The Joy of the Truth

ISSUE: On February 24th, President Obama instructed the Justice Department not to defend sections of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) in the current court cases where it is being challenged. The principal basis for the President’s decision is that...

The recent hubub about Pope Benedict XVI statement about condom usage and AIDS in his most recent book highlights just how important being educated in Catholic moral theology is for Catholics. Are you able to answer the confusion surrounding these...

Mel Gibson has made the news - in the form of a media feeding frenzy - yet again. This time he is accused of making racial slurs and of possibly physically abusing his girlfriend (the mother of his nine month old baby). There is little doubt that the...

The Spring 2003 edition of Wilson Quarterly ran an article called, "What is Natural?" The author, Andrew Stark, was exploring the standards used by insurance companies to decide what treatments to cover and which ones not to cover. One of the standards...

In a previous blog post, I pointed out that abortion advocates have problems even if they call themselves pro-choice. The overemphasis of the individual's choice tends to isolate the mother from the support of the community. Our culture is pretty much...