Regrettably, the topic of infanticide remains stubbornly in the news. Last week, for instance, we had the release of the LiveAction undercover tapes which seemed to indicate that newborns are at least sometimes refused medical treatment and care after a botched abortion in New York and Washington clinics. Last week also saw the release of the May issue of the Journal of Read more
I spent the last week in Australia giving a few presentations, but I was able to follow the Twitter explosion over the lack of coverage of the Gosnell trial and (some) subsequent media mea culpa for not covering the trial as they should have. I don’t have much more to say about this, but I do want to highlight Melinda Hennebeger’s work Read more
Pro-lifers with regard to abortion are sometimes portrayed as fanatics. They only care about one thing. They have some kind of anti-woman, patriarchal agenda. And so on. And, truth be told, influential members of the pro-life movement have allowed this narrative to take hold given some of their rhetoric and their political positions and alliances. But two pieces of recent news, I Read more
I write this as someone who is not committed to either major American political party, but–boy oh boy–didn’t CPAC reveal that my Republican friends have their work cut out for them? As I wrote in today’s “On Faith” section of the Washington Post: The Republican party is a fracturing coalition in disarray. This past week’s CPAC meetings have revealed that, though they Read more
My head is spinning. Just want to get a two things out there… First, we have a humble Pope. Consider: Took the papal motto: “Lowly but Chosen” “May God forgive you,” he jokingly told cardinals after his election Breaking tradition, he began his engagement with his people by asking them to pray for him and to pray for his predecessor Choose the Read more
As the Papal Conclave grows closer, the media coverage of clergy sexual abuse (in part spurred by recent events) has grown louder. This is as it should be. The anger and pain caused by the actions (and omissions) of those in whom the faithful place implicit trust cannot and should not be anywhere other than the front of the minds of the Read more
In some ways, the story which prompted this post is nothing new. We have been helping sick children to die (even if one does not think of the fetus as a child) in the developed West for some time. The Groningen Protocol, which has been around for the better part of a decade, outlines with great specificity the circumstances in which the Read more
One of the most fortunate things to come by way in recent months was an invitation to become part of “Contending Modernities”, a major interdisciplinary effort to generate new knowledge and greater understanding of the ways in which religious and secular forces interact in the modern world. In its first phase, the initiative examines how Islam and Catholicism have understood, accommodated, altered, Read more
Like the head of the Anglican communion before him, Pope Benedict XVI has stepped down from his post as chief shepherd of his flock. The stories, both yesterday and today, have focused much of their time on his legacy–with predictable results. Erin Burnett on CNN last night was a typical example; she had on Sister Simone Campbell and Brian Finnerty to talk Read more
A few days ago our own Beth Haile did a wonderful post on how, 40 years after Roe, we are now finally starting to come to terms with the fact that the choice to have an abortion has not lead to anything like control over reproduction–and, in certain situations, it may actually contribute to having less control. This allure of control can Read more
Saturday Morning: 8:00 am
Saturday Vigil: 4:30 pm
Sunday: 7:30 am, 9:00 am, 10:45 am,
12:30 pm, 5:30 pm
Saturday Vigil: 6:15pm
Sunday: 9:00am, 7:15pm
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday: 8:30 am
