A young child, who knows enough words to communicate, can describe their prenatal memories and their birth from their own unique perspective, not as an
Since the time of Hippocrates, physicians have grappled with the issue of futile care. Medical futility is an ethical judgment of the potential for a
A friend who works for a Catholic apostolate recently shared with me that she was discouraged from breastfeeding her 5-month-old daughter during training sessions. She isn’t the first
Since Netflix began to air the series, 13 Reasons Why, the subject of suicide, particularly among adolescents, has become a prominent subject of conversation nationwide. The current statistics in the
Paschal Dad is still a bull of a man at 90 years of age. Manual labor and a strong work ethic have molded him into
I started off Lent with lofty plans on boosting my prayer life, a firm purpose of amendment to avoid sin and to fast. I failed
College is a time of discovery, the search for truth, and the pursuit of happiness. It is this constant search that leads many individuals to
To a pro-life advocate, adoption should be a self-evident solution to a tragic problem. Yet, of the three choices presented to a woman facing an unplanned pregnancy–adoption, parenting the
In September 2013, Austin Ruse, president of the Catholic Human Rights and Family Institute (C-FAM), wrote a poignant letter to subscribers entitled, “You Can Smell
Every abortion is different, but the killing of a living child in its mother’s womb is never a trivial thing. The stories I’m going to
According to the New York Times, suicide rates are at their highest level in 30 years. I have rarely come across a person these days
(One of our editors wanted to write about eating disorders and Lent. However, we remembered Anna Rose Meads gave a great explanation two years ago about
A war is brewing in the Philippines. And it is not a war of guns (although, much of the cause of this brewing war has
Thomas Hobbes described the state of nature as a war of all against all, in which life was “solitary, poor, nasty, brutish and short.” In
A voice is heard in Ramah, lamenting and weeping bitterly: it is Rachel weeping for her children, refusing to be comforted because they are no
By the time I was pregnant with my sixth child, I was desperate to find a supportive family doctor and obstetrician. Four of my five
In 1970, if someone in America would have told you that all the laws against abortion in all the states (but two) would be overturned
On September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in New York, Pennsylvania. and Washington D.C shocked the world. We will never forget exactly where we were when it
I am certain that as many Republican politicians gather around their Thanksgiving table they will offer thanks for the recent elections. Of course, they should first bow
An article that appeared a few days ago via the fake site abcnews.co.com, claiming that the “Amish American Brotherhood” had endorsed Donald Trump and that
I drive a cab in New York City, and when I am in the East Village, I stop in front of the Margaret Sanger Center,
Contrary to popular reporting, Breast Cancer does not necessarily mean a death sentence for baby or mother. The truth of the matter is that both
