Catholic vote on the rise

NOVEMBER 10, 2010 — Exit polls from last week’s general election show that the pro-life Catholic vote is back! More than 55% of Catholics voted for the GOP — a 20-point increase since 2008. But that’s only half of the story. More importantly, 17 pro-life...

A renaissance of faith-friendly films?

OCTOBER 4, 2010 — If you’re a concerned Christian parent like me, you’re concerned about all of the negative influences bombarding your children every day. No matter how well you protect them from advertising, movies and other messages with a...

Pope Benedict makes a splash in the UK

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010 — Despite the fact that secularism has nearly overrun the United Kingdom over the past few decades, the celebration that surrounded Pope Benedict XVI’s historic visit last week was a breath of fresh air. Nearly 100,000 strong gathered to...

Kresta in the Afternoon

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010 — I had the honor of being the final guest on Kresta in the Afternoon yesterday. The daily program is produced byAve Maria Radio and heard around the world on EWTN Radio and Sirius/XM Satellite Radio. Host Al Kresta asked me about the...

The Church up close

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010 — I’ve been a Catholic journalist for more than 18 years. I’ve worked for an archdiocese, a weekly Catholic newspaper, a Catholic university, a religious order, and a few Catholic magazines—not to mention freelancing for a...

Livin’ la vida Roma

SEPTEMBER 9, 2010 — Blogging from Rome isn’t easy. It’s like asking a child who rarely goes out to play to come in from the playground. To make that analogy complete … there’s no school bell. Rome is a Catholic playground in the sense...