Nope. All infertilities are not equal. There is a crucial difference between an infertile heterosexual union and an impotent homosexual one.
This week, the US Supreme Court began its deliberations on the contentious issue of same-sex marriage. One of the two cases it will hear concerns California's Proposition 8, an approved state constitutional amendment that defines marriage as between a man and a woman. One of the objections to this amendment brought by lawyers Ted Olsen and David...
It was expected that there would be an effort question the reputation of Pope Francis in some of the mass media that have supported the policies of abortion, birth control and homosexual marriage. They usually make no mention of then Cardinal Bergoglio's outspoken criticisms of President Cristina Fernandez when she imposed homosexual marriage, homosexual adoption, and free contraceptives for all in Argentina. He pointed out how these policies discriminate against children and the...
Let’s be blunt: have we really read Pope Benedict, arguably one of the greatest popes in history? I won’t inquire any further than simply raising the question. I don’t mean skimming headline quotes from media sources (which usually miss the point), but actually being challenged and educated by what he told us. If my hunch is correct, it seems that few people at all – including many of us good Catholics – have actually read and been formed by the works of this gift of a man to us....
When, after fifteen years of voluntary exile, Dietrich von Hildebrand managed to come back to his beloved Munich in 1948, there was much excitement in his family, numerous friends, and many dedicated students.
They all knew that he had voluntarily left Germany “refusing to live in a country led by a criminal.” They probably knew that he had been “fired” from the University of Munich for his “impure” blood (having declared himself non-Aryan in solidarity with a persecuted...
On Friday, Feb. 22, Mr. Paddy Agnew of the Irish Times, descended to what can only be described as new lows of journalism. Mr. Agnew’s article, title “Report into Vatican pushes Pope to resign” does not meet even the most fundamental requirements of serious journalism, corroboration, and fact-checking.
Sources who can testify to claims being made and are reliable witnesses are obligatory for any professional journalist. The serious nature of the completely unsubstantiated charges Mr....
The world woke up to the news that on Feb. 28 at 8 p.m. the Throne of Peter will be vacant. The response was shock, and amazement. Indeed, the Pope is close to his 86th birthday, but his mind is still so brilliant that inevitably people ask themselves: why should he not only resign, but also renounce the title of Peter’s successor? His state of health is so much better than the one of John Paul II the last three years of his life. The rumor ran at the time that several bishops and...
Pope Benedict’s decision to renounce the papacy has shocked the world. For most people, inside and outside of the Church and the Vatican, it was an unexpected and remarkable event. We are all deeply touched, and are still trying to understand the import and significance of the Pope’s action.
But, to be honest, it's a decision that is more surprising to those who do not know him than to those who know him well and have followed him closely. He spoke clearly of this possibility at...
Less than two weeks ago, the Sundance Film festival “canonized” the work of late term abortionists in the United States, and gushed unbounded praise and admiration for their heroic “care of women.” The centerpiece of this hagiographic exercise was the documentary film “After Tiller,” by directors Lana Wilson and Martha Shane. The movie uncritically portrays the lethal practice of four late term abortionists: Warren Hern, who performs late-term abortions in Boulder, Colo.,...
Have you ever heard of Fr. Robert Barron? If not, then it’s about time that you do. He put out this great DVD series called Catholicism that they might have shown at your parish (if they haven’t yet you should talk to your pastor, it’s amazing!). Among other things he produces a podcast that I listen to multiple times a day.
Why? Because over the course of the last few years he has taught me more than I could have ever imagined about Jesus Christ. And I'm not just talking about...
Northern Indiana has lost a great leader, shepherd, priest and friend with the passing of Bishop John Michael D'Arcy. As the Bishop was laid to rest on February 8, he is remembered as a hero and friend who stood for the truth, regardless of the consequences.
Born in 1932, Bishop D'Arcy was raised in Brighton, Massachusetts with his three sisters ordained a priest at the young age of 24, and was consecrated as bishop in 1975. The Bishop’s first teachers in the faith, his Irish immigrants...
