The Joy of the Truth

OK, I know I let the topic run cold. But I never did address the final objection to the YouCat made by those who are calling for the YouCat to be recalled. They claim that the YOUCAT gives confusing (some say ambiguous others say erroneous) catechesis...

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...

Our culture now considers shutting down the healthy fertility system and killing babies to be basic woman's health. Long ago the abortion movement abandoned their slogan "safe, legal, and rare." They are now successfully pushing to make abortion everyday,...

A lot of buzz has been going around about the attempts made by Vermont and Ohio state legislatures to remove "sexting" (sending out naked pictures of others by cell phone) from the list of felonies that could label someone a sexual predator. Some...

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...