Tag: Consistent Life Ethic

Archbishop Joseph Fiorenza on Poverty, Structural Sin, Nuns, and a Broader Pro-Life Agenda

Faith in Public Life’s John Gehring recently interviewed Joseph Fiorenza, Archbishop Emeritus of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston and a former president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. Gehring asked a superb set of questions, and the Archbishop responded with equally excellent answers. Here are some of the highlights of the Archbishop’s responses: The Pope… Read More Archbishop Joseph Fiorenza on Poverty, Structural Sin, Nuns, and a Broader Pro-Life Agenda

Sarah Christian

Top 10 Quotes from Cardinal O’Malley’s Whole Life Homily

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

Robert Christian

Pro-life, Anti-Maternity Care? I don’t think so

EJ Dionne asks, “If you’re a conservative strongly opposed to abortion, shouldn’t you want to give all the help you can to women who want to bring their children into the world? In particular, wouldn’t you hope they’d get the proper medical attention during and after their pregnancy?” One would think that the obvious answer… Read More Pro-life, Anti-Maternity Care? I don’t think so

Robert Christian

Quote of the Day

Bishop Robert W. McElroy: “I believe that it is compassion which morally unites these two issues – compassion for the suffering of the poor and compassion for the unborn. I still am a believer in the underlying logic of Cardinal Bernardin’s seamless garment approach that saw all life issues as part of a continuum linked… Read More Quote of the Day

Millennial

The Pope Francis Interview: Preaching the Gospel and Recovering the Consistent Life Ethic

If you haven’t yet read Robert Christian’s excellent piece in the Washington Post about Pope Francis’ interview in America Magazine, I highly recommend that you do so. It is one of the best commentaries that I have read to date on the recent interview (and I’m not just saying that because he is the editor… Read More The Pope Francis Interview: Preaching the Gospel and Recovering the Consistent Life Ethic

Dan DiLeo

Interview with Aimee Murphy of Life Matters Journal

The upcoming event Life/Peace/Justice: A Conference on Life Issues, which will be held in Philadelphia, PA on March 29, 2014, will feature discussions on topics relevant to life issues, ranging from euthanasia and abortion to unjust war and human trafficking.  Confirmed speakers include: Kelsey Hazzard (Secular Pro Life), Jason Jones (I am Whole Life, Movie… Read More Interview with Aimee Murphy of Life Matters Journal

Millennial