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The Final Confrontation: Who Will See It? Who Will Care

Posted on 21 November 2008

In 1976, Cardinal Karol Wojtyla, who became Pope John Paul II in 1978, said:

We are now standing in the face of the greatest historical confrontation humanity has gone through. I do not think that wide circles of the American society or…

Catholic Youth Indicators

Posted on 13 November 2008

Over the years, the Cardinal Newman Society has become synonymous with credible information that contradicts common misconceptions about what it means to be Catholic in today’s culture. CNS describes its efforts as being focused on “renewing and strengthening Catholic identity at…

A Bust, A Boon, or a Bane

Posted on 06 November 2008

bane: a source of harm or ruin

Several years ago, when American Life League first became involved in opposing the use of fetal tissue for research, a few then-obscure names from the world of scientific research surfaced. Among them was the…

Election Reflection

Posted on 03 November 2008

I just finished reading another commentary on the upcoming elections. It is said that this is a defining moment in our nation’s history, not to mention the history of the pro-life movement. Some even say that all that we mere…

Techno-Babies: Property or Persons?

Posted on 30 October 2008

The recent Oregon divorce case that has made its way through the state courts has brought to light, yet again, the convoluted problems that arise when man attempts, even for an allegedly worthy cause, to play God. The case in question…

Rape, Babies and Purists

Posted on 22 October 2008

I am frequently reminded by my fellow pro-lifers that the position taken by American Life League, which does not approve of a single exception, is unrealistic and purist, and that we are actually the enemy of the good. In fact, a…

American United for the Seperation of Truth from Public Life

Posted on 18 October 2008

I guess it is no secret to most that the anti-faith organization, Americans United for Separation of Church and State, becomes wildly apoplectic whenever a religious leader speaks out. Especially when those leaders forcefully enunciate the truth of what the…

Recent Media Skullduggery:

Posted on 16 October 2008

Skullduggery: underhanded or unscrupulous behavior; also: a devious device or trick 

It’s with ever-increasing frequency that I read about things that should be on the front page of America’s newspapers and the lead story on television news programs, but are relegated…

South Dakota’s Elephant in the Room

Posted on 15 October 2008

All Words tells us that an “elephant in the room” is an idiom for “a problem or difficult issue that is very obvious, but is ignored for the convenience or comfort of those involved.”

In the case of the South Dakota’s Measure…

Devastating Dichotomies

Posted on 14 October 2008

Dichotomy: “division into two mutually exclusive, opposed, or contradictory groups.”

That is the most polite word I can thing of to describe the antics of the pro-death forces, which are moving ever so stealthily in their efforts to remove certain segments…

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