Planting the Seeds of a Culture of Life-Part 3
by Rob Agnelli Continuing on the theme of examining the roots of the Culture of Death and their antidotes, this third part in the series examines the Second root of the Culture of Death—Utilitarianism. As the name suggests, utilitarianism says that all things should be examined based on their utility or usefulness. This particular paradigm […]
Planting the Seeds of a Culture of Life–Part 2
by Rob Agnelli In the first entry of this series on building a Culture of Life, we discussed how a proper understanding of what a culture of life really is was the foundation for loosening the grip of the Culture of Death on our society. In this entry we look at the first root of […]
How the Great TV Fast Changed Our Lives
by Tara K.E. Brelinsky Like most other American families, our family likes to watch television. Our oldest children grew up on Sesame Street, Ned’s Declassified School Survival Guide, and the original Disney Channel programming; while my husband and I set the channel to Flip This House and ER. Eventually rising costs caused us to dump […]
Planting the Seeds of a Culture of Life–Part 1
by Rob Agnelli “We must build a culture of life and fight the culture of death.” It is a battle cry that has echoed throughout the Church of the last half century. Yet, for many of us, we are not engaged in the battle because we mistakenly think we understand what these culture labels mean. […]
100th Anniversary of Fatima Area Celebrations
On May 13, 1917, the Blessed Virgin Mary, under the title of Our Lady of the Rosary, appeared to three humble children as they tended their sheep in a pasture in Fatima, Portugal. The beautiful Lady would appear to Lucia, Francisco and Jacinta in the Cova da Iria a total of six times that year. At […]
2017 Spring Speaker Series Slideshow
Enjoy these images from the 2017 Spring Speaker Series at St. Gabriel in Greenville, NC, Apr 29-30, 2017. [envira-gallery slug=”2017-spring-speaker-series-st-gabriel-greenville”]
Training Kids for Mass
by Tara K.E. Brelinsky “Your children are so well-behaved,” says the woman in the pew behind us. “We enjoy sitting near your family in Mass,” reports an older couple. My husband and I hear these kinds of comments frequently. But before you judge me a braggart and quit reading, let me say that it has […]
