Human Rights for All Justifies Labor Day
This weekend we will take time out of our busy schedules to recognize the value of the worker, the just wage and, on a practical level, time with family and friends.
This weekend we will take time out of our busy schedules to recognize the value of the worker, the just wage and, on a practical level, time with family and friends.
The statement is probably long overdue, though it’s clear the Church has never condoned direct killing for any reason.
Judie Brown, cofounder and president of the American Life League, was appointed by John Paul II to two consecutive five-year terms on the Pontifical Academy for Life.
Since 1968, vital organs, necessary for life, have been removed from patients for transplantation. Since then, this has been morally justified by the claim that the donor is “brain dead” or has suffered “cardiac death.”
Sometimes it seems that the world is going mad. One recent example that drives that point home is a tiny excerpt from a televised interview with British advice columnist Virginia Ironside.
I recently attended a meeting during which a member of the audience asked a Catholic pro-life leader why more wasn’t being said about the connection between contraception and abortion.
It is inspiring to witness tributes to those in the military who have put their lives on the line to protect the United States of America from unjust aggressors.
Today marks the fourth day of a gathering of America’s Catholic bishops. The bishops have come together to reflect, pray and discuss how best to grow in the gifts of the Holy Spirit that are necessary to be an agent of hope for their priests.