If you’ve had the terrible, heart-wrenching misfortune of losing a child by miscarriage, I understand. And so does St. Zelie Martin, who experienced child loss multiple times. People try to help, and it is not always a healing experience. This is a list for those who...
Pro-Life
“I’m Not Pro-Murdering Babies”: Resources For A Catholic Response To Abortion
There has been a post circulating around Facebook and other places which begins “I’m not pro-murdering babies.” The post then presents various circumstances in which an abortion could be justified, in the view of the author. The problems with the post and many and...
How Catholic Schools Can Create A Pro-life Culture
Creating a pro-life culture is not simply putting up posters during pro-life week or sending a few students to the March for Life. Those things are good, but if that’s all you do, it’s like putting a band-aid on an issue that’s literally life or death and saying,...
What Does Being Open To Life Really Mean?
Open to life. We’ve all heard it, and for the most part, think we know what it means. For those who are outside the Church, or perhaps those Catholics who have done little more than get their feet wet in this beautiful thing we call Catholicism, the...
4 Reasons Not To Give Up On NFP When It Gets Hard
Let’s face it. As wonderful as the idea of Natural Family Planning (NFP) can sound, the reality for many couples can be far from that beautiful ideal. A common thread amongst frustrated couples trudging their way through the trenches of NFP is that the...
How God Worked Through My Battle Against COVID
How many of the people that you know, who contracted COVID, are grateful that they got it? I know of no one, other than myself. I contracted COVID-19 and went on an intense and crazy journey. Watch this video interview of my discussion with Drew and Katie Taylor to...
20 Things To Remember When Having A Conversation About Abortion
We often enter conversations carelessly and find ourselves in an argument rather than a real conversation. For extremely controversial topics, such as abortion, conversation is possible—if we remember to speak to others like Jesus would to us. I’ve recently heard...
Seven Things To Know About The Seven Themes Of Catholic Social Teaching
Catholic social teaching is rightly called “social” because it pertains to how we organize ourselves as a society. Rather, I should say as individual societies that are gathered up into one human family.
6 Tips For Talking To Your Daughter About Puberty
When I chat with other moms who are raising daughters, there is one thing that really unites us: we’re worried about puberty. How will we navigate the mood swings and the body changes-- and the conversations?? Even those of us who are very comfortable charting and...
St. John Paul II And The Gospel of Life
The Gospel of Life It has been a quarter of a century since the landmark encyclical of St. John Paul II, Evangelium Vitae (The Gospel of Life), was released. In that time, the truths contained have become even more poignant and applicable to our concrete individual...
Can’t Go To The March For Life? 6 Things You Can Do To Stand For Life From Home
This promotional film for the March for Life produced by Blackstone Films is sure to build your passion and enthusiasm for the annual event held in Washington, D.C. each year near the anniversary of Roe vs. Wade. This year, due to the pandemic, the March for Life...
People Are People, Not Choices…Right?
Every action has consequences. It’s not always a matter of weighing the pros and cons because some choices we consider have a con that should alert us to not look further into the pros. Yet, we still do, trying to justify our actions, our choices. Here in this...
How Will We Know Disciples?
What We Can Learn About Being ProLife From Sts. Zelie And Louis Martin
St. Therese’s parents, as they are most commonly known, are incredible prolife witnesses. They didn’t found the March for Life or repeal laws or establish pregnancy crisis centers, which are all amazing ways to help protect and respect life from conception until a...
50 Years Ago A Pope Predicted That Because Of Birth Control These Things Would Happen
In July of 1968, fifty years ago, Pope Paul VI issued his watershed encyclical condemning birth control, Humanae Vitae. Its central premise speaks, authoritatively, the beautiful truth that sexual act reaches its fullness when it fosters conjugal intimacy, is open to...
Racism: A Catholic Response
Racism is Always Evil There are some things that are always true, no matter when, where, or whom is involved. One of these truths is that racism is always wrong. It is a form of discrimination which is always unjust and, therefore, morally wrong and incompatible with...
25 Photos That Confirm Being A Father Is The 2nd Most Beautiful Thing In The World
I would ask that you take the title with a sense of humor as it is meant be. After recently posting about motherhood, I knew we couldn't leave fathers out. Still, keeping in mind the 9 months of pregnancy, the hours of agonizing pain during childbirth,...
Reflections On Spiritual Motherhood
Listen to Mother Gabriella of Christ the Bridegroom Monastery as she shares her insights on the significance of spiritual motherhood and the calling that all women have to embrace this vocation. Through this inspiring video, you will gain a deeper understanding of...
A Litany Of Pro-life Saints
Now is a great time to remember that life is precious from conception until natural death and reflect on what we can do to protect each other. Let’s ask for the intercession of these pro-life saints who undoubtedly lived with love for others, respecting their human...
A Catholic Guide To Difficult End-Of-Life Questions | Fr. Jeff Kirby
Description: We Are the Lord's: A Catholic Guide to Difficult End-of-Life Questions is a video series with accompanying book, that serves as a succinct, quick-reference guide to difficult end-of-life questions, framed by divine wisdom and Catholic Church teaching. Its...
Get Your Free “Just Mercy” Study Guide
For anyone old enough to remember when the movie Dead Man Walking was released in 1995, they might recall how it became a defining moment in the American consciousness around the issue of capital punishment. Sr. Helen Prejean's story of faith and accompaniment on...
Dear Men, Don’t Be Afraid To Be Pro-life
No Uterus No Say https://youtu.be/kzgJDZgQFSA Ever heard someone say “No uterus, no say” about abortion? Well, as this video satirizes, this is an actual argument—a very flawed argument trying to support abortion. Though there are other people to whom this may apply,...
Want To Be Pro-life? Stop Doing These 10 Things!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fKCir5oFuU There are many things you can do every day to respect life from conception until natural death—pray, participate in a pro-life organization, volunteer at pregnancy centers, love your family exceptionally, visit hospices,...
The Love You’re Looking For
In this video, we see the love of a mother for her son, and the impact her son has on her life and the lives of many others. This impact isn't huge or dramatic, but hope given in hard times, or a smile offered at just the right time. You can tell that the mother...
The Incredible Story Of A Pro-life Woman
What does it mean to be pro-life? It's more than prayers. It's even more than marching in Washington D.C. and standing outside abortion clinics. If you really want to understand what it means to be pro-life, watch the incredibly beautiful story of Connie McEldowney....