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Bishop Joseph Strickland’s Bloodless Martyrdom
By Judie Brown When Pope Frances removed Bishop Joseph Strickland, the shock was overwhelming, as was our sadness. The event immediately reminded me of a lesson I learned from our first spiritual director Father Denis O’Brien, who explained that bloodless martyrdom is the sacrifice of one’s self for the love of Christ, Truth, and the Church. That defines Bishop Strickland perfectly. Once you...
Pre-implantation Genetic Diagnosis
Director of the American Bioethics Advisory Commission Pre-implantation Genetic Diagnosis (PGD) refers to the screening of human embryos for genetic defects. IVF is often used to generate such embryos in the lab. It is critical to note that such human embryos are...
Egocentric Manipulation of Nature
In Michigan’s Compiled Laws, the fetal protection act is precise on punishing individuals who harm or kill a fetus—or embryo!—during an intentional assault.
ABAC – Margaret Sanger
The founder of Planned Parenthood remains a controversial figure, even decades after her death. Pro-life activists point to her widely published views as proof that her vision of “birth control” was really an attempt to limit the elements of the population...
ABAC – Planned Parenthood
Planned Parenthood holds the copyright on other publications by Margaret Sanger, and she was a very powerful writer. If Planned Parenthood were proud of what she said, they could publish her books. But in fact, it is pro-lifers who work to make her writings available....
The Crowning Insult to Mother Teresa
The Nobel Prizes carry a certain level of prestige with them, even though few recipients of the prizes are on the saintly level of Blessed Mother Teresa.
Practicality, Pragmatism, and Polls
As the great-great-granddaughter of former slaves, I am ETERNALLY grateful that Abraham Lincoln DID risk the Union, fought the Civil War, and abolished slavery.