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February 2022

February 20, 2022

Catholic Media: Fides Quarens Rem Publicam

I wrote a piece over on FrMatthewLC.com about how Catholic media needs to start with...

July 2021

July 02, 2021

Who is Weaponizing the Eucharist? Politicians, Not Bishops

Recently concerns have arisen over the bishops following historical pastoral practice and insisting that people...

April 2021

April 23, 2021

Vaccines: 2 Moral Issues But Only 1 Discussed

While Catholics in the USA have been extremely concerned over a rather minor issue regarding...

April 16, 2021

Pro-Life & Disability Rights: Often on the Same Side but Not Always

I've written before about how disability rights groups and pro-life groups support human dignity in...

March 2021

March 17, 2021

Defaulting to Filtering Pornography Is a Good Idea

Utah was in the news this week a new bill that requires all new devices...

January 2021

January 22, 2021

Flo Case Shows Inadequate Data Privacy Protection in the USA

Flo is an app for tracking women's menstrual cycles. Thus, it holds pretty private information....

December 2020

December 08, 2020

Wage Theft in the Gig Economy

Wage theft has been a serious issue in the US, with a 2009 estimate putting...

November 2020

November 05, 2020

Nuncio Further Clarifies Pope on Civil Unions

We are now at about two weeks since the documentary Francesco came out. This documentary misconstrued the...

October 2020

October 31, 2020

Ask Politicians About Assisted Suicide or It Becomes Law

States have slowly been adopted assisted suicide legislation. This is unethical as it is taking...

October 27, 2020

“Cost-Savings” Claimed as Euthanasia Benefit in Canada

Canada approved "Medical Aid in Dying" in 2016. This law legalized both assisted suicide and...

October 22, 2020

Pope Francis’s Words on Civil Unions Distorted by Editing

On October 21, 2020, I woke up to find every news source in the world...

October 20, 2020

Embryonic Stem Cell Research Underperforms in California

Do you remember the top bioethical topic of discussion in 2004? It was California voters...

October 14, 2020

Clarifying Catholic Teaching on Vaccines re: Fr. Michael Copenhagen

Several times people have sent me talks or writings by Fr. Michael Copenhagen claiming that...

September 2020

September 16, 2020

Portland Bans Most Facial Recognition

I have written several times about facial recognition before. As a large concern of mine...

July 2020

July 01, 2020

Faking Disability to Avoid Masks Breaks at Least 3 Commandments

In recent weeks, many places have required people to wear masks when entering. Close contact...

March 2020

March 31, 2020

How Parishes Can Avoid Laying Off Staff

With public worship and gathering of large groups suspended, many Catholic parishes and other charities...

January 2020

January 25, 2020

12 Amazing March for Life 2020 Signs & 7 Nice Baby Yoda MFL Signs

Thousands and thousands marched on Washington today to protect the right to life of the...

December 2019

December 17, 2019

USCCB Should Propose Paid Maternity Leave

The other day, a friend noted on Twitter that his wife was not granted paid...

November 2019

November 22, 2019

Pennsylvania Politicians Divided Over Aborting the Disabled

In the past few days, it has been reported that the Pennsylvania House and Senate...

October 2019

October 30, 2019

2 Priests & a Deacon Explain Why We Might Deny Communion

This weekend, Joe Biden was denied Communion in a parish in South Carolina. Although denying...

August 2019

August 14, 2019

The Privacy Concerns Over Recent DNA Criminal Cases

A string of recent cold cases have been solved by DNA. However, these cases are...

June 2019

June 04, 2019

Both Republicans and Democrats Should Be 100% Pro-Life

I recently wrote about the need for both parties to be pro-life and how this...

March 2019

March 28, 2019

Texas Bill Protects Doctors’ & Lawyers’ Religious Liberty

Texas is currently considering Senate Bill 17. This bill is designed to allow religious liberty for...

February 2019

February 21, 2019

California Prepares to Make Martyrs of the Confessional

A new bill was just presented in California to force priests to reveal what is...

February 01, 2019

Sci-Fi from 1950 Foresaw Forced Euthanasia on Earth

Isaac Asimov wrote a sci-fi book called Pebble in the Sky in 1950. This book foresaw...

January 2019

January 30, 2019

Geocentrism Believed 2x as Much as Legal 3rd-Trimester Abortion

The theory of democracy is that the government should do what the people want. A...

January 26, 2019

Pro-Life Tweet Gets 2 Million Views But Many Misunderstand It

During the March for Life this year, I posted a tweet about a mom who...

January 18, 2019

14 Mind-Blowing Signs at March for Life 2019

On Friday, January 18, thousands in the pro-life movement marched in DC for an end...

November 2018

November 26, 2018

Elizabeth Bruenig: Tell the Whole Truth to End the Crisis

Last Monday afternoon (November 19) featured a panel of four top Journalists at Catholic University...

November 17, 2018

Changes in Embryo Research May Lead to More Ethical Vaccines

Several vaccines, currently used in the USA, are grown or prepared using unethical means. These vaccines...

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