That there are psychological consequences to having an abortion have been accepted by many in the pro-life and pro-abortion camps. The psychiatrist Professor Ian Brockington has commented: “Some [post abortion] mothers feel like criminals and brood over the dead foetus.… Read More
Even though abortion advocates and UN agencies have claimed for many years that 13% of all maternal deaths are due to “unsafe” abortion, the fact is that no one really knows. That’s because much of the world doesn’t report the… Read More
An Oregon jury awarded nearly $3 million to a couple whose daughter was born with Down syndrome after doctors had reassured them that the baby would be normal. They alleged that it had been a “wrongful birth” because had they… Read More
If abortion, why not infanticide? This leading question is often treated as a canard by supporters of abortion. However, it is seriously argued by two Italian utilitarians and published online in the prestigious Journal of Medical Ethics this week.
Alberto… Read More
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“It’s the economy, stupid” was the slogan Bill Clinton used to… Read More
The President of Ave Maria University Jim Towey released a strong statement saying in no uncertain terms that Ave Maria University will not comply with the HHS contraceptive mandate.
Unfortunately, a provision in the massive health care reform legislation will… Read More
For far too long there has been an ominous silence across America on arguably the most controversial and devastating issue of the day—birth control. As so often we see in history, oppression gives rise to courage and, no question, courage… Read More
For decades, the Supreme Court has understood the Free Exercise clause to protect religious individuals and organizations from secular laws that would “substantially burden” their free exercise of religion.
The following is Part 1 in a two-part article.
The American public is witnessing a fascinating, even historic, event: the Obama Administration’s attempt to suppress basic expressions of religious faith.
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)’s recent rulemaking… Read More
Readings for May 22
Daily Divine Office
“Help me think about Heaven, Lord. You are leading me there. You went to prepare me a place there. What will it be like? You came to earth, lived, suffered, and died so that I would have the possibility of…
May 27th – Pentecost Sunday
Vatican Basilica, at 9:30
PAPAL MASS
Holy Mass
Saint Peter’s Square, at 12:00
Regina Caeli…
“It is clear to me that if we wish to please God and to receive graces in abundance from Him, it is God’s will that these graces should come to us through the hands of Christ in His most holy…
True followers of Christ
St. Rita of Cascia (widow)
Spiritual advice from a Benedictine monastery by Brother Sebastian
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Pasta di San Giuseppe
(St. Joseph Pasta – Pasta with Sardines)
Italians have a great devotion to St Joseph, and the dishes they prepare to celebrate the feast day inevitably have a cute reference to him. Just before you serve…