A Catholic Definition of Womanhood From Edith Stein, Defender of Women
St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, in her philosophical essays, showed that women are endowed with wonderful, God-given natures.
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I’m Thankful My Mother Had a Second Child
‘They told me to have two,’ the battle cry of my childhood, rather sums it all up.
We Have Many Disguises, But God Made Us to See Him Face to Face
‘In prayer, we see all things in the light of Christ; we let our masks fall and immerse ourselves in the truth and in listening to God, feeding the fire of love.’ —Pope Benedict XVI
St. John the Baptist Was Martyred for Telling the Truth
Among those born of women there have arisen many mediocrities like Herod Antipas, who feared his family and friends more than he feared God
The Secret Sisterhood of Widows
Like so many other widows, I’ve learned over the years that our suffering can become a balm for others who are facing that same reality.
Flannery O’Connor and the Devil’s Territory
COMMENTARY: Novelist of grace and grittiness said: ‘I write the way I do because and only because I am a Catholic.’
The Eternal Voyage of the Sea Moose
Boating has taught me many lessons about the Barque of Peter and the Gospels
Where Have All the Children Gone?
COMMENTARY: The baby in the womb too often is sacrificed on the altar of economic and social progress.
On Father’s Day, Remembering a Hero Who Wore Bermuda Shorts
My dad wasn’t a ‘Fathers Knows Best’ kind of father, but he was the only father I had, and I loved him.
