Author Archives: Mary Rice Hasson
A Catholic vote for Obama: Is it a sin? A sign of co-dependency?
Do Catholics you know insist that President Obama still has their vote? If so, maybe it’s time to talk “sin” and “co-dependency.” They’ve got to let go. Continue reading
Abortion: A Private Matter Between a Woman and Her…Vending Machine?
“Emergency contraception” dispensed from a vending machine is the perfect icon of our culture’s impersonal–and utilitarian–view of sex and reproduction. Continue reading
Filed under Abortion, Contraception, Fertility and Infertility, Health, Policy and Culture, Relationships, Sexuality, Women
The Catholic Church and the Girl Scouts: A Scandalous Mess
Respect for life is so fundamental to Catholic teaching that organizations—like the Girl Scouts– that advocate against life should be disqualified from sponsorship by a Catholic parish. Continue reading
Down Syndrome? Meet Maddox…and stop fearing “the worst”
Maddox is only two, but she will make you think. Continue reading
Filed under Abortion, Children, Family, Fertility and Infertility, Health, Lessons Learned, Moms and Motherhood, Parenting
Girl Scouts Leadership: Pro-Choice, Pro-Gay Ideologues–Worlds Apart from the Families They Serve (UPDATED)
The leadership of today’s Girl Scouts is driven by a liberal ideology far out of step with the families and churches that support them. Should you still support the Girl Scouts? Continue reading
Nick Vogt: “I love to be alive!”
Nick Vogt: “I love to be alive!” Continue reading
Filed under Catholicism, Faith and Virtue, Family, Lessons Learned, Parenting, Prayer and Spirituality
Lt. Nick Vogt and the Power of Faith
Lt. Nick Vogt–heart-stopping injuries and inexplicable survival testify to his family’s tenacious faith and the power of prayer. We thank God for life—no matter how broken and vulnerable—and beg healing, and strength for Nick, his family, and our military. Continue reading
Filed under Catholicism, Family, Lessons Learned, Parenting, Prayer and Spirituality
Catholic Youth Ministry under fire over Girl Scouts’ pro-abortion ties.
Behind the Girl Scouts’ cookies, slogans, and badges is a deadly reality: partnerships with U.S. and international advocates of sexual “empowerment,” contraceptives, and abortion. Continue reading
Reaching Teens: The Priest Who Roared
Popular culture normalizes sexual perversity. Our teens need us—and the Church–to give them words to defend the truth. If they don’t hear the truth from us, whose messages will they heed? Continue reading
The Sad Dance of Chaz Bono
Chaz Bono as the first transgendered dance contestant on Dancing With the Stars is the latest round in an old game: Hollywood liberals arrogantly shove sexually dysfunctional people at viewers and slap the label “hater” on anyone who objects. Continue reading