Abortion & IVF
A selection of recent articles on this topic
Our Potemkin Life
Several weeks ago, I was having dinner with friends in the town of Bridgewater, PA—a sliver of…
More than “in God’s Image”
We live in an increasingly secular society. One consequence (among many) of this cultural shift has been…
We Need Institutions and Trust
Imagine you are part of that growing majority of Americans who do not watch Fox News, listen…
Pray for Those Who Persecute You
Like most people, I was appalled by the exposé of Planned Parenthood released last week by the…
Not Just Another Culture War Story
The recent exposure of the trafficking in body parts removed from aborted fetal children has opened many…
A Response from the Pontifical Academy of Sciences
The following letter from Archbishop Marcelo Sánchez Sorondo, chancellor of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences (PAS), is a…
The Psychologization of Everything
The enormous Duggar family has been in the public eye since their TLC reality series, 19 Kids…
False Devils
As they stand, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) do, contrary to Monsignor Sorondo’s assertion noted in an article published…
The Wrong Way to Respond to Critics
Last month, Jeffrey Sachs and Ban Ki-moon, arguably the most powerful proponents of abortion and population control…
Pope v. Paganism
The pagan temptation,” as the philosopher Thomas Molnar once described it, is hardly new—the Church has been…
Death, Distraction, and Modern Liberal Tastes
Last week I had to deliver a guest lecture at a liberal arts college entitled ‘”Each day…
Synthetic Children
It can be difficult to live with an artist. Poe’s classic short story “Oval Portrait” details the…
Jack Willke, Witness for Life
Washington Hall at the University of Notre Dame was packed to the rafters. In a few minutes…
That Sign
Since 1987, I have attempted to witness to the Gospel of Life within The United Methodist Church.…
That Our Children May Be Born
A bill before the Indiana state legislature has revived what is becoming a perennial debate: what information…
