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The Ghouls among Us
By Judie Brown A ghoul is someone who shows a morbid interest in things evil, shocking, and repulsive. Today, that includes contraception, abortion, and euthanasia. Given that today is Halloween, it is fitting to talk about such ghoulish people. A heroic man who fends off these demons is Arlington, Virginia’s Catholic bishop, Michael Burbidge. He recently defined for his flock the choice in the...
Dear Catholic Bishops: Love the Sinner, but Hate the Sin!
The recent Archdiocese of Boston scandal surrounding St. Cecilia’s parish Mass honoring LGBT pride has given Catholics at large a wonderful opportunity to sift through our moral obligations.
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.