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‘Fiducia Supplicans’: Much Ado about Something
By Judie Brown The well-known Shakespearean play Much Ado About Nothing is a comedy filled with romance, courtship, and various human foibles. It is a very funny story, totally unlike the most recent Vatican declaration, Fiducia Supplicans. The document addresses the meaning of blessings and the situations to which they apply. Where the wicket gets sticky is found in these words: One should...
The Quandary: Savior Siblings v. Human Dignity
A little less than a month ago a baby boy was born in France, which of itself is not really big news. The reason why he was born, however, makes his birth shocking news—though the practice that led to his birth has been growing in popularity for many years.
Methotrexate: Pharmacist Error
An error occurred at a Safeway pharmacy in which methotrexate, a drug used for chemotherapy, treatment of severe inflammatory disorders such as rheumatoid arthritis, and abortions, was dispensed to a pregnant woman.
Why Are More Black Babies Targeted for Abortion?
Historically, since the infamous Roe v. Wade and Doe v. Bolton United States Supreme Court decisions, abortion profiteers have disproportionately targeted the black population for its so-called reproductive health services—three code words for surgical abortion, medical abortion and chemical abortion.
A Catholic’s Broken Heart
Today is Valentine’s Day, a day set aside in America to celebrate “love,” though in today’s culture love has meanings perhaps never conceived by the original St.
The President’s Speech: Why I Wasn’t Impressed
Once again our nation has been rocked by a terrible act of senseless violence—the shooting in Tucson, Arizona, in which several were wounded, including a member of Congress, and several others were killed, including a federal judge and a beautiful little nine-year-old girl.
Twisting the Truth in Dignitas Personae–Part IV
Because it may be confusing to follow the quotes of the various writers when compared to the actual text of the Church documents, all citations from Church teaching are highlighted in red font.