I was only about 10 years old when cigarette commercials were banned from TV in 1970. But Madison Avenue was so creative that I still remember one of the more popular ads that promoted a cigarette made just for women: Virginia Slims. The catchy jingle
How can someone involved in ministry be so out of touch on such an important issue — an issue that impacts not only his parishioners but those connected to them, not to mention the rest of us? That was the question that crossed my mind
You’ve probably had the same frustrating conversation. It frequently comes in the form of a question regarding discussions on abortion. Those of us who try to raise awareness and address the issue are asked why we’re so focused on the issue or why we bring
I’m not a psychiatrist or psychologist. My degree and employment background are in communications. But one hardly has to have experience in psychology or mental health to recognize that our culture has a severe, long-term and devastating case of projection — when one unconsciously transfers
“The people that need to be in the seats just won’t show up.” This was one of the most common concerns expressed for the movie “Unplanned,” based on the life of former Planned Parenthood clinic director turned pro-life leader Abby Johnson. And given the anti-life
The Pure Flix Entertainment film “Unplanned,” based on the book by former Planned Parenthood clinic director Abby Johnson, will be released in theatres nationwide March 29. It’s a powerful story showing how one abortion worker, after viewing an actual abortion via ultrasound, was so traumatized
There is an old saying, “what you don’t know can’t hurt you.” And yet, when it comes to the choices we make and how we live our lives every day, eventually we realize just the exact opposite is true. Even Scripture tells us that knowledge
Ever since Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy announced his retirement, all the talk on the airwaves and the social media outlets has been extremely one sided. There is even a new “#oneinfour” social media campaign just launched Monday by pro-abortion groups admitting that one in
One of the most common reasons many of us can’t take faith not only beyond Sunday but to church in the first place, is that deep down we just don’t see ourselves as lovable. Whether it’s painful relationships in our lives or some pretty stinky
Before I came back to the Church, I considered myself to be very reasonable about the abortion issue. I took the proverbial politically correct approach: an approach that is the only one absolutely accepted, promoted and certainly championed currently by our overly secularized world. Pro-choice
