My Catholic Voting Decision

Voting as a Catholic means to vote only for pro-life candidates.

The Way Forward on Marriage and Family

The dust has now settled a bit after the tumultuous Extraordinary Synod of Bishops on the Family.  Viewed from afar, the two-week meeting of bishops was filled with fascinating stories, from allegations of internal intrigue to the emergence of the African bishops as major players in the universal Church.  Western news sources, of course, fixated on their favorite

Tone and Substance

There has already been a great deal of controversy in the Catholic blogosphere over the document released on October 13 by the Extraordinary Synod on the Family.  The Relatio, as it is technically called, is an interim document that essentially is a summary of the discussion so far by the bishops at the Synod, and

The Supreme Court Surrenders on Marriage

By not agreeing to consider the lower-court decisions re-defining marriage, the Supreme Court surrendered on this crucial issue.

Animals and Christian Discipleship

Christian discipleship requires us to examine carefully how we treat animals.