The scandals within the Catholic Church in the past months have had the effect of a neutron bomb. The buildings remain, but life within the Church has been irradiated. Priests continue to say Mass, and a remnant of the faithful still attend, but we are the walking dead.... Read More →

Even good things—perhaps especially good things—can be desired too much, or in the wrong way, or potentially so. Take babies, for instance. To be specific, take Rose, the baby daughter of Laura Ingalls Wilder. Devotees of the Little House on the Prairie series of frontier books... Read More →

Thanks to a generous, anonymous donor, any gift you can send us now through July 21 will be DOUBLED (until goal is reached). It’s a wonderful way to show your support for our efforts (here’s what we’re all about, for the newcomers!). Rest assured, you will be... Read More →

But why not just promote people doing what they do best, on the home front or otherwise? If both parties are happy with the division of labor, who cares if it ends up being “gendered,” as long as one person isn’t being a total bum? Fifty-fifty score-keeping tends to stoke... Read More →