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Are homosexual families dysfunctional?
We used to talk more about dysfunctional families — those in which love was lacking due to a variety of circumstances. Dysfunction means not operating normally or properly. Most families actually were...
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Dr. Asher goes to Japan
Dr. James Asher, see here in front of the Nagano Zenkoji Buddhist temple, is blogging from his trip to Japan. This is part one in a series of blogs from Dr. Asher’s trip to Japan. Practically missed...
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Enigmatic martyrdom in Japan
Newlyweds admiring cherry blossoms at buddhist temple in Nagano. Dr. James Asher is blogging about Catholicism during his trip to Japan. This is part two in a series of blogs from Dr. Asher’s trip to...
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Catholicism struggles in Japan: More complex that mere secularism
Dr. Jim Asher and his brother-in-law Sebastian Geraci after a fast train ride to Nagasaki. This is part three in a series of blogs from Dr. Asher’s trip to Japan. The reasons for failure of the faith...
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How the lives of the Japanese martyrs can inspire us today
Dr. Jim Asher is blogging about Catholicism from Japan. He’s seen here at the monument at 26 Martyrs Museum in Nagasaki. Thomas, who he writes about, is 7th from the left. This is part four in a series...
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San Felipe de Jesus: The first Mexican saint and the first Japanese martyr
Rebuilt Urakami Cathedral in Nagasaki. Also known as St. Mary’s. Original destroyed by A-bomb in 1945 which exploded 500 meters south and 500 meters above. Some ruins of the original can be seen on the...
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The 37,000 that died at Hara Castle, and the few who pay homage
Remains of Hara Castle. This is part six in a series of blogs from Dr. Asher’s trip to Japan. We didn’t go to Hara Castle. I wanted to, just to stand on holy ground – but that’s about all there is...
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Catholicism in Japan: Past and present
This is part seven in a series of blogs from Dr. Asher’s trip to Japan. Editor’s note: Dr. Jim Asher had the opportunity to speak with Franciscan Father Callistus Sweeney during his trip to Japan. He...
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Is Dr. Gosnell an aberration?
Dr. Kermit Barron Gosnell is pictured in an undated mug shot from the Philadelphia Police Department. Gosnell is on trial in Philadelphia and has been charged with murder and other offenses related to...
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Remember: It’s murder, inside or outside the womb
Dr. Kermit Barron Gosnell is pictured in an undated mug shot from the Philadelphia Police Department. Gosnell is on trial in Philadelphia and has been charged with murder and other offenses related to...
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Browning Cursillo with Native Americans
Little Flower Church, Browning, Mont. When the White man came to North America Jesuit Father Jean de Brebeuf and the North American Martyrs. Jesuit Father Jean de Brebeuf, in France for his final vows...
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Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo, San Diego, and the Channel Islands
There are lots of interesting stories about the early years of discovery in Southern California. Many are not true, but that doesn’t mean the actual truth is completely known. What appears to be true...
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The Catholic Doctor Is In: A case of infidelity
Sitting across from me was a middle-aged man. He was sad but not defeated. He met my gaze, and told me his story quietly. His wife had been unfaithful and now she wanted to come back. He was willing to...
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Getting over prejudices against the homeless
Someone heading toward me that I know is going to ask for money, I tense up. Why? I’m not physically intimidated. Certainly, giving them a dollar isn’t going to break me. Dr. Jim Asher is a graduate of...
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ACLU versus the U.S. Bishops
The Americans for Civil Liberties Union is suing the U.S. Bishops. The principal allegation is that their misguided policies forced a Catholic hospital to put a woman’s life at risk by remaining silent...
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Where are the Catholic student doctors?
Dr. Jim Asher is a graduate of Marquette University and Des Moines University. He earned a master’s degree in bioethics from Midwestern University. He and his wife of 48 years, Rose Neidhoefer of...
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The place of disabled people
Dr. Jim Asher is a graduate of Marquette University and Des Moines University. He earned a master’s degree in bioethics from Midwestern University. He and his wife of 48 years, Rose Neidhoefer of...
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What about the United Nations?
According to many influential people, millions of women throughout the world are held in situations of poverty, abuse, and life-threatening risk by an intransigent Catholic Church insisting on an...
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Adolescence and Maturity
Dr. Jim Asher is a graduate of Marquette University and Des Moines University. He earned a master’s degree in bioethics from Midwestern University. He and his wife of 48 years, Rose Neidhoefer of...
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Indian spirituality and the Cursillo
Dr. Jim Asher is a graduate of Marquette University and Des Moines University. He earned a master’s degree in bioethics from Midwestern University. He and his wife of 48 years, Rose Neidhoefer of...
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