An Advent to Remember
This year has been…whew. I mean for us, personally, it’s been filled with ups and downs, suffering and joy, but nothing major as far as hard things go. But for this weary world of ours, I just…
Relatively speaking, we have a problem here
As everyone on the planet with an internet connection or cable service now knows, Brittany Maynard took her own life last weekend, on the feast of All Saints. Everybody has read the story by now, and the…
- 31 Days of Writing with the Nester, Abortion, Catholic Spirituality, Contraception, euthanasia, Homosexuality, Marriage, Pornography
I’ve made a mistake. Now what?
One thing I’ve realized in writing my way through the Church’s teachings on love and sex and marriage, is how many people out there have found themselves in the oh-so-familiar position of begin on the wrong side of those teachings.…
Suicide is not dignified
So there’s a lot of crazy stuff trending online this week. Lots of pain. Lots of suffering. I hope you’ll forgive this slightly tangential but definitely related contribution to my 31 days series. One of the saddest…
- Abortion, Bioethics, Contraception, Culture of Death, euthanasia, Evangelization, Women's Health, Women's Rights
7 Quick Takes on the Decline of Western Civilization
Hell of a week, y’all. Can’t say I’ve been particularly proud to be an American while reading/covering the news from home this week. Are you sick of seeing this on Facebook/Twitter/blogs yet? Well me too. But the…
