Heresy consists of an obstinate — that is, persistent and stubborn — rejection of Catholic teaching by a person after they were baptized.
Commentary
Painting, sister outings, a diaper cake, and pre-birthday fun (7 Quick Takes)
When the children are younger, you struggle with how to display their artwork because it’s all so personal and sweet. Then when they get older, it can be even harder to know what to do because their work is so beautiful.
Why OTC birth control pill is dangerous to women and girls
Hormonal contraceptives do not belong on drug counter shelves.
Spiritual Exercise
A great act of charity is to accompany a person or family who is thinking of coming back to church.
Question Corner: Who is condemned and why do Catholics wear crucifixes?
As Catholics, we believe that God created us with free will, meaning that we decide for ourselves to love God and seek to follow his commandments; or we can choose to reject or ignore God.
Go ahead. Have ice cream for breakfast.
Maybe this is not your parenting approach. You do what works for you. I’ll be over here watching a happy child lick his spoon.
A prayer for Father Joe Breighner
How do you come up with thousands of column ideas over the course of half a century even as you are devoting your life to so many other ministries – including an immensely popular radio show that reached audiences across the country?
Bring generations together this summer
Whether you are young, like Mary, or older, like her cousin Elizabeth, this summer set aside some time to reach out to someone who is not from your own age cohort. If you do, your life, and the lives of others, will be richly blessed.
Thank you, Father Joe
I’ve long admired Father Joe Breighner’s work.
An Adventure in the Kitchen
There wasn’t quite enough for another double-crusted pie, but I could maybe make a tart.
Take heart, press forward
Congress XIII participants can take heart from the consecrated men and women who for decades courageously spoke truth to power as they called for the inclusion of the cultural contributions of Black Catholics to the Catholic Church during those troubling times before the Baltimore-based National Black Catholic Congress Inc. (NBCC) was established.
On cannabis: Let’s stop digging the hole
Information pointing out the profoundly negative effects of marijuana use continues to grow, in direct correlation with the severity of these effects.