Euthanasia: A Personal Perspective
By Mark Davis Pickup
The onset of multiple sclerosis is sudden. I went dead from the waist down. I could not distinguish something hot from something cold.
By Mark Davis Pickup
The onset of multiple sclerosis is sudden. I went dead from the waist down. I could not distinguish something hot from something cold.
It’s about more than just cookies. It’s about a way of life a disturbing move toward immorality that many are turning a blind eye to. Some people embrace this. Many merely accept it. Just as a broken cookie crumbles, so will our country if we do not make changes and repair all that has gone wrong. So what can we do? Today’s commentary explains.
ALL Urgently Requests that Catholic Bishops Halt Dispensing of Emergency Contraception.
Touted as liberation. Touted as a way for women to take control. The pill has long been described as something positive women should do for themselves. But how often do we hear about its negative consequences and deadly effects? Not often enough. Now is the time for the truth.
We are proud of the actions of clergy who stand up for the truths of the Church and who, despite backlash from secular society, refuse to back down. This is truly what it means to lead. And we must strive to follow this lead not only in our own hearts, but with our own voices.
By Lindsay Birdsall
This timely petition was brought to our attention and we thought it important to provide it here.
The life of a human being is something that should be treasured, valued, and respected. Yet we don’t see that in today’s society when it comes to a tiny preborn baby, a terminally sick individual, an elderly person, or anyone deemed unworthy or unwanted. More often than not, these people are seen as expendable or better off dead. We must change this twisted mindset.
By Jennifer Lahl
The tagline of our film Eggsploitation is “The infertility industry has a dirty little secret.
It seems like, in today’s hedonistic society, people have forgotten the true meaning of dignity and replaced it with an “anything goes” attitude that trumps all else. Human beings are objectified, belittled, and often discarded. When will we learn?
By Mark Davis Pickup
Words can be so cruel and degrading. There was a time in the 19th century when North American natives were commonly called “savages.
The loss of preborn life that we see or hear about on a daily basis should not be a difficult concept to understand. When a child is created, and his life is then snuffed out whether it’s through one of the several types of abortion or in a lab setting the truth remains that a life has been lost. Each and every one of these babies must be mourned; we must never forget a single one of them. Hence, we must always realize that our language matters both written and spoken. Lives depend upon this
While you expect to see commentary by yours truly on Fridays, it is my pleasure to surrender my “space” to our director of American Life League”s Defend the Faith project, Michael Hichborn. His insights on Cardinal Sean O Malley are clear, passionate and, at the same time, loving. The nursery rhyme “Little Boy Blue” is more than apropos.