If you’re like me, you’re regularly confronted with objections to Church teaching on several hot-button issues. You know the usual culprits: same-sex marriage, abortion, contraception, the sexual-abuse crisis, the male-only priesthood, AIDS in Africa. And a lot of the time, I find myself tongue-tied. I understand the Church’s position intellectually, but when I try to …
July 4 is not just a national holiday. It’s also the feast day of Bl. Pier Giorgio Frassati, who has grown to become my favorite saint. This post is adapted from one I wrote a while back. Beginning in May 2010, on my birthday in fact, I spent a year reading about two …
If you’re in the Central Florida area, I’ll be speaking tonight at 7:00pm at St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Parish (Altamonte Springs, FL). My talk is titled “Our First, Most Cherished Liberty,” and is part of a special forum on religious freedom which features three excellent speakers. Here’s what you’ll learn: Msgr. Ed Thompson – Scriptural and …
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Shameless Monday is back! The last few were great. Dozens of people shared their projects, websites, and favorite links. But whether you participated last time, today’s a new day. Here’s your chance to shamelessly plug whatever you want and share it with the world. What’s your blog? What’s your project? What’s your book? …
