by Don Johnson | Jun 22, 2018
I didn’t set out to make a movie about contraception. After all, in a country where sex without babies is largely considered a basic human necessity like air and water, telling a story about the disastrous consequences of rendering the conjugal act sterile doesn’t...
by Lynn Keenan, MD | Jun 21, 2018
God loves you. The creator of the universe, the source of truth, loves you. This incredible gift, to be loved by God and each of us called to live for eternity, can be hard to fathom. In his wisdom, he has woven into our lives ways we can get a glimpse of this love,...
by Fr. Luke Dysinger, OSB, MD, DPhil | Jun 19, 2018
“Work of the Enemy” said Gandalf. “Such deeds he loves: friend at war with friend; loyalty divided in confusion of the hearts.” J.R.R. Tolkien, The Return of the King, ch. 7, “The Pyre of Denethor The title of this article will doubtless surprise many. Pope Francis’...
by Sheila St. John | Jun 19, 2018
50 years ago, Pope Paul VI heroically persevered, despite intense pressures to the contrary, in inviting us to know and understand the call to be Faithful to God’s Design. It was not new teaching—the Catholic Church has always taught that our sexual nature is...
by Fr. Edward Horning | Jun 18, 2018
Through God, physical fruitfulness can engender spiritual fruitfulness. Spiritual fruitfulness can engender physical fruitfulness. This is part of my understanding of the Church’s teaching with regards to God’s plan for marital love. The love of God is eternal, free,...
by Lindsay Fay | Mar 24, 2018
Chastity is a difficult, long term matter; one must wait patiently for it to bear fruit, for the happiness of loving kindness which it must bring. But at the same time, chastity is the sure way to happiness.” St. John Paul II, Love & Responsibility I’ll never...