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August 2026

August 18, 2026

The American Pro-Life Movement Lied. Now What?

Abortion rates in the United States have gone up 21%. Yes, I'm going to...

June 2026

June 10, 2026

On Disability, Down Syndrome, and Abortion

I'm going to lift my moratorium on talking about abortion, for just a minute, because...

May 2026

May 04, 2026

On the Death Penalty, and the Consistent Life Ethic

The discourse is on the death penalty again. My veteran readers know that I am...

July 2025

July 26, 2025

I Care About Other People. It’s Terrible that You Don’t

You have to understand, I actually care about other people. No, I'm not a...

February 2025

February 27, 2025

Pavone Changes his Mind on IVF?

I've had to take a hiatus from reporting on the pro-life movement. My veteran readers...

September 2024

September 20, 2024

On the Death of Amber Thurman

Amber Thurman should not be dead. Amber Thurman is a woman whose name has been...

August 2024

August 30, 2024

No, Trump isn’t Pro-Life, or Pro-Choice

Let's talk about the pro-life movement again. It's been getting a whole lot of press...

August 22, 2024

No, Tim Walz Did Not Legalize Infanticide

Just a warning to my readers who have suffered trauma from infant loss or...

July 2024

July 01, 2024

A Word on Today’s Supreme Court Decision

I wanted to say a few words about today's Supreme Court decision. Today, the Supreme...

April 2024

April 12, 2024

A Word on the Arizona Abortion Ruling

I guess I'd better say something about Arizona's Supreme Court ruling, upholding the 1864 abortion...

April 08, 2024

As Abortions Rise and Trump Pivots

The news has come out, in the past few weeks, that the number...

December 2023

December 08, 2023

Whatever this is, It Isn’t Pro-Life

We need to talk about the pro-life movement again. Or rather, we need to talk...

September 2023

September 13, 2023

Ohio’s Abortion Amendment: Why is the Pro-life Movement Lying?

I keep seeing signs telling me to "VOTE NO ON ISSUE ONE." And...

August 2023

August 10, 2023

The American Pro-Life Movement is a Confidence Game

On Tuesday I saw the circular saws. The video was going viral...

March 2023

March 17, 2023

A South Carolina Bill is Unmasking the Pro-Life Movement

We all need to look very carefully at what's happening in South Carolina-- because...

January 2023

January 25, 2023

Frank Pavone has been Accused of Sexual Misconduct

In case you haven't heard: the disgraced defrocked former priest Frank Pavone has now...

December 2022

December 17, 2022

Frank Pavone Has Been Laicized

This has been a long time coming. The Vatican, moving at a glacial pace...

October 2022

October 09, 2022

A Week of Disturbing Political News

There are days when scrolling through social media makes me feel like I should be...

July 2022

July 14, 2022

A Child, An Abortion, and the Gaslighting Pro-Life Movement

A little less than two weeks ago, you might have heard that a ten-year-old...

July 01, 2022

What Kind of a Catholic Am I, Anyway?

The other day, an irritating person quote-tweeted me on Twitter with a glib "there isn't...

June 2022

June 24, 2022

As We Await the Dobbs versus Jackson Decision

As I write this, I don't know the result of the Dobbs decision. I...

April 2022

April 21, 2022

A Response to PAAU’s Further Videos and Statement

I want to follow up on my recent posts about Progressive Anti-Abortion Uprising,...

April 09, 2022

On Lizelle Herrera, the Woman Charged with Murder in Texas for an Abortion

I want to draw your attention to the case of 26-year-old Lizelle Herrera, who is...

April 02, 2022

My Statement on Lauren Handy

I've been trying to think what to say for days. It's a surreal feeling...

December 2021

December 02, 2021

The Pro-Life Movement Continues to Gaslight

I do not know whether Roe Versus Wade will be overturned. I used to...

August 2021

August 08, 2021

Of Delta, Vaccine Conspiracy Theories, Francis and the Leper

The Friendship Room is putting the plexiglass back on their porch. I don't think the...

February 2021

February 28, 2021

A Response to the USCCB’s Dangerous Twitter Thread

I want to say a few words about The Equality Act, and about...

January 2021

January 26, 2021

The Opposite of Killing is Compassion

I have a friend I follow on social media, who is driving across state...

January 08, 2021

The Death Toll of the Pro-Life Movement Goes On

Five people are dead. They just announced the fifth death from Wednesday's coup attempt...

November 2020

November 21, 2020

A Walk After Leaf-fall

It's not that there isn't a lot to be thankful for, the weekend before...