Proposing that Society ‘Reduce’ Evil
In March of 1981 Pope John Paul II told his audience during the March 15 Angelus message, “Our prayer during Lent, aims at awakening [consciences],” and making men aware of God’s voice.
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WARNING: Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment Can Kill You!
I invite you to read this sermon by Bishop Clemens August Count von Galen delivered exactly seventy-one years and one day ago.
Human Beings Are Never Vegetables. Ever.
By and large, we no longer refer to the profoundly disabled by the nasty term “human weeds” anymore, but that doesn’t mean we’ve stopped treating them as less than human.
To Fear or Not to Fear: A New Obama Appointee
The recess appointment by President Obama of Richard Cordray to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is the most recent point of controversy regarding the style with which the president conducts this nation from his office.
Suicide Prevention or Assisted Suicide?
On October 4, Liberal Party interim leader, Bob Rae, introduced a motion into Canada’s House of Commons to establish a National Suicide Prevention Strategy.
Better Off Dead?
In opposition is broadcaster and columnist Michael Coren and in support is Dr. Gifford-Jones. The main focus of “Do They Deserve to be Born?” is on a set of twins, now six months old, conjoined at the head.
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.
Statement on USCCB’s ‘Physician-Assisted Suicide’
STATEMENT BY JUDIE BROWN ON THE USCCB’S “TO LIVE EACH DAY WITH DIGNITY: A STATEMENT ON PHYSICIAN ASSISTED SUICIDE”
The Ethic of Death Is Not a Work of Fiction
News reports can often be misleading. But recent news from the nursing profession and the consequences of what is being recommended leave no room for doubt. Something has gone terribly awry.
Peel Back the Facade of Compassion
People who pretend otherwise must rely on sophistry and public ignorance about the reality of prenatal life to make abortion seem acceptable.
Sleepless Nights and the Fear of Dying
A recent headline brought a chilling awareness that life is no longer valuable at any stage. The headline from a British newspaper reads, “Fearful elderly people carry ‘anti-euthanasia cards.
Euthanasia as “Comfort”
A “helium hood” is the latest innovation from the sidelines where folks seem ever more committed to designing their own way of dying.