Marybeth Hagan

A commission of Pennsylvania lawmakers and state officials is working in Harrisburg to come up with a plan to pay down the state's pension debt. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)

In the U.S., we’re engaging in a method of eugenics by reducing populations of babies prenatally diagnosed with Down syndrome.

6 years ago

Charlie is a black Lab look-alike with a penchant for taking over the bed. (Image courtesy of Marybeth Hagan)

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America is really going to the dogs — and who can blame us?

As we grow further apart, forming factions within our nation, as technology weakens our social skills, as more of us live alone, pets can be a source of unconditional love.

7 years ago

Curbing abortion, keeping Mother’s Day sustainable

Thank goodness we still celebrate Mother’s Day, since legal abortion creates such confusion about maternity. Abortion advocates are ...

8 years ago

Time for pro-choicers and pro-lifers to agree to agree on something

Calling all pro-choicers and pro-lifers! Might we finally agree to agree on something now that we know ...

9 years ago

Keep the ‘mighty moms’ of America’s military in your heart this holiday season

As the holiday season moves full speed ahead, I keep thinking about the Mighty Moms and other mothers whom I met among patriots at the Un ...

10 years ago

Managing to be thankful, after divorce, on a dramatically different holiday

Wishing upon a departed turkey’s wishbone was one of my favorite Thanksgiving traditions as a child. Like fairy tales, this peculiar cu ...

10 years ago

Our overused F-word: A broken-window theory for civil language

The F-word. This vulgar term for the act of sexual intercourse, which dates back to the early 16th century, was once limited to locker-ro ...

10 years ago

Christie’s stump for Corbett gives me hope for ‘genuine leadership’

When I arrived at Valley Forge Military Academy and College’s handsome Mellon Hall for the rally on Thursday evening, I was thinkin ...

10 years ago

Menopause is no picnic, but medical resources should be used to fight bigger problems

Enough already with “Woe is me!” menopausal lamentations. Menopause is just another fact of life for women. Count me a ...

10 years ago

Keeping the old faith in a new way

Déjà vu, I thought, while down on my knees last month at a Sacred Heart Novena of Masses in honor of Jesus Christ. Like many things Cat ...

10 years ago

Canceled commencement speeches, obstetric malpractice suit demonstrate severe lack of gratitude

Some of us seem to be suffering from a serious lack of gratitude. Recent news reports about woeful-when-they-should-be-gra ...

10 years ago

Why conservatives fight against threats to religious liberty and rights of conscience

When I learned about a meeting of seriously bright, faith-based minds at “The Manhattan Declaration: Religious Liberty in Philadelp ...

10 years ago

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