Dignity of Life

Killing Begets More Killing

by Ken Connor January 23, 2013

In the wake of the brutal, senseless tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School, the gun control debate is once again aflame in Washington, D.C.  Advocates of strict gun control laws are taking advantage of the visceral, emotional nature of the…

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How to Prevent Abortions (and Repair the Damage Done)

by Fr. Ed Broom January 22, 2013

1.     MERCY. If you meet somebody who has had an abortion, never condemn but be merciful and tell them of the mercy of God. Remind them of the parables of mercy in Luke 15: the lost sheep, the lost coin…

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Equal Dignity

by Fr. Frank Pavone January 21, 2013

“In him we live and move and have our being” (Acts 17:28).
Reflection: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., fought for the equal dignity of every human life. “If we are to have peace on earth,” he wrote, “we must be…

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40 Years and Millions of Lives

by Marvin Olasky January 18, 2013

Editor’s Note: The following is a great reflection on being pro-life, from the editor in chief of WORLD magazine. It is used by kind permission | © WORLD magazine, all rights reserved | www.worldmag.com.
Here we go again with our…

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Subsidizing the Slaughter of the Innocents

by Ken Connor January 16, 2013

During the 2012 election season the American people were subjected to hundreds of campaign ads.  Among these were several geared towards women, and many of these were paid for by Planned Parenthood.  According to Planned Parenthood, Mitt Romney was bad…

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Wanting One More

by Marie Meaney, Ph.D. January 15, 2013

Editor’s Note: the following was originally published at Human Life International’s Truth and Charity Forum.
After 9 years of marriage, our little Thérèse Marie arrived on the feast-day of the Archangels in 2009. Great was our joy after all these…

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The Abortion Contradiction of Mexico

by MercatorNet Staff January 14, 2013

Are Mexican women dying from the effects of unsafe, illegal abortion because of restrictive laws in most of their country? Researchers from the Alan Guttmacher Institute, the US reproductive health and abortion advocacy organization, have estimated figures in excess of…

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Why Are We Pro-Life?

by Abigail Wilkinson January 14, 2013

“Why are you pro-life?” A stranger walks up to me and asks me this question. I stop still for a moment before replying “How could I be otherwise?” A thousand images flash through my mind in mere seconds . .…

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Why Did Vladimir Putin Ban American Adoptions?

by Dr. Paul Kengor January 8, 2013

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Vladimir Putin has sparked international outcry by banning adoptions of Russian children by American families. Putin made his move on December 28, the day of the Holy Innocents, immediately halting the departure of hundreds of Russian orphans…

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Why Not Suicide?

by Ken Connor January 2, 2013

This week, blogger Wesley J. Smith directed his readers’ attention to an article on Salon.com written by Lillian B. Rubin.  Eighty-eight years old and in failing health, Rubin speculates about our society’s fear of death, the taboo surrounding elder suicide,…

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