Praying Outside the Abortion Clinic
by John MurdockUntil this final shift, however, my prayers were most often focused on the future, beseeching God to stop the machinery of death from grinding on. Continue Reading »
Systemic Racism at Planned Parenthood
by Carol M. SwainAbortion is devastating the black community. Continue Reading »
Having a Baby at the End of the World
by Randy BoyagodaFuture Home of the Living Godby louise erdrichharpercollins, 288 pages, $28.99 Never trust the teller, trust the tale,” D. H. Lawrence famously declared. Keep that in mind when it comes to Louise Erdrich and her new novel, Future Home of the Living God. In an interview about her latest work, she . . . . Continue Reading »
An Open Letter to Pro-Life Sidewalk Witnesses
by Constance J. ThatcherThanks to Christian witnesses outside a Planned Parenthood clinic, I chose not to abort my child. Continue Reading »
Three Culture of Death Tipping Points
by Wesley J. SmithSince Roe v. Wade, three major cultural tipping points fueled popular acceptance of our culture of death. Continue Reading »
The Limits of Planned Parenthood’s Storytelling
by Leah Libresco SargeantJoss Whedon’s “Unlocked” tells a more complicated story about sex and abortion than he and Planned Parenthood must have intended. Continue Reading »
Religious and Pro-Life Conscience Unwelcome in Healthcare
by Wesley J. SmithHealthcare public policy is becoming a means of imposing a secularist, anti–sanctity-of-life ideology on all of society. Continue Reading »
Conservative Populism is Divided Against Itself
by Pete SpiliakosConservative populism can't catch a break. The party's elites have a stranglehold on policy. As Reihan Salam has pointed out, most Republicans are opposed to increasing immigration, but most Republican office holders favor vastly increasing immigration when they think the voters aren't looking. Only . . . . Continue Reading »
The Speaker and the Social Doctrine
by George WeigelTRIGGER WARNING: This column will speak well of Paul Ryan, the new Speaker of the House of Representatives, and compare him favorably to two liberal icons. Over forty years of teaching and writing about Catholic social doctrine, I’ve gotten to know three men who had the opportunity to embody the . . . . Continue Reading »
This is Your Wake-Up Call
by Betsy Childs HowardThis is not the first time that a needed wake-up call has been delivered by a gruesome mailing. Continue Reading »
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