Why My Support for Abortion Was Based on Love and Lies
By Jennifer Fulwiler
When I was younger, I was always particularly shocked when I heard about societies where it was common to abandon or kill unwanted newborns.
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My Cup Is Half Full
By Mark Pickup
The theme for Mass [last] Nov. 25, the feast of Christ the King, may seem more suited to the weeks leading to Easter than the weeks leading to Christmas.
The Contraceptive Imperative
By Kenneth D. Whitehead
You don’t have to go out of your way today to be confronted with the subject of contraception.
The Down Syndrome Community’s Abortion Rift
By Matthew Hennessey
It all comes down to abortion. That’s what my late father-in-law always said. No philosophical disagreement, no policy debate, no theological quibble rivals our fundamental and unbridgeable divide on the question of abortion.
What the Heck Does Homosexuality Have to Do with the Pro-Life Movement?
By Peter Baklinski
People often wonder why many people involved in the pro-life movement are also interested in homosexuality-related issues.
The Affordable Care Act and Its Unaffordable Costs for Human Life
By Denise Hunnell, M.D.
Speaking to an audience at Oxford University, Bishop Anthony Fisher of the Diocese of Parramatta, Australia, declared
Where Was God?
By Mike Huckabee
I’ve said some controversial things from time to time, but none which prompted such a backlash as when I stated that the horrific shooting in Connecticut of schoolchildren and teachers couldn’t be blamed on God because we’ve systematically marginalized God out of our culture by removing Him from all aspects of the public square.
Can a Man Die Twice? The Problem with ‘Brain Death’
By Philip F. Lawler
Boxer Hector Camacho died on [November 24, 2012], his doctor said. “His death was reported by Dr. Ernesto Torres, the director of the Centro Medico trauma center in Puerto Rico, who said Camacho had a heart attack and died a short time later after being taken off life support.”
Christmas Means Opening Our Hearts to All
By Mark Pickup
I was listening to a young woman on the radio. She talked about her childhood memory of receiving a Christmas shoebox.
Election 2012: A Church Gone Astray
By Louie Verrecchio
In the days following [November’s] U.S. presidential election, a staggering amount of analysis has been focused on Republican messaging, demographics, and core constituencies, but it misses the most fundamental point entirely.
Organs for Transplantation Must Be from Living
By Paul A. Byrne, M.D.
Our Sunday Visitor (OSV) devoted four pages to vital organ transplantation (8/19/2012), mostly in promotion of organ “donation.
New Rules of Engagement: Christ Instead of the Modern State
By Jeffrey Mirus
The bishops of Pennsylvania cut right to the core of our fundamental political problem in their message to voters on November 1, in preparation for Election Day in America.