Archbishop Chaput’s talk at the Cardinal O’Connor Conference on Life this year is a must-read for anyone concerned with abortion, or with religious freedom. In it, he speaks rather movingly about children with Down Syndrome, and about the increased risk they face of being aborted (a theme I hit on here). But one of the… Continue reading Air-Conditioned Atheism, the U.S. Bishops, and the HHS Mandate
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The Annual March for Life Media Blackout
This picture is one of numerous great shots highlighted by Matt Cassens on his blog St. Blogustine (which I note in passing is an excellent name for a blog). Contrast it with Newsweek’s spin from 2010, in an article entitled, Who’s Missing at the ‘Roe v. Wade’ Anniversary Demonstrations? Young Women. The article rhetorically asked, “where are the… Continue reading The Annual March for Life Media Blackout
The Twilight of Protestant America?
Back in 2008, Jody Bottum, then the editor of First Things, wrote a fine essay called The Death of Protestant America: A Political Theory of the Protestant Mainline, exploring the collapse of “mainline” Protestantism. There’s been a lot of talk of this: that Protestantism in America is rapidly losing its grip on the culture. It’s easy… Continue reading The Twilight of Protestant America?
Newly Named Cardinal Thomas Collins Defending the Unborn
Pope Benedict announced 22 new Cardinals, including Archbishop Dolan of New York (the surprise was simply how quickly he became a Cardinal, but I’m thrilled at his elevation). But I wanted to highlight one of the other newly named Cardinals, Archbishop Thomas Collins of Toronto. Fr. Arne singled him out at Mass today, because he’d… Continue reading Newly Named Cardinal Thomas Collins Defending the Unborn
Occupy Occupy?
I don’t understand why I haven’t seen this suggested as a political movement yet: why don’t the people who dislike Occupy D.C. simply occupy the “occupation”? That is, just go down to the protest, and occupy tents while their owners are out. When they come back and demand their tent back, declare that property is theft! I’m… Continue reading Occupy Occupy?
What’s the State Interest in Promoting Gay Marriage?
Over at Little Catholic Bubble, I’ve been talking about the most important question in the gay “marriage” debate: namely, “What is marriage?” What I’ve consistently found is that defenders of the traditional definition of marriage have a pretty good idea of what marriage is (or at least, is supposed to be), while advocates of gay… Continue reading What’s the State Interest in Promoting Gay Marriage?
Down Syndrome, Abortion, and Forced Starvation
Kids with Down Syndrome face a society disturbingly willingly to kill them. As the New York Times notes, “About 90 percent of pregnant women who are given a Down syndrome diagnosis have chosen to have an abortion.” For those who make it out of the womb alive, the danger isn’t over yet. Many are then forcibly… Continue reading Down Syndrome, Abortion, and Forced Starvation
Three Quick Points on Rendering Unto Caesar
Friday’s post on religious images involved the “Render Unto Caesar” discourse from Matthew 22:15-22: Then the Pharisees went out and laid plans to trap Him in His words. They sent their disciples to Him along with the Herodians. “Teacher,” they said, “we know that you are a man of integrity and that you teach the way of God… Continue reading Three Quick Points on Rendering Unto Caesar
The Acceptable Sphere for Talking About Abortion
As I’m sure I’ve mentioned before, pro-choicers have done a great job of making a lot of pro-life Americans feel guilty ever bringing up their views on abortion. They’ve done it in two ways: When someone argues that the government should limit abortion in any way, they’re accused of injecting religion into politics, or legislating… Continue reading The Acceptable Sphere for Talking About Abortion
The Troubling Indictment of Bishop Finn
After some reflection, I’ve decided to take this post down, because I don’t think I did a good job in it of building up the Body of Christ. At this point, I think the most constructive thing that can happen is to encourage prayers and fasting for everyone involved. God bless!