October 29, 2015
Oct 29, 2015 (CATHOLIC BUSINESS WIRE) — The Chinese government is apparently ready loosen to the stranglehold it has had on reproduction in that country since the late seventies—a little bit. Under the new policy, married Chinese couples will be allowed not one, but two children.
October 29, 2015
October 20, 2015
As the Synod on the Family continues in Rome—(and keep in mind a synod is not a decision-making body in the Church, but rather a forum for open-air discussion —ed.), it is helpful to remind ourselves why marriage is important to human thriving. From individuals, to families, to the general
October 20, 2015
Earlier this year, University of California Santa Barbara Professor of Feminist Studies, Mireille Miller-Young was sentenced in a criminal case in connection with an assault on pro-life young people who took the pro-life message to the UCSB campus.
October 14, 2015
Not legal impulses, but motivational, and operational….Read More>>
October 6, 2015
As of Monday, October 5, 2015, California became the fourth state in the U.S. with a state law allowing doctors to prescribe lethal doses of medications to terminally ill patients, thanks to a former Jesuit seminarian, California Governor Jerry Brown, who signed the bill into law.
September 29, 2015
Now that the U.S.
September 25, 2015
September 25, 2015, marks the 35th anniversary of China’s brutal One Child Policy. On that day, Chinese President Xi Jinping will be in Washington DC on an official state visit, and Pope Francis will be in New York addressing the United Nations.
September 18, 2015
The House of Representatives voted today for legislation that would temporarily de-fund Planned Parenthood while an investigation continues into it s sale of aborted babies and their body parts.
September 15, 2015
BEIJING, CHINA. A woman “illegally pregnant” with her second child in Yunnan, China says she feels pressured to have an illegal abortion at eight months, so that her husband will not lose his job as a police officer. Her struggle has given rise to an outcry against the One Child Policy in China, which will turn 35 on September 25th.
August 20, 2015
Prior to the Supreme Court’s decision on same-sex marriage, the court heard testimony from adult children who grew up in same-sex relationship households. The Washington Post ran a piece about this just before the SCOTUS ruling.
August 17, 2015
—Special to the Catholic Business Journal by Thomas M. Loarie—A robust panel of experts at this year’s Napa Institute revealed that in places where Physician Assisted Suicide has been legalized, a shift to involuntary Euthanasia and a General Decline in Palliative Care has followed.
August 14, 2015
How else can we feed and shelter the poor our prelates are always talking about? …Read more>>
July 28, 2015
On July 14th and July 21st, the Center for Medical Progress released undercover videos showing Planned Parenthood executives casually discussing the harvesting and sale of baby body parts. Today, July 28, “Women Betrayed” rallies are being held nationwide calling for no more TAXPAYER funding to
July 28, 2015
Having already donated more than $3 million in humanitarian aid to persecuted Christians and other religious minorities in the Middle East, the Knights of Columbus will expand its efforts even further with a national campaign to raise funds and foster awareness of the terrible suffering of Christians and others in the Middle East.
October 29, 2014
Why is it that we continue to refer to “marrying up” in predominantly socioeconomic terms, as if we’ve just signed a contract for a kitchen renovation instead of a nuptial covenant between two loving persons?
The oft-discussed idea of “marrying up” pervades online journalism, from a New York Times piece by Stephanie Coontz, “The M.R.S. and the Ph.D.” to Kate Bolic’s piece in The Atlantic about the “radically shrinking pool of
May 29, 2014
Just as strong ethics are necessary for beneficial relationships with friends and family, so they are vital for driving a company’s long-term financial performance. A company’s strong ethical culture equates with honesty, respect for employees, clients and shareholders alike.
June 5, 2011
The Archdiocese of Detroit quickly posted a Kevorkian leaves ‘deadly legacy’
February 21, 2011
Hudson Institute — A terrible drama is unfolding in Afghanistan: There are reports that Said Musa, whose situation I described at Christmas, will soon be executed for the ‘crime’ of choosing to become a Christian. (For background, see here.) Musa was one of about 25 Christians arrested on May 31, 2010, after a May 27 Noorin…
January 19, 2011
Last week, along with 20,403 participants on the webcast, I “met” Abby Johnson, the young rising star at Planned Parenthood who made CNN headlines when she quit her job. Here’s her story. On October 6, 2009, Abby resigned from Planned Parenthood in Bryan College Station, Texas. Keep in mind, Abby was being groomed to be…