When they were dating, Tim Muldoon and his wife asked, “what if we did exactly what the Church recommended when it came to sex?” What they found was: Red Hot Catholic Love! Yeah, it’s possible. We dated. We talked about sex. Of course we wanted it. But we waited. Ours was a transcontinental romance nourished by letter-writing (which I recommend … Read More
10 Years Ago Today…
…I met a saint! Well, “met” doesn’t exactly describe the privilege. I literally just rolled past him, stopping just long enough to give his ring a quick kiss. The whole thing probably only lasted about 20 seconds. But – I got a great picture out of it! In light of today’s little anniversary and his upcoming beatification, I thought I’d … Read More
Woman Injured After Failed Abortion at Planned Parenthood in StL MO
Awful news from my home state: ST. LOUIS, Feb. 14, 2011 /Christian Newswire/ — Emergency responders removed a patient from a Planned Parenthood abortion clinic in St. Louis, Missouri, on Saturday morning and rushed her to the emergency room at Barnes-Jewish-Christian Hospital. Photo: A patient is removed from Planned Parenthood in St. Louis and transported to a hospital by ambulance. … Read More
Valentine’s Day Advice for Singles
As if there wasn’t enough pressure from our society to “couple up” – at least temporarily – we also have an entire day solely dedicated to celebrating romantic love. As a single person myself, I don’t really get worked up over the whole Valentine’s Day “thing” (although, these days, being in my late 20s with most of my friends settling … Read More
7 Quick Takes
1. If you haven’t read it yet, check out my column at the Patheos Catholic Portal: Refusing to Suffer is Refusing to Live 2. Nancy Pelosi is at it again. 3. A great article at the Daily Caller: Our media is fearless and intrepid — except when it comes to abortion 4. Josh at Just West of Crunchy writes: Thank … Read More
Can We Stop With the “Donation” Nonsense Already?
Here is a CBS Early Show segment aimed at “answering” the ethical and safety concerns about egg donation. Their panel of “specialists” consists of an out-of-work 23 yr. old actress who has decided to “donate” her eggs (but hasn’t done so, yet), Kathy Bernardo of the Northeast Assisted Fertility Group and Dr. Ezekiel Emmanuel, an oncologist and the Head of … Read More
Refusing to Suffer is Refusing to Live
Because it has been my observation that one of the supporting pillars of the culture of death (those kneejerk proponents of abortion, euthanasia, assisted suicide, cloning/ESCR) is a desire to avoid or alleviate human suffering at all cost (a woman with an unwanted pregnancy doesn’t want the “burden” of a child; sick people want cures for what ails them or … Read More
Martin Link Knows the Day and the Hour
Though many, due to some illness or disease, may be aware that their death is very near, by and large, I suspect they still are not sure of the exact day or hour when the Son of Man will come for them (Mt. 25:13). Here in my home state of Missouri, 47 year old Martin Link knows the day and … Read More
TOB Tues. Bonus: Life-Long Married Love is Possible
In honor of Valentine’s Day coming up next Monday, this is a nice reminder that life-long married love is still possible, despite what our culture tells us: Worldwide Marriage Encounter has announced that Marshall and Winnie Kuykendall of Lordsburg, New Mexico, are the national winners of its “Longest Married Couple” contest. The couple will celebrate their 82nd wedding anniversary on … Read More
TOB Tuesday: TOB for Dummies :)
For the average person, the idea of reading about or studying the Theology of the Body can seem like a daunting task, even if they really want to know more about it. If this describes you, Creative Minority Report‘s Matthew Archibold has a suggestion: I read Marcel Lejeune’s book Set Free to Love and it’s great. I’m an idiot so … Read More