The Challenge of Being Counter-Cultural
It is often said that it is counter-cultural to be a follower of Christ. No believer who hears...
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Don’t Succumb to the Secular Tidal Wave
Over lunch this week with a long-time client, the blessing I said at the beginning of the meal was the catalyst for an interesting conversation (as it has been with so many others in the past). This human resources executive...
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The Joy Amidst the Disappointment
What follows is a note I sent to a group of friends who I suspect felt a profound sense of sadness...
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The Extraordinary Challenge of Being Counter-Cultural
It is often said that it is counter-cultural to be a follower of Christ. No believer who hears...
Read MoreMany Catholics Choose Homeschooling – Should You?
Homeschooling, defined as “parent-led, home-based education” is the fastest growing form of education, now bordering on the mainstream in the United States. [i] According to National Home Education Research Institute (NHERI) ,...
Read MoreHow Far will the Secular Media Go with the Kermit Gosnell Story?
The absolutely gruesome story received national coverage. When the news broke the week of January 17th about the horrific discoveries at a Philadelphia abortion facility, the story was featured on CBS News, Fox News, the...
Read MoreDaily Quote from Donald DeMarco
It is too clear that social justice means different things to different people. One essential point that distinguishes the Catholic Church’s notion of social justice from its secular counterpart has to do with the concept...
Read MoreThe Apocalypse of Robert Hugh Benson
Book Review: Lord of the World by Robert Hugh Benson I’ve just finished reading a most extraordinary novel, one that sheds considerable light on the spiritual predicaments of our own time. The odd thing is that it was written...
Read MoreWas America Founded as a Christian Country?
There has been much debate in the last several years over the role of religion in the public square and whether or not the Founding Fathers intended for America to be a Christian Country. One can read the numerous quotes of...
Read MoreA Habit We Should Never Break
I was in the airport recently and spotted a number of young men and women in military uniforms. I have read about civilians going up to these folks to thank them for their service — and even offering to buy them meals. I...
Read MoreThe Crucial and Legitimate Role of Religion in the Public Square
At the end of Pope Benedict’s highly successful four-day apostolic journey and state visit to Great Britain, British Prime Minister David Cameron, on behalf of all British citizens, publicly thanked him — not in an inauthentic...
Read MorePrejudiced journalism ‘diminishes private life’ warns Archbishop Chaput
Have you felt overwhelmed by what feels like significant anti-Catholic bias in the media? You can see it clearly in the unfair attacks on the Church and Pope Benedict on a number of fronts, especially the Holy Father’s...
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