I spoke to a woman recently who I respect very much and who takes her faith very seriously. She mentioned that she is on artificial birth control. Her husband is not a Catholic and for him, Natural Family Planning (NFP) was...
Read MoreEZ 17:22-24 PS 92:2-3, 13-14, 15-16 2 COR 5:6-10 MK 4:26-34 The “kingdom of God” is the central message of Jesus’ ministry. The “kingdom of God” refers to God’s reign over all creation, which is both present in Jesus’ ministry...
Read MoreA popular blog about Catholicism, motherhood, and family culture recently posted a list describing “Exactly How to Be a Good Catholic.” The list includes such things as believing in in God, the Father Almighty, the first person...
Read MoreACTS 9:26-31 PS 22:26-27, 28, 30, 31-32 1 JN 3:18-24 JN 15:1-8 The triumphant evangelicalism of the Easter season readings (where the first readings are from Acts) tends to make me a bit uncomfortable. I was raised in the Bible...
Read MoreWarning: Spoilers My daughter was still in utero when I vowed that she would never see a princess movie. I found the genre replete with problems, particularly Disney’s version which I associated with pretty little things with...
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