In November, we celebrate the public holiday of Thanksgiving. This day was set aside by our nation’s founders that we might give thanks to God for all the blessings He has bestowed on our country, and on us personally. These blessings are both spiritual and material. Unfortunately, it’s easy to take these blessings for granted, so it behooves us to recall them and appreciate them, and express our gratitude to almighty God. A few years ago, in the southeastern Minnesota town o

What is in vitro fertilization? IVF (In vitro fertilization) is artificial conception: eggs are aspirated from the woman, and sperm is...

In the book of Genesis (3:15), we read that Adam and Eve lived in paradise--- a garden of delight created by God. There was no sickness,...

This year marks the 175th anniversary of the Diocese of St. Paul. We might benefit by knowing a bit of its early history. In 1680,...

In the Gospel of Matthew (22:36-40), Jesus says that the “ greatest and first commandment ,” is to “ love the Lord your God ” with one’s...

The expression “Ideas have consequences” means that a person’s beliefs and philosophy of life can have profound effects for good or...

In southern Arizona, amidst the scrubby desert where temperatures often exceed 100 degrees, and about 30 miles from Mexico, lies a town...

Who has the right to educate children: the state, or parents? The Catechism of the Catholic Church   teaches: “ The right and duty  of...

Several years ago, I asked the founder of this station, and a good friend and mentor to the station, Fr. Kenneth Baker, S.J., if he would...

The 1994  Guinness Book of World Records  (GBWR) includes the entry: “Murder, government-sanctioned.”  The world record goes to Mao...