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        I am finding people, in their common befuddlement, being just people; carrying on friendly conversations with strangers in the check-out line — while observing a prim and proper 6-foot distance;  entering or re-entering relationships based on the common peril (or... Read More →

  “Rejoice now, heavenly hosts and choirs of angels, and let your trumpets shout salvation for the victory of our mighty king . . .” These are the opening words of the Exsultet, the chant sung by the deacon at the Great Vigil of Easter invoking all powers and creatures to... Read More →

https://www.newsmax.com/mariamcfaddenmaffucci/gallup-roberts-russo/2020/03/12/id/958046/   A recent Gallup poll found that 51 percent of American women consider themselves “pro-life.” I’d say quite a few them are angry — at Schumer. Another recent poll, the... Read More →

February 25, 2020 Dear Friends, Have we got news! A new matching grant for our donors, and a new editor! That’s just the beginning. In an exciting first for us, a generous donor is offering to match your donations with $2 for every $1 donated up to $40,000 —which means a possible... Read More →

Maria McFadden Maffucci writes about the latest debate scene It was a startling moment in the frenetic and furious presidential debate in Charleston, South Carolina. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., repeated her (questionable) claim that she once lost a job because she became... Read More →

Klopfer ran three different Indiana abortion clinics during his lifetime and performed over 30,000 abortions since he began operating in 1974. Authorities examined each of these clinics and their findings are also detailed in the attorney general’s report, which records Klopfer’s... Read More →

  Most people probably have spent at least a little time thinking about how to survive a pandemic or other apocalyptic scenario. We live on a farm, so people regularly tell us they’re heading over to our place should it all hit the fan. I usually smile and change the subjec... Read More →

I’m not a prude; I enjoy much of what pop culture has to offer, even when it doesn’t represent the values I hold dear. But this year’s Super Bowl half-time show was repugnant. First up: Shakira, an undoubtedly gifted and ebullient musical performer. But within seconds of her... Read More →

  Dante Alighieri’s 14-century poetic masterpiece The Divine Comedy is not just a work of literary genius—it’s also a spiritual roadmap. Unlike our age of muddy relativism, Dante’s vision is stark. There is good and there is evil. Men and women make a free choice between the... Read More →

  Your name influences your destiny. So say social scientists and casual observers. In our day, the business of looking to your name to predict your job prospects, or to explain them, or to understand in more general terms who you are or will be in the world, is a subtle and... Read More →