Since being appointed bishop of Springfield, Illinois in 2010, I have been asked many times about the matter of Holy Communion for Sen. Richard Durbin, whose home is in Springfield. In April 2004, Sen. Durbin’s pastor, Msgr. Kevin Vann (now Bishop Kevin Vann of Orange, California), said he would . . . . Continue Reading »
The bishops are looking to clarify—with the final goal of healing and full communion—that the facilitation of abortion is a grave moral evil. Continue Reading »
Lynn Fitch has strongly condemned Roe and Casey, deferring to the Constitution rather than flawed judicial precedent. Continue Reading »
I have met people who claim to be great champions of animal rights, and yet are vehemently in favor of abortion. Continue Reading »
God willing, our generation will be known as the post-Roe generation. Continue Reading »
Malta is one of the last countries in the world where abortion is illegal, but pro-abortion activists are trying to change that. Continue Reading »
Roe must go. It is morally and, more to the point for the Court, constitutionally indefensible—and has been from the moment it was handed down. Continue Reading »
Catholics who reject the ancient Christian teaching on the grave moral evil of abortion and facilitate its practice are not in full communion with the Church. Continue Reading »
Austin Ruse joins the podcast to discuss Under Siege: No Finer Time to be a Faithful Catholic. Continue Reading »
Underlying Catholic Democrats’ “Statement of Principles” is widespread poor catechesis on the Eucharist, exacerbated by self-seeking politicians and churchmen. Continue Reading »
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