Author Archives: Marc Casciani

As we approach America’s 250th birthday, I find myself wrestling with a question that keeps me awake: What kind of country will my children inherit? Not the physical country, the buildings, highways, and amber waves of grain. I’m talking about something deeper. The idea of America. The soul of this nation that millions have diedContinueContinue reading “America’s 250th Birthday: The One Gift Your Kids Actually Need”

When Comfortable Christianity Isn’t Enough It’s easy to help others from the safety of our “climate-controlled” lives. We serve when it’s convenient. We give when it doesn’t stretch us too far. We pray when the need doesn’t require us to actually get involved. But here’s a question worth wrestling with: Have you ever pushed beyondContinueContinue reading “Risk It All”

“You will be compassionate like God if you ignore His established order. Don’t you want to be compassionate? Who are you to enforce boundaries?” A Follow-up to “The Ancient Lie Repackaged” (December 28, 2025). As a parent, I watch my children sleep and wonder: Will they inherit the America our Founders envisioned, or will theyContinueContinue reading “The Ancient Lie’s Newest Weapon”

This week was one I won’t soon forget. I attended the funeral Mass for Joe Folino, the father of a good friend. Joe lived to 103 years old, a full, faithful life, and I first met him 20 years ago when I learned he had fought in the Battle of the Bulge during World WarContinueContinue reading “From Elsenborn Ridge to Our Homes: Honoring Heroes, Preserving the City on a Hill”

You wake up. You go through the motions. You check the boxes: career, family, responsibilities. You’re doing what you’re supposed to do. Yet somewhere deep inside, a question whispers relentlessly: Is this all there is? If you’re reading this feeling unfulfilled, despite your achievements, efforts, and doing everything “right,” you’re not alone. And more importantly,ContinueContinue reading “The Freedom to Become”

Before the earth took shape, before the mountains rose or the oceans found their boundaries, God thought of you. He thought of me. Long before our first breath, we were the focus of divine love, not because of anything we would accomplish, but simply because love is who God is. This truth has transformed myContinueContinue reading “The Love That Set Me Free”

I never expected my journey to re-educate myself and my children about American history would lead me face-to-face with the same deception that brought sin into the world. But here we are, unpacking truths that our public education system carefully wrapped in layers of omission and revision. The truth? America’s founding was built on BiblicalContinueContinue reading “The Ancient Lie Repackaged”