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Mary Beth Bonacci
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Can you believe what a great new Holy Father we have? He’s a humble guy who used to ride the bus to his job as a cardinal archbishop. He turned down the papal apartment and instead opted to live in … more
Well, I may as well just put it out there. I turned 50 last month. Yup, 50. Five-oh. Half a century. As I was pondering this at Mass last week, I remembered a feature article about me that … more
Michael Schwartz succumbed to Lou Gehrig’s disease Feb. 4 after a nearly two-year battle. I worked with Schwartz at the Free Congress Foundation in the early 1990s, but hadn’t seen him for the … more
Mary Beth Bonacci Apparently chivalry has once again become a hot-button topic. I know because (a) I read a pro-chivalry article in, of all places, The Atlantic magazine; (b) I wrote a … more
I was talking to a friend the other day who told me about her teenaged son. He is, apparently, a big hit with the ladies. She’s concerned about premature sexual activity, so she had a talk with … more
Apparently Barack Obama is a big hit with the single ladies. I’m not talking about Barack Obama the man, who by all accounts is a faithful husband and devoted father. Rather, I’m referring to … more
Welcome to the Year of Faith. Personally, I’m looking forward to it. The church has called us to deeper conversion in Christ, to deepen our relationship with Him, to turn … more
Why do you suppose Blessed John Paul II talked about the “new evangelization” and not the “new catechesis”? Until recently, I was the director of evangelization and catechesis at a large … more
A few weeks back, I had lunch and dinner at Chick-fil-A. There were a few other people there as well — in lines that snaked through the restaurant, out the door and into the parking lot. I went … more
Other columnists time their articles to be published on (or at least near) major holidays. I apparently write mine on those holidays. It’s a system that serves me beautifully, because I can fully … more
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