I’ve been paying a bit of attention to the Archdiocese of New Orleans since my trip there last month. And I just read an article written by Archbishop Alfred C. Hughes titled “Children need married parents“; his conclusions are just plain wrong.
First, here’s a quote from the article:
“It is now clear from social studies that [...]

If you haven’t heard, Central Florida (in the southeast corner of the United States) was hit by massive tornadoes on Friday. Reports say that winds were up to 200 MPH and that 20 people were killed.
What if this happened to you? Would you still have faith in God? The folks at Lady Lake Church of [...]

What a day it was. Last Saturday, I participated in Youth Jam 2006 along with 10 kids from the Youth Ministry program at Our Lady of Lourdes, and two other chaperones. It was a fantastic day.
Youth Jam is a 6 hour conference for all 6th to 8th graders in the Green Bay Diocese, designed to [...]

What a season. We seem to be busier than ever this year.
Deer hunting was quite fun this year with my daughter. It was the first time she carried a firearm. She didn’t shoot. I got a few shots off, but they were about 140 yards away and moving too fast. So, no deer this year.
GQ4 [...]

I started teaching Religious Education at my church tonight. At Our Lady of Lourdes, we have a fantastic RE program for kids who don’t attend Catholic school.
Most Catholic kids, in elementary and high school, either attend a Catholic school, or they attend a public school and then go to RE classes on Wednesday evenings. When [...]

In two weeks, Wisconsinites will vote on the following advisory referendum:
“Should the death penalty be enacted in the State of Wisconsin for cases involving a person who is convicted of first-degree intentional homicide, if the conviction is supported by DNA evidence?”
Since this is only advisory, the results do not directly affect any law. But it’s [...]

The Da Vinci Code movie will be released on May 19. This movie, directed by Ron Howard, has brewed up a storm of controversy long before it even hit the theatres, due mostly to the book upon which it is based. So what’s all the fuss?
Some believe that the Catholic church has been covering up [...]

I just got home from Our Lady of Lourdes Church where I attended a performance of the stations of the cross with my daughters. Catholics everywhere celebrate the stations at this time every year, along with many other Christians in the world. And at Lourdes, the entire service is put on by high school and [...]