Like most Catholics, I have been following the debate surrounding the HHS mandate. Quite simply, it would have been impossible for me to avoid it as my Facebook feed has been inundated with articles and blog posts covering every angle of the controversy. As I perused the information and differentRead More

 During my conversation with October Baby co-director Jon Erwin (he co-wrote and co-produced it as well) and stars Rachel Hendrix and Shari Rigby, which are highlighted on the blog here, Erwin talked about how he came to his own viewpoints on abortion.October Baby is about an abortion survivor and, ultimately,Read More

  The Jesuits might have more emotional investment in the NCAA men's basketball tournament than any other group in the country. Of the 68 teams vying for the national championship, six of them are from Jesuit colleges. Crieghton, Gonzaga, Loyola University Maryland, Georgetown, Marquette and Xavier are all run by theRead More

MSNBC photo   Chris Matthews, popular host of MSNBC’s ‘Hardball,’ was in town last week - plugging ‘Elusive Hero,’ his new book on President John F. Kennedy. During a public question-and-answer session following an appearance at the Enoch Pratt Free Library downtown, the tough-talking Matthews struck me as a bit conflicted. While heRead More

    Sam I Am would never have sold me on those green eggs and ham. I don’t hate eggs. I just don’t seek them out.     My sons, on the other hand, love eggs. Scramble them, fry them, add cheese or nothing, and our boys will gobble them down.   So most mornings...Read More

   Earlier today I received an email about a rally that doesn't sound too dissimilar from the ones I have covered for years at the Catholic Review and CatholicReview.org. The main difference is that the March D.C. event is a gathering with a headline: "Celebrate living without God!"  The email statement said The Reason Rally...Read More

Organizers estimated 2,500 people participated in the 33rd annual Maryland March for Life March 12, which is one of the larger crowds the event has drawn.Read More

Brothers Jon and Andrew Erwin tell the tale of a teenage girl who finds out she survived a botched abortion in their film "October Baby."Read More