Check out these recent articles from around the web: Pope Francis’ Holy Land Triumph by Michael Sean Winters: “When he was introduced to six victims of the Shoah, he bent down and kissed their hands. We are accustomed to the negative of that image, of people great and small bending over to kiss the pope’s… Read More Around the Web
Millennial editor Robert Christian has a new article in Time, in which he argues that Senator Kirsten Gillibrand’s Opportunity Plan can help pro-choice and pro-life advocates find common ground. He writes: The plan calls for a fully self-sustaining paid family and medical leave program, an increase in the minimum wage to $10.10 per hour, universal… Read More Robert Christian in Time: Why Pro-lifers Should Join Forces with Senator Kirsten Gillibrand
Check out these recent articles from around the web: Who cares about the value of work? by EJ Dionne: “One of last week’s most important and least noted political events was the introduction of the 21st Century Worker Tax Cut Act by Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash. Murray favors a minimum wage increase to $10.10 an… Read More Around the Web (Part 1)
For pro-life progressives, the mainstream pro-life movement is often viewed with a certain amount of ambivalence. We respect the passion of many in the movement, but are often troubled by the tactics they employ, the rhetoric that is used, the inconsistent commitment to life by many in the movement, and the support and promotion too… Read More A Look into the Mind of a Pro-Choice Fanatic
In the Letter to the Romans, St. Paul is concerned with what causes scandal within the Christian community. Today we are not so concerned with eating meat prepared in connection with Roman sacrifice; instead, sex is the primary preoccupation of the day. Sex is often at the heart of the aptly named TV show Scandal,… Read More Truly Scandalous: Fired for Choosing Life
Pope Francis has made a conscious shift in the Church’s language on abortion, one that places the issue within the context of human rights and social justice, while recognizing the difficult situations that lead many women to procure abortions. When it comes to addressing the issue in this way, Cardinal Sean O’Malley is definitely on… Read More Top 10 Quotes from Cardinal O’Malley’s Whole Life Homily
A little over a week ago, I was at the opening Mass for the Vigil for Life at the Basilica Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in DC. I find these events are often very high energy and are filled with the frequent use of phrases like “culture of death” and “save the babies.” But this… Read More Vigil for Life 2014 Opening Mass
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