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September 21, 2015

Published by Stephen White at September 21, 2015

Why is Pope Francis Coming to Philadelphia?

He’s coming for the World Meeting of Families. He’s coming to canonize a saint, Junipero Serra. He’s coming to address the United Nations. He’s coming to…

September 22, 2015

Published by Stephen White at September 22, 2015

A Family Resemblance

I recently came across a beautiful story about the papal visit from the San Francisco Chronicle. The piece is a stark reminder of power of unconditional love and the message…

September 30, 2015

Published by John White at September 30, 2015

Bishop Olmsted to Catholic Men: Start Being Men

Bishop Thomas Olmsted of Phoenix has just issued an Apostolic Exhortation entitled Into the Breach, in which he basically tells Catholic men that they need to…

October 6, 2015

Published by John White at October 6, 2015

Synod’s Final Report Already Written By Bon Jovi

“We have decided to bypass the traditional rules governing the order in which certain synodal documents are prepared. We know what we want, so we don’t…

October 9, 2015

Published by Rebecca Hamilton at October 9, 2015

History Repeats in USA, But Evil Will Never Triumph

What has been will be again, what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun. King Solomon “Today’s families face…

October 22, 2015

Published by Tom Hoopes at October 22, 2015

A Prayer to St. John Paul II for the Family

St. John Paul II, you said: “As the family goes, so goes the nation and so goes the whole world in which we live.” You said,…

November 7, 2015

Published by Kate O'Hare at November 7, 2015

Roma Downey Wants Us All to Remember the Lonely at Christmastime

From the email inbox, a message from Irish actress/producer Roma Downey: Hello: I found this online and I was moved by it. I think it’s good…

November 9, 2015

Published by Deacon Jim Russell at November 9, 2015

Dear Spouses: What if Natural Family Planning Didn’t Exist?

There’s been a lot of blog-splaining lately about just how difficult Natural Family Planning can be, particularly for those facing economic challenges. I thought I’d be…

November 22, 2015

Published by Carson Holloway at November 22, 2015

Justice Scalia, Parental Rights, and the Constitution

This blog post reproduces an e-mail from ParentalRights.org criticizing Justice Scalia for being unwilling to use the power of the Supreme Court to protect parental rights.…