Millennial co-founder Christopher Hale has a new article at Time. He writes: The Catholic Church’s advocacy against the U.S.’ inane gun laws has caught the attention of the gun lobby. In 2012, the American bishops’ modest work on the issue frustrated the National Rifle Association so much that they listed the United States Conference of… Read More CJH: Gun Control Is a Pro-Life Value
In his historic speech to a joint session of the US Congress, Pope Francis said that the Golden Rule “reminds us of our responsibility to protect and defend human life at every stage of its development.” This statement was clearly meant to include the lives of unborn children yet a number of conservatives in the… Read More The Whole Life Pope: Francis Has the Right Approach to Abortion
On Monday, I spoke at the 2015 Democratic Revival at the National Press Club. Here are my prepared remarks: My position on abortion is progressive not conservative. I believe in robust government action to protect the lives of unborn children, as I refuse to draw a distinction between humans and persons. All humans are persons.… Read More Millennials, the Whole Life Approach, and the Democratic Party
Recently, the Center for Medical Progress has shed an interrogating light on the “culture of death” by exposing Planned Parenthood for what may very well be the sale of fetal tissue and body parts for research and other scientific purposes. There isn’t much I can add to the myriad of Catholic voices that have spoken… Read More Building a Whole Life Culture: The Culture of Death Includes Poverty, Hunger, Oppression, Exploitation, and Abortion
Pope Francis: “We need to see each child as a gift to be welcomed, cherished, and protected.”
A common refrain among Catholics who believe that abortion should be legal is that “no one is pro-abortion.” That’s just not true. This is not a disagreement between culture warriors and those who prefer a different approach. It is between those who can accept reality and those who won’t. Some people simply have no moral… Read More The Promise and Limits of Finding the Common Ground on Abortion
John Boehner, the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, has announced that Pope Francis will address a joint meeting of Congress in September of this year. This historic address will mark the first time a pope has spoken before Congress. What will the pope’s message be? Given Francis’ penchant for speaking directly and… Read More Pope to Address US Congress: Call for an End to the Throwaway Culture
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