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February 2018

February 04, 2018

A Pro-Life Priest Denounced by a “Pro-Lifer…”

By Father Stephanos Podrano I am a pro-life Catholic, but a pro-life Catholic has denounced...

December 2017

December 02, 2017

A Word on the Senate’s Tax Bill

I'm not known for being at a loss for words, but here I am. I...

October 2017

October 24, 2017

An Article Which Has Nothing to Do With Father James Martin

Anthony Esolen is cross with Father James Martin. For the life of me, I can't...

August 2017

August 08, 2017

Fire and Fury, Says the Bellicose Brat

Today, the darling of the pro-life movement, TV's Donald J. Trump, just brought us...

May 2017

May 29, 2017

The Violent Bear It Away: A Response To Dave Daubenmire’s Violent Idolatry

It's always strange to see someone I knew from my "old life" online. Years and years...

May 04, 2017

Thoughts Ahead of Today’s “Pro-Life” Legislation

Today I'm scared. I know, there are a lot of things I ought to be...

April 2017

April 24, 2017

On John Paul 2’s Consistent Ethic of Life

I am tired of single issue pro-lifers hijacking the words of Pope John Paul. Let's...

April 23, 2017

Stop Saying “There’s Always Adoption!”

If you're anything like me, you're noticing a lot of comments these days explaining how...

March 2017

March 22, 2017

Neil Gorsuch: Roe v. Wade is “Precedent”

I cannot remember how many times I was told, a thousand years ago in 2016, that...

March 13, 2017

The American Healthcare Act Is Not Pro-Life

Well, that takes the cake. I think I've heard the silliest comment on healthcare yet....

February 2017

February 24, 2017

A Car Fire of a Form Letter and the False Gospel of Elimination

Anyone who's read my blog before knows I'm not a fan of party politics. I've been...

January 2017

January 20, 2017

Let’s Examine President Trump’s Pro-Life Agenda

So, remember a couple months ago when I mistakenly thought that then-President-elect Trump had taken...

January 20, 2017

Presumption, Slippery Slopes and Today’s Inaguration

I have two notes for my readers, ahead of this nightmare inauguration. First of all,...

January 18, 2017

A Testimony Worth Reading: A Review of “You Carried Me”

You Carried Me: A Daughter's Memoir is the memoir of someone who is inconvenient. She...

November 2016

November 12, 2016

What Is Scandal?

I used to have a pair of pious friends. These friends were very preoccupied...

November 08, 2016

An Open Letter To Bishop Patrick Zurek

Dear Bishop Zurek, I am writing to urge you to discipline Father Frank Pavone...

November 07, 2016

Has Father Pavone Kept Mummified Human Remains For More Than A Decade?

Alert reader and commentator Patricia Larson Guilfoyle recently posted the following, on my post about Father Pavone's...

October 2016

October 18, 2016

Fr. Pavone Writes Back

(Image via Pixabay.) Apparently, a few days ago when Mary attempted to draw Fr. Pavone's...

October 13, 2016

Who Can Call Himself Pro-Life?

(image via Pixabay) The whole pro-life argument is that every human life is equally valuable....

October 13, 2016

No, Fr. Pavone, That’s NOT What She Said

(Image via Pixabay.) Long term readers will know we at Steel Magnificat never set out...

October 12, 2016

Father Frank Pavone Responds (Sort Of) (Updated)

(image via pixabay) So, I shared my testimony of being raped, and how it felt...

October 11, 2016

But Did She Die?

(image via Pixabay) Remember that every human being is an icon, and gaze upon an...

October 09, 2016

What is Happening At Priests For Life?

(image via Pixabay) I have respected Father Frank Pavone over the years. I think he's...

October 07, 2016

When You Wake Up Crying

(image via Pixabay) He used to stand by the driveway to the abortion clinic, in...

October 06, 2016

Why I Don’t Write About Abortion Much

(image of wineglass via Pixabay) Me: I think abortion is a terrible evil, so...

October 05, 2016

They Finally Said the A-Word

I watched the Vice Presidential debate last night. I'm still not sure why I did...

September 2016

September 27, 2016

A Word For the Pro-Life Movement, On Those Debates Last Night…

(image via Pixabay) I watched the presidential debate. I'm still not sure why I did...

May 2016

May 11, 2016

Whatever Happened to the Pro-Life Movement?

I know I've got readers from all different faiths here, but I want to talk...

March 2016

March 30, 2016

Mother of Sorrows, Cause of Our Joy

I don't know where to begin. I had resolved, when first I began to blog,...