The Washington Post has a startling story about Georgetown University senior Valerie Novak. Suffering from a headache that wouldn’t go away, eventually doctors discovered a blood clot in her brain.

“The probable cause, doctors concluded after performing tests that ruled out a clotting disorder, was the birth control pills she had been taking for more than four years,” says the article.

This reminded me of something professor Dr. Janet Smith often shares. She tells the story of a priest who when meeting with couples who are considering marriage, presents them with a list of the common side effects of contraceptives. The side effects include, among others, weight gain, increase in acne,...READ MORE

A new Gallup poll shows that a majority of Americans oppose President Obama’s Jan. 23 executive order reinstating taxpayer funding for oversea’s abortions.

According to Gallup, “Obama’s decision to reverse the prohibition on funding for overseas family-planning providers may be the least popular thing he has done so far. This was an executive order that forbade federal government money from going to overseas family-planning groups that provide abortions or offer abortion counseling. Fifty-eight percent of Americans disapprove of Obama’s decision to lift this ban, while only 35% approve of it.”

The ban was originally put in place by President Ronald Reagan, then lifted by President Bill...READ MORE

Last night my wife and I rubbed shoulders with Catholic movie stars Harry Connick, Jr. and Siobhan Fallon Hogan at the premiere of their film “New in Town.”

The film, which opens this Friday, is a romantic comedy set in New Ulm, Minn.  Watching the premiere at the Mall of America, both my wife and I were pleasantly surprised by the respectful tone in which the movie portrayed one of the key characters, Blanche Gunderson (played by Hogan), a Christian who wears her crucifix and isn’t afraid to bring up the name of Jesus in casual conversation.

In the movie, Gunderson mentions God at least once and Jesus at least three times. The film also features the townsfolk of New Ulm processing with...READ MORE