publishing: where the heck are the Catholic books in grocery stores? You see evangelical works popping up all the time–there’s a dedicated section for Christian/spiritual/Bibles/whatever in most grocery stores/Fred Myers’/what have you. Often, the books there are from publishers I [...]

…by arguing with a Canadian reader from British Columbia writes: So I was driving down the I-5, headed to Our Lady of Peace in Beaverton OR for a silent retreat this weekend. And I thought, “I’ll bring ‘The Power in the Blood’ CD’s that Mark gave me to help pass the time on the long [...]

Here’s an interesting article. The upshot is that men are not getting with The Program, insisting on “masculine identity” when the very concept of human nature is outmoded in favor of the “clean slate.” To write upon, of course. What? Anything your power desires, is what. The author is an NYT Op-Ed columnist. He’s also [...]

A reader writes: I don’t know if I missed a post on the LCWR (I think that is right).  I was a little put out to see buttons at mass a couple of weeks ago that say “I stand with the sisters”.  Not because I stand with or against them,but because I don’t believe mass [...]

Greetings oh Fearless Leader, I’m in full tilt getting ready to emigrate to America from New Zealand and preparing to marry a lovely beautiful American Catholic girl, and one of the last details is two separate places for us to live while we prepare for marriage. I was wondering if perhaps you or one of [...]

A reader writes: A month or so ago, you posted a question posted by the owner of a business who was perplexed about how to respond to the HHS Mandate. I’m in the same boat and have done quite a bit of digging to see what can be done. The best practical information I’ve found [...]

Money is a promise of value given in exchange for value received. Like it says on the dollar bill: “This note is legal tender for all debts, public and private.” The owners of my corner gas station take my $10 because they believe the government’s promise that they can use the $10 for to acquire [...]

A reader writes: I just heard your interview with Jonette on her morning radio program. In the course of your studies concerning Mary, I was wondering if you had read the revelations given to Maria Valtorta by Jesus. Jesus states that one reason he gave us this gift was to help us to understand Mary [...]

I haven’t had time to think about it much.  I reckon buying from them is a matter of “remote material cooperation” with evil, so if there are proportional reasons to do business with them that outweigh the evil they are doing, I reckon it’s okay to do business with them. That’s my quick and dirty answer, [...]

A reader writes: I enjoyed reading your article on fraternal correction. However, I’m still confused about when I should or shouldn’t admonish an apparent sinner. Could you help me with a concrete situation that I am dealing with? I have a cousin who is in her late 20′s, married, and with a young son. She [...]