Messaging
Overwhelmed by messages that come through texting, e-mails, the computer, and various apps on phones and iPads, today’s culture seems to be missing something.
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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.
Dysfunctional America
The Internet and other forms of media bombard us daily with messages that speak volumes about the current cultural trend toward decay.
Organ Transplants, ‘Brain Death,’ and Church Teaching
I thought that I recently read where the Church said that determining when a person is dead falls under the purview of the medical community, not theologians.
Irving Response to Mississippi ‘Personhood’ Initiative
Pro-life deserves to know that formal legal definitions, such as those proposed here, are usually legally required to be interpreted by the courts as “exclusionary”—that is, only precisely what is included in the definition is covered by the law; anything not precisely included in that definition is not covered by the law.
The Bishops and Palliative Care
The statement is probably long overdue, though it’s clear the Church has never condoned direct killing for any reason.
Selective Killing Fields: POLST in Action
“In my practice, while I steadfastly refuse to write a prescription with lethal intent or otherwise help the patient commit suicide, I can share with the patient information that he or she already has the ability to exert control over the time [of] death.
Organ Wagon Coming Your Way? It’s No Hurdy Gurdy Man!
One of the most remarkable public relations features of the culture of death is the innovative manner in which they attempt to sell the public on their “compassion.”
Human cloning: Reproductive vs. therapeutic
Many people think today that cloning a human person, even at the embryonic stage, is science fiction-it is not. Even under the Clinton Administration, federal… Read More »Human cloning: Reproductive vs. therapeutic
Living Wills and Advanced Directives
The goal of the euthanasia movement is, in effect, legal and social acceptance of death on demand. For at least some of those who can’t… Read More »Living Wills and Advanced Directives
History of Euthanasia
A basic knowledge of the history of the movement to legalize euthanasia and assisted suicide—the so-called “right to die” movement—is essential for anyone who hopes… Read More »History of Euthanasia
Cruel and Heartless in America
It seems that euthanasia is not a bad word but rather a simple health care option these days. The following examples make that clear.