The intellectual mood of our time could be best described as self-congratulatory. After the fall of the Berlin Wall, it was taken as fact that
“And if we can accept that a mother can kill her own child, how can we tell other people not to kill one another?” –St.
The fierce battle between the Culture of Death and the Culture of Life is heightened now that there is a new administration in charge. In
And the man of God [St. Patrick] …earnestly prayed that he might be certified of the present and the future state of Hibernia [Ireland], …
In recent years, there have been many claims that this or that Catholic group was discriminatory. Everything from “Pro-choice Woman Denied Catholic Wedding” to “Gay
“But from the beginning of the creation, God made them male and female. For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and
The Disease of What’s Best for Me There is a disease rampant in our world today. A disease called “What’s Best for Me.” Entertainment programs
Truth, by which the world is held together, has sprung from the earth, in order to be carried in a woman’s arms. — St. Augustine Blessed
Victory over evil is a matter for rejoicing when something profound comes out of an otherwise heart-wrenching ordeal. By looking closely at every obstacle, struggle,
In an effort to justify (and excuse) birth control and require those who conscientiously object to provide it to others, Planned Parenthood has come up
In the first part of this two-part series on the infallibility of the ordinary Magisterium, we took an in-depth look at the Catholic Church’s teaching
Many self-styled pro-choice Catholic politicians today claim to accept the Church’s teaching against abortion. This may seem strange since the Church clearly teaches that
In recent news, science-fiction author Patrick S. Tomlinson has created what I call a Utilitarian Gotcha. By “gotcha”, I mean that however you answer
For it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of
Simply believing in the existence of God is not exactly what I would call a commitment. After all, even the devil believes that God exists.
Iceland aborts about 98% of babies prenatally diagnosed with Down Syndrome and averages under 2 babies born with Down’s a year. CBS recently featured Iceland as “the
“Dogma Lives Loudly Within You”, said the Senator. Thank you very much, Senator. I am flattered that you noticed. I do try very hard to
Every form of social or cultural discrimination in fundamental personal rights on the grounds of sex, race, color, social conditions, language, or religion must
The subtle, evil coercion of lies I was told, and expected to believe as true, from the women’s movement over our reproductive rights came to
Paul Griffiths is an expert on Catholic thought, holding the Warren Professor of Catholic thought at Duke Divinity School but this past month he was
William F. Buckley Jr., the patron saint of American conservatism, famously described the mission of his magazine, National Review, as “stand(ing) athwart history yelling ‘stop’”.
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
