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Teaching Truth to Power
By Judie Brown It is the role of each person who comprehends the unrepeatable miracle of human life to be defenders and educators when the dignity of the human person comes into question or is challenged in any way. When Louisiana senator John Kennedy, for example, spoke during a Senate committee hearing about the horrors of abortion, his comments were interrupted by Rhode Island Democrat and...
Identifying the Human Being Requires No Debate
Most people do not follow the so-called “personhood” political scene, but if they did it might be helpful if one could see that words can be used to complicate even the most basic fact.
Cardinal Silliness
Now that Pope Benedict XVI has officially departed from the papacy, the news headlines are going mad, or at least suspiciously American, in the quest to raise the specter of a possible American pope.
Proposing that Society ‘Reduce’ Evil
In March of 1981 Pope John Paul II told his audience during the March 15 Angelus message, “Our prayer during Lent, aims at awakening [consciences],” and making men aware of God’s voice.
A Brilliant Teacher Steps Down from the Papacy
I have hesitated to write a commentary on the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI because I believed that the words he used when he made the announcement were sufficient.
Abortion is Crippling Honesty
The most recent case of America’s denial that the preborn child is a person once again reminds us that, culturally, our ability to deal honestly with our fellow human beings is so twisted that it becomes hideous to those with eyes to see.
Are Catholics Getting What We Deserve?
While Obamacare has been a topic of debate and discussion for the last four years, the Obama/Sebelius contraceptive mandate—complete with the recent vapid compromise—really raised the stakes for Catholics.