Maryland Catholic Conference opposes Maryland Constitutional Amendment on abortion August 2, 2018By George P. Matysek Jr. Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Respect Life Jennifer Briemann, executive director of the Maryland Catholic Conference, said lawmakers and voters should be greatly concerned about House of Delegates Speaker Michael Busch’s plan to introduce legislation establishing a woman’s “right” to abortion via a Maryland Constitutional Amendment on the 2020 ballot.
Baltimore priest’s Netflix cancellation goes viral July 24, 2018By Catholic Review Staff Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Respect Life Ten days after the pastor of Our Lady of Victory in Arbutus shared the letter July 13, the original post has been shared 615 times, and has garnered nearly 450 reactions.
Archbishop: 50th anniversary of ‘Humanae Vitae’ celebrates human dignity July 22, 2018By Christopher Gunty Filed Under: Archbishop's Ministry, Feature, Local News, Marriage & Family Life, News, Respect Life The 50th anniversary of Pope Paul VI’s landmark encyclical, “Humanae Vitae” (“Of Human Life”), is an occasion “to celebrate and revisit our human dignity, our human nature,” said Archbishop William E. Lori.
Baltimore’s crisis pregnancy centers will not be forced to post government-mandated signs June 28, 2018By George P. Matysek Jr. Filed Under: Archbishop's Ministry, Feature, Local News, News, Respect Life, World News “I am reminded of a quote from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. that ‘the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice,’” Archbishop Lori said.
Archbishop Lori praises Supreme Court ruling on pregnancy centers June 26, 2018By George P. Matysek Jr. Filed Under: Archbishop's Ministry, Feature, Local News, News, Respect Life, World News The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 June 26 that a California law that placed requirements on crisis pregnancy centers that oppose abortion violated the First Amendment.
Hype and reality on family planning May 31, 2018By Richard Doerflinger Filed Under: A More Human Society, Blog, Respect Life According to a 2016 fact sheet by the Guttmacher Institute, a former Planned Parenthood affiliate, the federal government spends well over $2 billion a year on family planning, mostly through Medicaid (not affected by the regulation).
‘Roe v. Wade’ Derangement Syndrome April 19, 2018By George Weigel Filed Under: Commentary, Respect Life, The Catholic Difference The defense of the indefensible leads to rage, and rage becomes a form of madness.
Pro-life pregnancy center to open next to Planned Parenthood March 21, 2018By George P. Matysek Jr. Filed Under: Archbishop's Ministry, Feature, Local News, News, Respect Life, Urban Vicariate “It’s definitely providential,” said Carol Clews, executive director of the CPC. “When we tell people in the pro-life community about this, their jaws drop. They are so excited.”
Marylanders march for life in Annapolis March 13, 2018By Emily Rosenthal Alster Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Respect Life, Video In the midst of a wintry mix and cold temperatures, faithful Marylanders marched in Annapolis for the state’s March for Life March 12.
Pro-life advocates to march on Annapolis March 8, 2018By Emily Rosenthal Alster Filed Under: Local News, News, Respect Life It will begin with a youth rally, from 4:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Maryland Assembly will not consider physician-assisted suicide February 14, 2018By Emily Rosenthal Alster Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Respect Life Legislation regarding physician-assisted suicide (PAS) will not be introduced during the 2018 Maryland General Assembly.
Three cheers for Lucas February 13, 2018By Richard Doerflinger Filed Under: A More Human Society, Commentary, Respect Life, Video In a week dominated by the Winter Olympics and news of partisan combat (of course) in Washington, D.C., I am transfixed by the contagious smile of one little boy named Lucas Warren.