The Joy of the Truth

There are inherent dangers in criticizing certain causes such as the prolife movement when one is a Catholic educator. People will often assume that such criticism reveals leanings toward the culture of death. In the case of my last blog article, Alarmism and Propaganda Have No Place in the Pro-Life Movement. I honestly didn’t get much reaction at all, but some of the reactions I did receive on… Continue reading

Many pro-life groups have been abuzz about the memo issued by the Department of Homeland Security and the FBI that seemed to indicate that pro-lifers were considered potential terrorists by the government. I first heard this complaint from Janet Parcell’s America. Mrs. Parcell tends to be a little alarmist, even though she does a great job of making Christians aware of issues happening in Washington long before those issues become… Continue reading

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. However, it is good to once again have science catch up to the Church and verify what we have always held to be true… Continue reading

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 the actual speaker, but I did catch the testimony of a couple who through a deeper conversion to… Continue reading

Fairytales and children’s books are often the targets of criticism by those who fear indoctrination from the Right or from the Left. The essay Children of the Left, Unite by Caleb Crain is a case in point. While Crain attacks such claims from the Right, he at the same time levels the same attacks on children’s books from the Left.

What caught my attention wasn’t the tired debate about… Continue reading