“I’m mad as hell and I’m not going to take it anymore!” Those are the iconic words from the 1976 film Network. In an impassioned diatribe, a TV anchor galvanized the nation, convincing his viewers to shout out of their windows “I’m as mad as hell, and I’m not going to take this anymore!” I…
Dear Atheist, There’s nothing like a good magic show, huh? Harry Houdini, the all-time great illusionist, knew this. David Copperfield is right behind him in the theater of trickery as the highest paid magician in all of history. What you see is not always what you get, right? But what you fail to see with…
The story of Dominican Sister Jane Dominic Laurel of Nashville, TN has gone viral. Secular news organizations that did not see fit to report on the trial of Dr. Gosnell’s abortion house of horrors are grabbing this one; thereby proving Lesson #1: News is in the eye of the beholder—or rather in the politics of…
Out of habit, I still had an extra home pregnancy kit around. When a pink line emerged indicating a positive result, it took my breath away. “Well, okay; here we go,” I thought. I would be 47 and Mark 48 when the baby was due. At ages 50 and 51, we would have a 3-year-old. …
“These will pay for your kid’s college education,” –Beanie Baby investors. A pile of beans sewn into animal-shaped fabric lacked long-term value once people started noticing the emperor had no clothes or rather, the beanies had no worth. “For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also” (Matt 6:21). “You can have it…
One morning, while praying before Mass, I remembered a priest had suggested that we should pray every day that we might be an instrument to lead someone closer to Christ. That morning, I asked God to use me that day to bring someone– anyone, I wasn’t picky– closer to his Son, Jesus. After Mass ended,…
One summer afternoon during the Sixties, I watched as pods from another planet grew replacement bodies to invade the human race with duplicate, soul-less creatures. After watching the original version of The Invasion of the Body Snatchers, as an eight-year-old, I felt fearful walking around my neighborhood as if there was something out there. Many…
Toxins are poisons that can cause disease if absorbed into our bodies. In the spiritual world, the poison of evil has been absorbed by our culture. Christians are hunkering down for the spiritual battle that is intensifying and sometimes, are feeling overwhelmed. I know the feeling. But three things have lifted my spirit recently and have…
“Stand still, Mary,” my mother scolded. “Or I can’t get these dress measurements right.” I was a typical nine-year-old girl, full of energy and mostly oblivious to the poverty that nipped at my parent’s heels. It was 1939 and the depression was in full force. Once my father was out of work, poverty…
This Tuesday, January 22, hundreds of thousands people who understand the value of a baby in the womb will arrive in Washington D.C. for the March for Life. Yet, many of those who fight for life are part of a culture that leads to abortion. Abortion is not an evil that stands alone. Rather,…
Are you a Catholic who loves to read? Join the club! This Christmas, Teresa Tomeo Communications, run by the Catholic radio and TV personality Teresa Tomeo, is giving away 15 books from some of her favorite authors AND a $50 Amazon gift card. On the prize list are some of this year’s best selling books….
‘Yeah, well your priests, like little boys.” There it is. The slap in the face meant to silence a Catholic and degrade the priesthood. You would think it had been enough already, but the priest/sex scandal card still gets played, often in comments under articles or on Facebook posts. It has shown up a few…