Catholic Dads

The most fundamental reason to keep our kids Catholic is because it is God’s will for them, and the surest way to help them to gain the eternal salvation which is their destiny. But it is also true that there is a crucial role for them to play in society as Catholics. One of the [...]

Stairway to Heaven is a weekly feature exploring how to live our Catholic faith in our culture.

40 Days for Life is a national prayer campaign to end abortion. It works and is an excellent way for pro-lifers to do something.

Are you pro-life?

Do you want to DO something?

You knew it was coming. You hoped it wasn’t, but in a society as debauched as ours, it is hardly surprising. [ABCNews] Angie Jackson says nothing is off-limits on Twitter, not even the details of her abortion [to] chronicle her experience taking RU-486, commonly known as the abortion pill, in an attempt to “demystify” abortion [...]

These events originally happened to me on April 21, 2009. —————————- It was a day like today. It was neither especially warm nor cold. It was slightly overcast, but nothing to speak of. The work day had been especially average, with nothing particular to recommend it. Things were quiet, no dramas unfolded. It was a [...]

If you are anywhere near Oakland California, please go to this rally on April 4th. Below is a summary of the information. For more details go to Pastor Walter Hoye Support Rally & Press Conference. On April 4, 2009 at 9:00am there will be a Rally and Press Conference in front of the City Hall [...]

“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times; it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness; it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity; it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness; it was the spring of hope, it [...]

We have four new children in our family. We spiritually adopted four children conceived on the feast of the Annunciation, and due to be born on Christmas day, but who are at risk of being aborted. We do not know who or where these unborn children are, but we will pray for them every day [...]

This post might make me look like a nut; but, if it will inspire at least 1 person to venture out and protect the unborn, to keep God from being offended, then it will all be worth it. In earlier posts, I’ve written about our campaign to save the unborn and all the troubles that [...]

These are friends from a prayer group who tried to save the mothers and their children from abortion. On many Saturdays, we stood and prayed at the entrances of the abortion mill hoping to change the mother’s choice. We know that the mother herself is a victim; probably abandoned by the boyfriend. We just want [...]

To grow in the spiritual life, one needs direction. General spiritual guidance is provided in the Sacrament of Reconciliation. Specific guidance needs to be arranged with a director preferably with a priest because of his training. The specific guidance is absolutely necessary when discerning a calling or making decisions like supporting a certain law. It [...]