Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi has made a fool of herself again in public but just in time, she gives relevance to this article that I have
In 1968, an ecologist named Garrett Hardin wrote an article for Science magazine titled “The Tragedy of the Commons.” A utilitarian and Malthusian, Hardin argued
Last week, I had the pleasant surprise of meeting a very well-known figure in Catholic media. We were attending the same conference, and I practically
Uniformed Boy Scouts marched front and center this past weekend, leading the Utah \”gay pride parade\” in Salt Lake City. No matter that officials from the
The State of Minnesota recently passed a law abolishing the commonly accepted definition of marriage as between one man and one woman, and replaced it
The recent effort in Nevada to put into law a bill that would provide the same level of protection for religious freedom that the people
There was a great Italian film (and lousy American remake) called Everybody’s Fine. The plot centered on a retired man whose five adult children stood him
\”Who among us has any conception of the dimensions of shame that will befall us and our children when one day the veil has fallen
If you’ve been following the litigation challenging the now-infamous Health and Human Services mandate requiring employer-provided group health plans to cover abortifacients, sterilization, and artificial
Last week Rhode Island legalized same-sex “marriage” adding to an increasing list of states permitting homosexual couples to “marry”. In signing the bill, Gov. Lincoln
Several liberal Catholic journalists—notably Melinda Henneberger of the Washington Post and Michael Sean Winters of the National Catholic Reporter —are openly wrestling with the arbitrary
A few weeks ago I was reading the inestimable Simcha Fisher’s excellent National Catholic Register article titled, “Who Is to Blame for Kermit Gosnell?” Since I’m a
The homicide of Terri Schindler-Schiavo, Part II In last month’s article, we read how the legal system condemned an innocent, disabled woman to suffer a
One of my most effective lines as a teacher is to ask my students, \”What is the opposite of organized religion?\” The answer, of course,
So, how did we lose the same-sex \”marriage\” (SSM) battle, after all? I am no pessimist, I will never concede that violating the laws of
In my last piece for Catholic Stand, I discussed the effort in Kentucky to adopt a state-level Religious Freedom Restoration Act, and the surprisingly vocal
Since I entered the legal profession I have often recalled simple but wise words shared by a professor during a first year course. I remember
“Why Have You Forsaken Me?” As Holy Week begins and we reflect on the passion of Jesus Christ, it is especially appropriate to remember another person who eight
What has me scratching my head like a dandruff shampoo commercial is the popularity of organic foods to maintain healthy, digestive systems inconsistently co-existing with
Though it certainly doesn’t make for pleasant reading, approved transcripts of certain exorcisms are a riveting window into the reality of the absolute spiritual warfare
These past two years have seen religious liberty issues rise to the top of the priority list for the Catholic bishops of the United States.
The Massachusetts Board of Education recently issued formal “guidance” to the state’s public schools, telling them how to implement new laws protecting against gender identity
