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May 2015

May 23, 2015

Court rules New York can ban “Choose Life” license plates for being controversial, “patently offensive”

From Reuters: A divided federal appeals court gave New York wide authority to regulate the...

May 16, 2015

Marching for life in Queens

This morning, my parish hosted once again the great Msgr. Philip Reilly and his remarkable...

May 16, 2015

Marching for life in Queens

This morning, my parish hosted once again the great Msgr. Philip Reilly and his remarkable...

May 07, 2015

Game changer? Study finds premature babies may survive at 22 weeks

From The New York Times: A small number of very premature babies are surviving earlier...

May 07, 2015

Virginia’s bishops: “The death penalty does not provide true healing, nor embody the Gospel of Life”

This may have escaped your attention yesterday, but it deserves an airing: The following statement...

May 07, 2015

Virginia’s bishops: “The death penalty does not provide true healing, nor embody the Gospel of Life”

This may have escaped your attention yesterday, but it deserves an airing: The following statement...

May 07, 2015

Game changer? Study finds premature babies may survive at 22 weeks

From The New York Times: A small number of very premature babies are surviving earlier...

May 02, 2015

Historic: Brain-dead woman kept alive for two months so her baby could be born

Remarkable: A brain-dead and pregnant Nebraska mother was kept on life support for nearly two...

May 02, 2015

Historic: Brain-dead woman kept alive for two months so her baby could be born

Remarkable: A brain-dead and pregnant Nebraska mother was kept on life support for nearly two...

April 2015

April 22, 2015

“Abortion. Yeah, we do that.”

That's the catchphrase of a new abortion clinic opening outisde Washington, DC, and they even...

April 22, 2015

“Abortion. Yeah, we do that.”

That’s the catchphrase of a new abortion clinic opening outisde Washington, DC, and they even...

April 20, 2015

Dignity in death: Chicago buries unclaimed fetuses in Catholic cemetery

From The Chicago Tribune: Grey skies and muddy grounds didn’t keep Yolanda Gamboa from quietly...

April 20, 2015

Dignity in death: Chicago buries unclaimed fetuses in Catholic cemetery

From The Chicago Tribune: Grey skies and muddy grounds didn't keep Yolanda Gamboa from quietly...

March 2015

March 31, 2015

Spa-like abortion clinic to open outside Washington

Making murder more comfortable: With its natural wood floors and plush upholstery, Carafem aims to feel...

March 31, 2015

Spa-like abortion clinic to open outside Washington

Making murder more comfortable: With its natural wood floors and plush upholstery, Carafem aims to...

March 27, 2015

Woman accused of cutting baby from victim’s womb will not be charged with murder

Details: A Colorado woman accused of luring an expectant mother to a basement and cutting...

March 27, 2015

Woman accused of cutting baby from victim’s womb will not be charged with murder

Details: A Colorado woman accused of luring an expectant mother to a basement and cutting...

March 20, 2015

Pope Francis: no crime deserves the death penalty

From Vatican Radio: In a lengthy letter written in Spanish and addressed to the president...

March 12, 2015

Knights of Columbus responds: “The State Council deeply regrets the violation of policy…”

The latest on the St. Patrick's Day parade story: On Thursday afternoon, the Knights of...

March 11, 2015

Virginia parish severs ties with Knights of Columbus over plans to honor Gov. Terry McAuliffe —UPDATED

Lifesite News has the scoop: A Virginia Knights of Columbus council is pressing forward with...

February 2015

February 05, 2015

If you want to know whether young Catholics are pro-life, look at this

It's the Pro-life Youth Rally and Mass in Washington, DC. From the archdiocesan website: The Rally...

February 05, 2015

More young Christians reportedly turning away from artificial birth control

From Al Jazeera: Jessica Wilson got married five months before she graduated from an evangelical...

February 01, 2015

Why he’s no longer pro-life: the “misadventures of Tim Ryan”

The once pro-life congressman switched sides last week—and now here's some reaction and analysis from...

January 2015

January 30, 2015

Meet the Jewish boy who grew up to be a married Catholic priest

I remember posting on (then-Deacon) Paul Schenck when he was ordained. He's back in the...

January 29, 2015

Catholic congressman Tim Ryan: “Why I changed my thinking on abortion”

From HuffPo: Rep. Tim Ryan (D-Ohio), a longtime opponent of abortion, announced in an op-ed on Tuesday...

January 28, 2015

One priest’s stunning pro-life witness

Fr. Mario Majano by Pete Baklinski / LifeSiteNews From LifeSite News: When he was a young...

January 23, 2015

Pro-life feminism: “Taking feminism back from those who corrupted it”

View image | gettyimages.com From Huffington Post: While Republican lawmakers squabbled over a single bill banning abortions after...

January 22, 2015

On Roe v. Wade: “We shall overcome”

"We shall overcome the indifference only by love. A love that will allow us to...

January 13, 2015

Gloria Steinem slated to speak at Catholic college

Gloria Steinem at a news conference for the Women's Action Alliance in 1972, via Wikipedia...

January 06, 2015

Bishop declines governor’s inauguration invitation because of abortion stance

From The Providence Journal: Roman Catholic Bishop Thomas J. Tobin said Monday he rejected an...