Many questions came pouring in after my first column about going public with my abortion in the context of the new organization, SILENT NO MORE. “What was your son’s reaction?” “How do I tell my story without bringing my young children into it?” “What age is right to tell them?” “How do I answer the
Last month, in an awesome display of solidarity, Right-to-Lifers from across the nation converged once again on Washington D.C. to commemorate the January 22 anniversary of the Supreme Court’s tragic ruling that legalized abortion in America. Together in Eucharist On the eve of this 30th anniversary, luminaries from the political left (Senator Joe Lieberman, the
You might have heard about the interesting “homily” given at St. Sabina Catholic Church in Chicago this past weekend. As part of a celebration of Black History Month, Father Michael Pfleger invited the Rev. Al Sharpton to come and give the homily at Sunday’s Mass. Deal Hudson is editor and publisher of CRISIS Magazine. You
The stock market swoon and corporate scandals of the last few years have motivated many people to think again about their investments. As part of that rethinking, some may need to take a closer look at the ethics of investing. From that perspective, the central question isn’t the bottom line but: What is my money
It’s been just over one month since I began “sidewalk counseling” at a local abortion center. Already, I’ve delivered my story on a local TV show about post-abortive stress disorder and the healing I gained from Rachel’s Vineyard Retreats; been interviewed twice by the local paper for two different articles (my son was pictured in
Where were you 30 years ago? You may not remember. In fact, you might not have even been born. But whether you recall January 22, 1973 or not, you and I are living in its dark shadow. You might be wondering where the pro-abortion demonstrators were during the march. To be honest, so was I.
(Editor's Note: This is the second in a seven-part series designed to break open the beauties of the Catechism in hopes that more Catholics will begin exploring its riches for themselves. There is a veritable wealth of information in the Catechism, which is itself but a small reflection of the riches of the Deposit of
Kathryn Lively is the author of Little Flowers (Highbridge Press, 2001) and the upcoming Saints Preserve Us (Wings ePress, 2003). She is the editor of The Write Stuff newsletter for Catholic writers and the founder of FrancisIsidore Electronic Press, an e-book publisher specializing in Catholic fiction. It began with a simple post to a popular
Here are the previous five installments of Carl Olson's “The Great Apologists” series: Part 5: C.S. Lewis Part 4: Frank J. Sheed Part 3: Ronald Knox Part 2: G.K. Chesterton Part 1: John Henry Cardinal Newman Like her friends C.S. Lewis, T.S. Eliot, and Charles Williams, Sayers was a brilliant Christian thinker, an Anglo-Catholic who
Like G.K. Chesterton, whom Lewis admired greatly, he was a writer with tremendous range, authoring the best-selling children’s series Chronicles of Narnia, plus numerous books and essays about medieval literature, contemporary education, literary criticism and apologetics. Although Lewis never became Catholic (and apparently did not like to discuss the subject of Catholicism), he was about
(This article was originally published in a different form in the November/December 1999 This Rock, a publication of Catholic Answers: www.catholic.com.) Part 3: Ronald Knox Part 2: G.K. Chesterton Part 1: John Henry Cardinal Newman Along with his wife Maisie Ward he founded the well-known Catholic publishing house of Sheed & Ward in 1926, which
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