Tinkering with the Lives of Children
There are many Americans who define themselves as human rights advocates yet who are, at the same time, wary of those of us who take great care when defining the meaning of human personhood.
Contraception: Morally Wrong in Every Circumstance
Until just 80 years ago every major Christian religion condemned the practice of intentionally sterilizing the marital act as gravely immoral.
Selective Perspectives on Child Abuse
Mike Thomas, a Florida news commentator, has been analyzing the case of Casey Anthony—the Florida mother accused of murdering her 2-year-old daughter.
Eulogy for the Martyred Children
The Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered this sermon at the funeral of the little girls who were killed on 15 September 1963 by a bomb as they attended the Sunday school of the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama.
Myopic Zeal in an Honest World
When I first read Toni Panetta’s rant against elected officials’ “myopic zeal to eliminate women’s ability to access abortion” I was struck with her talent for using words in a way that deconstructs actual facts about the human body and the ability of a woman to become pregnant and carry a child.
Archdiocese of Boston Pandering Again!
It came as a complete surprise to me when the Archdiocese of Boston backed down on its statement regarding the “All Are Welcome” pro-homosexual Mass which was scheduled to be celebrated at St.
The Difference Faith Makes
Yesterday I wrote about an article in the UK Daily Mail written by a mother who chose to kill her [preborn] son who was diagnosed with spina bifida.
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.
Access Denied!
[Twelve]-year-old Alice Saunders was recently denied a plane ticket by British Airways staff because she has Down syndrome.
The Economy of Sex
When I read the latest report on what the Washington Times termed the “economy of sex,” I wasn’t really expecting to read an analysis of the very thing Pope Paul VI warned about way back in 1968!
Loving Our Enemies to Life!
There are times when a Scripture reading sort of smacks me upside my head, and that happened a couple of days ago.
The US Economy–Bullishness Based on Babies
It seems a bit counter-intuitive to discuss reasons to be optimistic about the US economy. Every day we hear reasons to fear the worst—high unemployment figures, two costly wars and, of course, that mind-boggling amount of debt.