The Misguided Campaign for “Gender-Affirming” Care
NOTE: This article features some sensitive topics that may not be suitable for younger readers. Please use discretion. In 2007, the Boston Children’s Hospital became the first major U.S. medical center to engage in the use of hormones and gender-affirming surgery to transition children from their biological gender to another that they believe suits them... Continue reading→
Elvis Grbac: Faith, Family, and Football
This past Saturday, eight former NFL players were inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame at the Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton, Ohio. Those eight players were Tony Boselli, Cliff Branch, LeRoy Butler, Art McNally, Sam Mills, Richard Seymour, Dick Vermeil, and Bryant Young. Last week, just fifteen minutes from Canton,... Continue reading→
Reducing Stress Through Friendship
Recently on Morning Air, John Morales welcomed Emily Jaminet onto the show to talk about friendship and the ways that it reduces our brain’s levels of cortisol, the hormone primarily responsible for causing stress and anxiety. Emily pointed out that August can be an especially stressful time for parents and children as it is the... Continue reading→
Doing Good vs. Feeling Good
Philosophers have argued over what way of life is the best and most conducive to happiness for centuries. Is it stoicism and the pursuit of wisdom? Is it epicureanism and the pursuit of cognitive contentedness, freedom from anxiety and worry? Is it hedonism and the pursuit of physical pleasure, sexual and appetitive gratification? Or is... Continue reading→
The Ways We Experience Pain
Make life easier. Make it more convenient. Get more comfortable. Make everything faster. Get it now. These are the tenants of the culture pushed on people these days. It touts the possibility of a life without pain. The products companies sell are all about returning comfort, pleasure, and ease in exchange for money. Aside from... Continue reading→
Finding the Strength to Rest
Did you know that muscle-building occurs not when you exercise a muscle group, but when you allow that muscle group to rest after being broken down during a workout? It’s true. Straining muscles through weightlifting, calisthenics, or cardiovascular routines causes muscles to become exhausted and weak. The muscle fibers are gently being torn apart. When... Continue reading→
Why were Zodiac mosaics discovered in Galilean Synagogues?
Following the discovery of ancient synagogues in Galilee, archeologists and historians uncovered what clearly appears to be the depiction of Zodiac symbols and figures on the floor. What does this imply? Did a portion of God’s chosen people depart from His teaching on omens and superstitious practices? Did the Jewish people have an accurate understanding... Continue reading→
Catholic Thought on Extraterrestrial Intelligence
“Worthy are you, Lord our God, to receive glory and honor and power, for you created all things; because of your will they came to be and were created.” (Revelation 4:11) And what better celestial phenomenon to view in the context of Our God’s creation than the recent images produced by the James Webb Space... Continue reading→
The Ruptured Unity Between Body and Being
At the pinnacle of creation, God created our first parents: Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness; and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing... Continue reading→
9 Medical Issues Caused by Contraception
NOTE: This article features some sensitive topics that may not be suitable for younger readers. Please use discretion. Following the overturning of Roe v. Wade and the end of federal protection of abortion, the greater push for birth control has been on the rise. And just recently the FDA received its first application to start... Continue reading→
The Battle for Life Has Just Begun
The recent Supreme Court act to overturn their 1973 Roe v. Wade decision is the answer to years of prayer and hard work. While the recent Supreme Court action still allows for abortion, it is just not a right protected by the Constitution. Now it will be up to each state to decide whether and... Continue reading→
Waiting for Peace with Ave Regina Pacis
Amid World War I, Pope Benedict XV called upon Our Lady, Queen of Peace as a place for all to rest in times of unrest. The devotion welled up from the everyday people and communities, was perfectly timed for the conflict of the 1910s, and is one invocation we regularly return to, even today. Most... Continue reading→
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