The Joy of the Truth

After many indications by studies, but few verifications, a new study finally verifies that explicit lyrics in songs are linked to sex among teens.. This comes as no surprise to anyone who has been watching the trends over the past 30 years or so. ...

I just had the pleasure of speaking to youth at a family event in our neighboring diocese. The theme of the conference was God's plan for our sexuality and family. When my talk on "True Sex" was finished, I sat in on the end of the adult track. I missed...

Columnist Rehka Basu rightfully leveled sharp criticism against the restaurant chain Hooters in her article, "Reality bruises myth of happy Hooters girl." The restaurant, best known for its busty waitresses dressed in white tank tops and snug orange...

As do many Catholic families, my wife and I are struggling a bit about whether or not to involve our children in the Santa Clause tradition. Our oldest daughter will be three in February, so she is just getting old enough to start hearing people say,...

Yesterday I gave a half-hour presentation on the Church's teaching on homosexuality to a gathering of our parish's youth group members. This is one subject that I almost always expect disagreement on -- either from those who think the Church is...