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‘May God Almighty bless you and make you fruitful and increase your numbers until you become a community of people’ (Gen. 28:3). Today....

I prepared myself for the worst last Sunday, the Feast of the Holy Family. I prophesied a dismal homily on the too-radiant-to-be-believed...

Every Sunday I am blessed by a young family of six who typically sit in the pew in front of me. Far from being bothered by the squirms,...

Besides the obvious reasons why a man and a woman need each other to bring forth life, he and she together help the lives that they...

True marriage bears witness to all people, including to persons with same-sex attraction, of something deeper and more beautiful than two...

May I implore you to join me in prayer for marriage? For children’s sake, might we pray for those making a case for marriage before the...

‘In order for God’s image to shine radiantly in him, man must first receive the purification whereby the divine Sculptor frees him from...

‘You will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring whose waters never fail.’  – (IS 58: 11b) One sees this clearly in a good...

Maybe I fought because I believe that marriage belongs to God. He ordained it as the relationship that civilizes our sexuality, makes it...

Do not be afraid of them; the Lord Himself will fight for you.’  (Deut. 1:22) Parents want more for their kids than misbegotten...

‘So justice is driven back, and righteousness stands at a distance; truth has stumbled in the streets.’ (Is 59: 14) I marvel at how such...

‘When I talk about her, I cannot stop!’ St. Augustine ‘How lovely is Your dwelling place, O Lord Almighty! My soul yearns, even faints...

My wife Annette observed an 8-year-old boy in a waiting room trying to make sense of a photo in People magazine of two men in tuxes,...

New evidence now exists to show a host of challenges to kids of gay parents. Professor Mark Regenerus found that, when compared to adults...

Many see the end in sight: finally, our nation is recognizing that homosexuality is a moral good—utterly normal, utterly on par with...

Jesus’ humiliation has been eclipsed with glory. So is ours, as we testify of how His mercy has washed us and solidified the new...

Thank God for Easter. Thank God for the season of Easter that spans far beyond its six weeks in the Church calendar; Jesus’ resurrection...

— Perseverance and Mercy 40 Days of Mercy Devotional – Lent 2012 – Day 40 O great day, in which divine love will be confirmed in me. On...

— Humility and Mercy 40 Days of Mercy Devotional – Lent 2012 – Day 26 God has surrounded me with His special Mercy precisely because I am...

Merciful Discipline 2: Broken, We Repent for the Church’s Mishandling of Abuse ‘This crisis isn’t about sex abuse. It is about covering...