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February 2022

February 16, 2022
There are some people who think Catholics are not Christians. I don’t know how they...
February 13, 2022
We all have moments of doubt, maybe even long periods of doubt about the existence...
February 10, 2022
There is a serious need to teach pro-life feminism. As we approach potentially profound changes...
February 07, 2022
Having just celebrated Catholic Schools Week, I want to pay tribute to Catholic education and...
February 04, 2022
Do you sing at Mass? You should! The music is not just background accompaniment to...
February 01, 2022
Kneeling during a Catholic Mass has always seemed to me to be an important act...

January 2022

January 29, 2022
When over a fourth of children in the United States are growing up in fatherless...
January 26, 2022
Aldous Huxley’s classic novel Brave New World predicted a dystopia that has somewhat come to...
January 23, 2022
The most damaging lie of abortion advocates is that women need abortion to be successful...
January 20, 2022
The elimination of religion is something that many governments have pursued. So far, none have...
January 17, 2022
From first grade through college, I was fortunate enough to go to Catholic schools. Besides...
January 14, 2022
There is a well-known saying: Confession is good for the soul. What does that mean?...
January 11, 2022
Every Catholic parish should be a resource for women with unplanned pregnancies. If we are...
January 08, 2022
The Lord will provide. Trust in the Lord. Those are maxims we are told repeatedly...
January 05, 2022
There is a corollary to my belief that there is something good in everything bad...
January 02, 2022
During our Christmas vacation, we attended a Catholic church where a noticeable number of women...

December 2021

December 26, 2021
At Christmastime, it is often mentioned that the holidays are a torment for people who...
December 23, 2021
One of the benefits of the Catholic Church is that you can rely on Mass...
December 20, 2021
Something good always comes from something bad. I firmly believe that. I haven’t ever found...
December 17, 2021
The subject of married priests is one that is broached frequently among Catholics. It is...
December 14, 2021
According to popular opinion, the Catholic Church is still mired in the Inquisition and still...
December 11, 2021
“Why do Catholics do that?” is a question often asked. I think we could say...
December 08, 2021
Did you know that the oldest Marian shrine in the United States is in St....
December 05, 2021
The topic of beautiful churches is more complicated than you would think. It seems there’s...
December 02, 2021
Is this world so terrible a place that you wouldn’t want to bring a child...

November 2021

November 29, 2021
Our first sacrament as Catholics is baptism. It is the gateway to all the other...
November 25, 2021
Politicians have a bad reputation. Few, if any, seem to be saintly. However, it is...
November 22, 2021
The Catholic Church has a mission to bring forgiveness and healing to all its members....
November 19, 2021
Redemptive suffering is the practice of offering up our suffering as a sacrifice to God....
November 17, 2021
As the “Wandering Pew,” my husband and I are ceaselessly amazed by the incredible stories...
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