Catholic Review
Inspiring the Archdiocese of Baltimore
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Filed Under: A More Human Society, Commentary
Supporters of legalized abortion used to agree that abortion should be “rare.” They don’t say it so much nowadays. Maybe they now realize that reducing abortions will require discouraging abortion.
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Filed Under: A More Human Society, Commentary
The root problem here is a self-centered notion of freedom that “frees” individuals from respecting others, if such respect would get in the way of their own pleasure.
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Filed Under: A More Human Society, Commentary, Respect Life
In a moving commentary, the father of a fallen soldier says his son’s death was not the random victim of some meaningless accident. He deliberately risked his life to protect others. He was a hero.
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Filed Under: A More Human Society, Commentary
In our rights-oriented society, “discrimination” is the worst accusation we can bring against someone. So it is important to explain what we mean by it.
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Filed Under: A More Human Society, Commentary
Catholics worried about the rise of atheism can take a short-term and a long-term approach. Right now, we need to educate our children, evangelize and respond to attacks on the faith. As for the long term, Catholic couples, can you guess?
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Filed Under: A More Human Society, Commentary
We are morally obliged to accept treatment that offers benefit without entailing greater burdens. Catholic tradition does not teach a “vitalism” insisting that everything possible must always be done to prolong life.
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Filed Under: Commentary, Respect Life
Is human life a gift to be revered, or something to be discarded when it seems unproductive or inconvenient to others? There is still time for all of us to help choose the answer.
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Filed Under: Commentary
We need strong communities of faith. But they should refresh us and arm us to go out and remind others of our more excellent way.
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Filed Under: Commentary
All believers should worry about policies that treat them as second-class citizens.
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Filed Under: Commentary
The Council of the District of Columbia and the mayor have approved a law allowing physician-assisted suicide. Under Article I of our Constitution, Congress has legislative authority over the district and can block that law. Here are three nonpartisan reasons why it should do so.
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