The Pope of Wisdom—a Small Tribute to Benedict
The shyest girl in my Sunday School class wrote the best letter to Pope Benedict XVI when he decided to step down …
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Preparation for the Road Ahead
For the past several decades American Catholics have immersed themselves into American culture. We look and act just like everyone else. And …
Getting Prepared
With all these morality issues confronting our kids—abortion without parental notification, LGBT pressures that push for “gender spectrum education” and for “transgendered …
To Be Confirmed…Kids Need the Armor of Christ: The Assault on Truth is Real and It’s Coming to a Playground Near You
Consider this dialogue between 2 students in a high school hallway: Why aren’t you wearing purple today? Why should I? It’s solidarity …
The Compassion of the Spirit
It’s easy to see the faults in others and feel frustrated. What about those Catholic teenagers who were proclaiming the need for …
Stillness, Truth and Lent
There are those who would say that “right and wrong” are not the same for everyone. According to this way of thinking …
Whatever Happened to Sin and the Devil?
Our kids need to know—sin is real; the devil is real; and we need to stay on guard, especially now. Without this …
Our Lord Uses the Lowly to Reveal His Strength
Mark Twain wrote an out-of-character-for-him historical fiction book about the heroine who inspired his dreams. In fact, he went to France to …
When History is Relative
Our children are being taught a rudderless version of history. It is called “unbiased” and “fact based” but in truth it is …
Career Planning or Discernment: Is there a Difference?
My son is a high school junior. He sits with his friends at dinner and the topic is, “Where are you going …
A Single Issue—Life!
When my husband meets people who insist on the right to abortion, he always “agrees.” “Certainly. I believe in it; but only …
