Like most Catholics, I have trouble understanding the premature termination of human life. Our pro-life stance is one of the defining traits of our faith. For non-Catholics, however, our perspective on abortion seems archaic, naïve, hypocritical, misogynistic, and insensitive, among many other pejoratives.  Problem It’s easy to become emotionalRead More

One of the difficult things for anyone to come to terms with is the acceptance of a chronic illness or disease. It’s a whole different story if you become the caregiver of such a special person.As Catholics, we often look to saints who have much in common with our ownRead More

Re “Year of the Dragon,” on the cover of the Catholic Review (Sept. 20). What happened to Year of the Priests or Year of Faith?Read More

Since abortion has been legalized in the United States since the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision, there have been approximately 53 million abortions performed in the U.S. and roughly 4 to 8 million adoptions.Read More