Courageously Catholic in the Public Square
There is something intriguing and, at the same time, troubling about the upheaval being created by the Obama administration’s dictate regarding religious institutions and the right of conscience.
There is something intriguing and, at the same time, troubling about the upheaval being created by the Obama administration’s dictate regarding religious institutions and the right of conscience.
It has always been a bit curious to me that government officials, as well as high-placed, influential members of the media elite, cannot ignore the temptation to criticize or demean people of faith.
Obamacare Mandates May Cause Diocese to Drop Healthcare Insurance
Advocates of abortion and birth control often speak of “empowering women” with unbiased and vital information about reproductive health, but their silence following the most recent warning from the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) calls into question the nature of their concern for women’s health.
It has often been said by my fellow pro-lifers that it is simply untimely to expect the general population to understand the reasons why the practice of contraception not only leads to but, in many instances, causes abortion.
Catholic scholars are up in arms about the latest interim rule issued by the Department of Health and Human Services, which is alleged to provide First Amendment protections to religious entities involved in health care, health insurance, and other programs impacted by the mandated distribution of contraception.
Contraception became a necessity in the face of the radical changes in the sexual landscape, and so it was legalized in 1965.
A jubilant Cecile Richards, Planned Parenthood Federation of America’s CEO, trumpeted to supporters on Monday
When the recent Institute of Medicine recommendations came to light last Tuesday, there was a deluge of media commentary that followed.
Catholics have not done a good (or even adequate) job of addressing the attacks on marriage.
“That is like saying there are too many flowers” (Mother Teresa). Nowadays the use of contraception is quite accepted and even encouraged and couples frequently aren’t encouraged to ever actually have children.
Until just 80 years ago every major Christian religion condemned the practice of intentionally sterilizing the marital act as gravely immoral.