Greatest love songs ever: #30 “Cheek to Cheek”
Of all of the songs ever performed in the history of cinema, “Cheek to Cheek” ranks #15, according to the American Film Institute. That’s how good it is. It was…
Read MoreThe One Big, Bad Ugly Pill
Planned Parenthood describes the abortion pill (mifepristone and misoprostol) as a “safe and effective way to end an early pregnancy.” Their website goes so far as to call it…
Read MoreGreatest love songs ever: #31 “Something”
Sinatra said that “Something” was the best love song written in the last fifty years. He should know, as he crooned all of the best of the genre in his…
Read MoreGreatest love songs ever: #32 “My Girl”
The intro of “My Girl” immediately grabs, as the bass guitar plays, “bap boom boom, bap boom boom, bap boom boom …” Then a clean electric guitar riff pipes in,…
Read MoreBig breakthrough for Pulse Life Advocates!
Pulse Life Advocates was the proud recipient of a grant from the Catholic Foundation of SW Iowa last week. The $4500 grant will be used to purchase teleconferencing equipment,…
Read MoreGreatest love songs ever: #33 “Cry Me a River”
Younger readers will think “Cry Me a River” was written by Justin Timberlake in 2002. It’s better to say he ripped off Arthur Hamilton’s song title of the same…
Read MoreGreatest love songs ever: #34 “Hello”
By Tom Quiner Lionel Richie was perhaps the finest American balladeer of the late 20th century. His songs were romantic, combining irresistible melodies with romantic lyrics focused on the human…
Read MoreGuess who is speaking at Saturday’s Iowa March for Life?
As if you need any additional motivation to attend this Saturday’s Iowa March for Life, we’re excited to announce that Jennie Bradley Lichter will be speaking! She is President of…
Read MoreGreatest love songs ever: #35 “Maria”
By Tom Quiner This soulful aria is but one of the many dazzling songs from West Side Story, with music by Leonard Bernstein and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. “Maria” is…
Read MoreGreatest love songs ever: #36 “Blue Moon”
By Tom Quiner Even younger readers are familiar with Rodgers and Hammerstein. But few knew that Lorenz Hart was Richard Rodger’s lyricist before Oscar Hammerstein II. Hart’s lyrics had a…
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