October 17th, 2010

From Flannery

“The truth does not change according to our ability to stomach it.” — Flannery O’Connor

October 11th, 2010

Foreboding Place

also known as The Boy Fort.

October 8th, 2010

IVF Turns Babies Into Business

At the Washington Post today, I’m talking about IVF and the business of babies.

On the topic of IVF, the church is a voice for the voiceless — the human embryos that have become defenseless commodities in a medical world that exploits infertile couples’ natural desires for children of their own.

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October 5th, 2010

Meet You in Massachusetts?

I will be speaking at the St. Paul School in Wellesley, Massachusetts on October 14 at 7:30 pm. I’d love to meet you there, if you can make it!

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October 3rd, 2010

Abortion Survivor Gianna Jessen

on Barack Obama on Hannity & Colmes …

Hear more of Gianna’s amazing testimony at Faith & Family Live.

October 3rd, 2010

Guess Where This Chicken Went?

I’ll share more tomorrow at Faith & Family Live!

October 1st, 2010

Momnipotent

You can read my latest column at Inside Catholic today — properly-themed for today’s feast of St. Therese and her “Little Way.”

“Look at me!” I announced to my bleary-eyed husband when he emerged from the bedroom one morning soon after our second child was born. Carefully, I shifted tiny Eamon in the crook of one arm as I scrambled eggs, buttered toast, and poured juice with my free hand.

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October 1st, 2010

Catholicism’s Scandal of Ignorance

We’re discussing the Pew Forum Survey results at the Washington Post this week. My entry deals specifically with Catholics’ apparent ignorance of the treasure of the Eucharist:

Many converts to Catholicism, especially well studied ones, will tell you that it was the sacraments, and specifically the Eucharist, that drew them to the Catholic Church in the first place. God built us for union with him. We long for Christ, and

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