Standing on the Precipice for 02/21/2013
For all the talk of the "fiscal cliff," the reality is we still stand on the precipice. As we all know, the New Year's deal cut taxes and added some $330 billion in new spending, but it did not tackle...
View ArticleNo to Chuck Hagel for 02/22/2013
President Barack Obama has nominated former Sen. Chuck Hagel of Nebraska to be our next secretary of defense. Though there are many positions in the administration that would suit Hagel, his views on...
View ArticleDespotism in America for 02/23/2013
President Barack Obama's announcement last week on his plans to make sweeping changes to our nation's gun laws by presidential executive order is yet another example of his continual disregard for the...
View ArticleOpen Invitation to Life-Loving Americans for 02/24/2013
Last week marked the 40th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the infamous Supreme Court case that legalized abortion. Recently released statistics show that since that landmark decision, 55 million unborn...
View ArticleStop the War on Scouts for 02/25/2013
Over the past 50 years, the left has successfully transformed American society. Among the long list of liberal victories are the growth of the welfare state, sexual liberation, removing God from the...
View ArticleRepublicans Must Have Vision to Help All Americans for 03/12/2013
Republicans don't care.Or at least that's the perception of us. President Barack Obama's convincing re-election in November despite a climate of high unemployment, stagnant economic growth and waning...
View ArticleCelebrating Bella: Our Gift From God for 03/19/2013
March comes in like a lion and out like a lamb. That's how the saying goes. And oh, how it rings true for my family. It is Lent, of course, a time for the faithful to pray, sacrifice and fast. And it...
View ArticleStop Obamacare, Stop Job Loss for 03/26/2013
As if the stubbornly high unemployment rate and rising costs of gasoline and food weren't enough, March 23 marked the third anniversary of another direct assault on America's working families. It was...
View ArticleFaith in Freedom for 04/02/2013
On Easter Sunday, Christians around the world celebrated the resurrection of the Lord, Jesus Christ. For us, it was a time of renewal — a renewal of our baptismal promises, a rebirth of our faith in...
View ArticleWhat's Your American Dream? for 04/09/2013
Our country is at a defining moment. With a weak economy and a high unemployment rate that has bumped along for five years and traditional American values under assault by the Obama administration, the...
View ArticleChildren Belong to Parents, Not Government for 04/16/2013
My wife, Karen, and I are blessed with seven children, including one little girl with very special needs, Bella. There are many days when we are overwhelmed or dead-tired or frustrated or all of the...
View ArticleGood vs. Evil in Boston for 04/23/2013
Last week's terrorist attack in Boston — which killed three, including an 8-year-old boy, and badly injured dozens of others — served as a grim reminder of the evil that exists in our world. Since...
View ArticleOne Nation, Indivisible for 04/30/2013
Last week, I spoke to students at Grosse Pointe South High School in the suburbs of Detroit. This is the same place where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his historic speech in March 1968, three...
View ArticleElites in Washington Still Don't Get It for 05/07/2013
You may be hearing a lot these days about the growing separation of the elites in America from everyone else, about how those at the very top in our country are playing by a different set of rules and...
View ArticleSaints Among Us for 05/14/2013
According to the Bible, we are all called to be saints. That is, we are all called to be with God in heaven. In fact, the designation of sainthood bestowed by the Roman Catholic Church is, at its core,...
View ArticleObama vs. The Free Press for 05/21/2013
Last week, the Obama White House finally was exposed to Americans on both the left and right as the abusive and arrogant administration that it is. Throughout this presidency, we've seen examples of...
View ArticleStop UN From Crushing Parental Rights for 05/28/2013
Once again the U.S. Senate is considering passing into law a very dangerous United Nations treaty that would threaten the tens of thousands of American families who care for disabled children. The...
View ArticleWake Up! Our Freedom Is in Jeopardy for 06/04/2013
This is a critical time in American history. I think we all know that something big is happening in America. The steady stream of news out of Washington the past couple weeks is just a fresh reminder...
View ArticleAmerica Demands Truth on Benghazi for 06/11/2013
On Sept. 11, 2012, four brave American diplomats were killed and 10 other Americans were injured in Benghazi, Libya, by a mob of between 125 and 150 heavily armed Islamists.This jarring event was a...
View ArticleCourageous Fatherhood Requires Marriage for 06/18/2013
It's not often that President Barack Obama and I agree. But on Father's Day, I was reminded that some issues go beyond political debates and are deeply personal.The president, on several occasions, has...
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