Catholic Herald Acting Editor
The Supreme Court’s long-awaited decision on abortion almost certainly is a done deal. The justices and their clerks know the result but they aren’t letting on, while the rest of us won’t find out for another five months.More
Emily Hannon was surprised by the children’s clothes she saw at big-box stores and popular websites when she became a mom. And not in a good way. More
It feels like 7 degrees outside this morning. (The actual temperature is a balmy 16.) It’s still dark, and I’ve already taken the dog for a brisk walk. The sun will set at 4:30 p.m. It will be very dark before dinner time. Winter has a stronghold on the northeast.More
Our post-Christmas, 12-hour family road trip to Chicago was otherworldly. Unmitigated greyness. It rained, sleeted and snowed all the way. In one section of untreated Pennsylvania road, I felt our minivan lurch toward the ditch, and then regain traction. More
January is a pro-life month. During this month it is important to remind our culture that every life has been created with a mission and a purpose. Each child conceived is created in the image and likeness of God and deserves to be respected and reverenced. Unfortunately, we live in a society that treats babies as a consumer product. If the “product” is “defective” then it can be thrown away. More
Although coming home for Christmas is a beautiful holiday tradition greatly to be cherished, it nevertheless occurs to me that leaving home for Christmas, correctly understood, is equally or even more important.More
When I was a child, the first thing we brought down from the attic to start decorating for Christmas was the very heavy, very old Nativity scene. It was a beige, plaster cave-like stable about 2 feet tall and about a foot and a half wide. It was carved and had gold paint on the raised features and the thatched roof. Inside there were bump-outs for haystacks along the rough walls.More
"Wait for me!" Our 4-year-old runs after his big brothers, coat flapping and boots thumping. As I watch the kids race through the yard, his words echo memories of Decembers past when I waited for a new baby.More