Beyond politics, the West is suffering from what can be called a crisis of brokenness - broken institutions, broken families and broken souls.

The Left regards the Constitution as defective and outmoded - in part because it impedes the government's ability to control institutions, like churches and families, which stand between the state and individuals.

Obviously, marriage is not a synonym for morality. But stable marriages and families do encourage moral behavior.

Europe was suffering from a competitiveness crisis.

When a young man massacres innocents, we have been trained to believe that the act was due to improper levels of chemical enzymes and misfiring synapses. As we learn more about our cells, we forget more about our souls.

Sometimes the best families are the ones God builds using unexpected pieces of our hearts.