Marriage and Family

Should underage children have access to unlimited, hardcore, high definition, streaming pornography? You’d think that this is a question on which everybody agrees. But you would be wrong. I have warned in recent years that the euphemism that refers to the porn industry as the “adult entertainment industry” is dangerously wrong. Study after study has…

There’s an old saying that goes, “You are what you eat.” The idea is simple: what you put into your body through your mouth is what becomes your body. A body fed on fast-food and potato chips is a body that, unsurprisingly, is one that will show signs of obesity and clogged arteries. As true…

“Is this not, rather, the fast that I choose: releasing those bound unjustly, untying the thongs of the yoke; Setting free the oppressed, breaking off every yoke?” ― Isaiah 58:6 You might have heard something in the news about a new movie featuring Passion of the Christ actor Jim Caviezel. Sound of Freedom, released in…

“…[a]t a moment in history in which the family is the object of numerous forces that seek to destroy it, or in some way to deform it, and aware that the well-being of society and her good are intimately tied to the good of the family, the Church perceives in a more urgent and compelling…

*Some of the topics discussed involve explicit material that may not be suitable for younger readers* As we approach the end of June, which unfortunately has become known as “Pride Month” in much of the world, footage is beginning to emerge from so-called “Pride Parades.” In New York City, crowds of nude adults rode bicycles…

“Man too has a nature that he must respect and that he cannot manipulate at will.” ― Pope Francis, Laudato Si Something extremely interesting is happening with regard to gender ideology right now. In the United States, we are seeing several states passing bans on such things as puberty blockers or body-mutilating surgery for children.…

“In view of the close links between the sexual dimension of the person and his or her ethical values, education must bring the children to a knowledge of and respect for the moral norms as the necessary and highly valuable guarantee for responsible personal growth in human sexuality. For this reason, the Church is firmly…

 “Men, do not hesitate to engage in the battle that is raging around you, the battle that is wounding our children and families, the battle that is distorting the dignity of both women and men. This battle is often hidden, but the battle is real. It is primarily spiritual, but it is progressively killing the…

*Some of the topics discussed involve explicit material that may not be suitable for younger readers* Few things provoke more righteous anger in me than the increasingly common sight of ideologically minded adults hyper-sexualizing children, whether for their own gratification, or in the cause of spreading the doctrines of the sexual revolution. One sees this…