October 20, 2015
Corporate-funded Make-a-Wish Foundation does it again, down south this time. But the wish-come-true of thi remarkable 17-year-old with incurable cancer was to meet the Pope! Even more, he didn’t want anything more than for Pope Francis to bless all those children suffering from cancer.
October 20, 2015
As the Synod on the Family continues in Rome—(and keep in mind a synod is not a decision-making body in the Church, but rather a forum for open-air discussion —ed.), it is helpful to remind ourselves why marriage is important to human thriving. From individuals, to families, to the general
October 20, 2015
Earlier this year, University of California Santa Barbara Professor of Feminist Studies, Mireille Miller-Young was sentenced in a criminal case in connection with an assault on pro-life young people who took the pro-life message to the UCSB campus.
October 19, 2015
A fundamental rule of political campaigns is “whoever controls the agenda, wins the race.” It is precisely because of this reality that Hillary Clinton, despite all her political clout and huge campaign bankroll, will not be the next President of the United States. Nor will she be crowned the Democrat nominee, even though many believe it is inevitable.
October 14, 2015
Not legal impulses, but motivational, and operational….Read More>>
I have been co-leading a ministry, SING (St. Isidore’s Networking Group, Danville, CA), since 2002 which is focused on providing tools and support to those in career transition.
October 13, 2015
It takes special courage to say so, in that business—the business of Anitchrist?…. Read More>>
October 6, 2015
We must all pray for the success of the World Conference on the Family this September and the Synod on the Family following in October. Pope Francis is optimistic about the work to be done and recommendations that will be made to him. Pope Francis will make the decision on any outcomes of the Synod. Pope Francis is particularly concerned about “stress” on the family.
October 6, 2015
As of Monday, October 5, 2015, California became the fourth state in the U.S. with a state law allowing doctors to prescribe lethal doses of medications to terminally ill patients, thanks to a former Jesuit seminarian, California Governor Jerry Brown, who signed the bill into law.
September 29, 2015
Now that the U.S.
September 28, 2015
The Super-Harvest Blood Moon on Sunday night…. Read the easy-to-understand, fascinating NASA explanation and video here>>
September 25, 2015
.- Read the full text of Pope Francis’ address to the United Nations General Assembly on Sept. 25, 2015, here:
Mr President,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
Thank you for your kind words.
September 25, 2015
Chatter over politics – and whether or not Pope Francis is a socialist or communist – has taken center stage since he landed in the U.S., but for Bishop Robert Barron, the Pope’s visit is about much more.
September 25, 2015
September 25, 2015, marks the 35th anniversary of China’s brutal One Child Policy. On that day, Chinese President Xi Jinping will be in Washington DC on an official state visit, and Pope Francis will be in New York addressing the United Nations.
September 24, 2015
Saint Junipero Serra’s Feast Day is July 1. His wonderful motto: “Siempre adelante, nunca atras” which translates: Always forward, never back. As a native Californian, a former parishioner of Mission San Juan Capistrano—were one is privileged to attend daily Mass in the small chapel where Saint Fr.
September 24, 2015
The following is a full transcript of Pope Francis’ speech to Congress this morning:
September 22, 2015
.- In his first Mass during apostolic trip to Cuba, Pope Francis centered his homily on the Christian call to service, which he said is never ideological, but involves putting our own interests aside for the sake of others.
What do you think of this firing of an Ohio Christian? Read more>>
September 21, 2015
ESPN sports commentator and former Notre Dame Football head coach, Lou Holtz, visited Haley Scott in South Bend’s Memorial Hospital soon after a tragic bus accident involving the Notre Dame women’s swim team which left two student/athletes dead and Haley paralyzed. Holtz said he went there to cheer her up. He left leaving as the one who was cheered up.