Excuses, Excuses! How About Some Common Sense?
The open letter to Dr. Dobson, which I signed, and the ensuing ad campaign have really brought out the most interesting comments I have ever seen.
Respect For The Human Person Begins With You
I am often asked what I think the root cause of abortion in our nation really is, and I always respond that it is contraception.
Three Cheers For Bishop Tobin!
I could not believe my eyes when I read Providence, Rhode Island’s Bishop Thomas Tobin’s weekly column entitled “Without a doubt: My R.S.V.P. to Rudy Giuliani”
Politics of Appeasement
A few days ago I joined with several pro-life leaders in signing an ad that focused attention on Dr. James Dobson and other Christian leaders who had celebrated the Supreme Court’s decision in the Gonzales v. Carhart case.
Suicide After Abortion
A recent news report caught my eye because the British are actually admitting, at long last, that mothers who abort their children suffer tragic consequences including many who take their lives.
Illinois Lawmakers Deceive
A bill that has just passed the Illinois state legislature and awaits the governor’s signature once again defies logic and deceives the public. Senate Bill 4 permits funding for human embryonic stem cell research and permits “therpaeutic cloning” while banning “reproductive cloning.”
Arnold loses touch again
Arnold Schwarzenegger, Republican governor of California seems to have lost touch with his identity as a Catholic-again.
Polling For Death
I continue to be amazed at how the media sets forth the results of various polls as some sort of moral barometer, or guide to how the rest of us should think.
The media and a hero
A recent story on St. Louis Archbishop Raymond Burke and his consistent defense of Catholic teaching exposes the difficulty many reporters have in seeing the difference between courage and controversy.
Dr Death Vows To Stay In Struggle
It is actually no surprise that Jack “Dr. Death” Kevorkian is once again giving interviews now that he is being relieved of his jail time due to health problems.
A tale of two bishops
While it is true that all Catholic bishops are shepherds of their flocks and successors to the Apostles, it baffles me that some bishops take strong stands on behalf of the faith, but others seek wiggle room and search for ways to compromise.
The personhood crisis
Not long ago, Maureen Downey wrote an article for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution on the subject of the Georgia pro-life movement’s new political goal