When Notre Dame chose President Barack Obama as its commencement speaker and the recipient of an honorary degree – despite his deplorable record on foundational issues of grave importance – many were confused about how to respond.

Although I have been to many funerals of late, the most recent stood out in some remarkable ways.

Childhood squabbles, at least the ones witnessed in this household, have often included an important line of demarcation: “You’re not the boss of me!”

One would be hard-pressed to name a contemporary television show or movie in which authentic fatherhood is presented in an uplifting or edifying manner.

At first glance, it would appear that a column for women might not have much to say about the Catholic priesthood, but such an assumption would be gravely wrong.

Many a mother has been astonished to hear feedback from neighbors or teachers, revealing that the children they trip over regularly in their own homes or nag over the merest chores otherwise prove to be cheerful, helpful, articulate and kind.

As another Marian month draws to a close, we can look back at May breakfasts and Mary altars, Rosary devotions and the crowning of Our Lady, each offered by those who know the benefits of drawing nearer to the Mother of God.

A quick scan of any day’s headlines would show that our popular culture is in a death spiral. In this season of Lent,

It would appear as though the next few years will require a reformulation of the very essence of our worldview—for ourselves and for others. With the transition from one administration to another, we also have a fundamental “change” in the value of life itself.

Americans are familiar with the Surgeon General’s warnings that accompany the sales of tobacco products.