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October 2011

October 13, 2011

Report: birth rate plummets due to recession

A commenter in another post asked, "How is making it so financially difficult for people...

October 03, 2011

Pro-life activist: graphic images will remain in Amarillo

Images of aborted fetuses put on public display have sparked controversy lately -- but the...

October 01, 2011

Respect Life: "The Circle of Life"

One spring morning in 1998, my wife and I got up early and went down...

October 01, 2011

Respect life: the Church's evolving views on capital punishment

While the Catholic Church has does not forbid the death penalty under all circumstances, it...

October 01, 2011

Homily for October 2, 2011: 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time

[Click here for readings] Since this is Respect Life Sunday, and the beginning of Respect...

September 2011

September 30, 2011

Clarification from Bishop Zurek on Fr. Pavone

On the Amarillo Diocese website: UPDATE: Canon lawyer Ed Peters has some analysis. UPDATE II:...

September 29, 2011

Ed Peters and Al Kresta on the Pavone-Zurek standoff

There's a lively and intelligent debate about the Pavone-Zurek standoff simmering in a couple corners...

September 28, 2011

Quote of the day

"Viewing life as a “zero sum” game, in which advancing one’s interests requires putting aside...

September 24, 2011

In Amarillo, protests for Fr. Pavone — UPDATED

They took to the skies, and to the streets, Friday, according to local reports: An...

September 24, 2011

The growing phenomenon of "missing girls"

The Vatican news site picks up on some troubling statistics: India is the fourth country...

September 21, 2011

On Fr. Pavone: his "last stand"?

That's how Phil Lawler is characterizing the pro-life activist's current circumstances, and he gives an...

September 16, 2011

Fr. Pavone: "Nobody needs anybody's permission to save a life…" — UPDATED

The latest, from Fr. Pavone: It’s so encouraging to see so many people on the...

September 16, 2011

Worth a thousand words

Vice President Joseph Biden blesses himself after receiving communion at the memorial Mass for Archbishop...

September 13, 2011

What we have come to: Canadian mother strangles newborn, goes free

This news has to give all of us pause: An Alberta judge has let a...

September 11, 2011

Praying through the storm

From Diane over at Te Deum laudamus comes this beautiful report and photo gallery about...

September 07, 2011

Justice Department taking tougher stance against abortion protestors

As reported last week by NPR: The Obama Justice Department has been taking a more...

August 2011

August 30, 2011

Judge strikes down parts of Texas sonogram law

Details: A federal judge on Tuesday blocked key provisions of Texas' new law requiring a...

August 25, 2011

Florida bishops on death penalty: "Killing someone because they killed diminishes respect for life"

"An execution re-opens the emotional wounds of victim’s families and does not bring back or...

August 16, 2011

World Youth Day priests may lift excommunications for abortion

The confessionals pictured above are where the sacrament of reconciliation will be celebrated -- and...

August 15, 2011

Two minus one: the shocking practice of "singleton" abortions

It involves aborting one twin -- and it's more common than you may think. The...

August 03, 2011

Remembering a courageous pro-life homily that made history

It happened 70 years ago today: the Bishop of Munster, Germany climbed into the pulpit...

July 2011

July 14, 2011

Pro-life and pro-love: a family welcomes its newest member

It's a little girl with cerebral palsy, adopted from Eastern Europe through an agency called...

June 2011

June 21, 2011

Historic first: Catholic college building residence for single pregnant women

It's happening at Belmont Abbey College in North Carolina. Details: It was a summer of...

June 19, 2011

Activists fight new Catholic hospital in Maryland

And they're arguing that the real issue is the separation of church and state. Details:...

June 05, 2011

Playing "chicken" over abortion in Indiana

That's one way of describing what is now happening in Indiana. Details: A looming showdown...

May 2011

May 12, 2011

Catholic former prison warden joins fight against death penalty

She once facilitated executions -- and will now be working to stop them. From the...

May 03, 2011

To life: mother with deadly condition refuses to abort child

And, incredibly, mother and child are both doing well. Details, from the UK's Daily Mail:...

April 2011

April 28, 2011

Counting the cost of China's one-child policy

It may be having an impact that extends further, and deeper, than some people realize....

April 26, 2011

Lila Rose to address National Prayer Breakfast Wednesday

A young woman who has become a household name in the pro-life movement will be...

April 20, 2011

Priest who paid for abortions will not be excommunicated

I'm sure there must be a good explanation for this -- but I haven't yet...