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Jerry Novotny OMI
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October 15, 2024

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Evangelium Vitae and the culture of death today
The systematic willingness to choose and intend the death of powerless victims that constitutes the culture of death makes the pro-life question unique among the full spectrum of ethical issues.

Did Tim Walz allow abortion for any reason up to birth? Here's what the law he signed says
Since Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris picked him as her running mate, vice presidential candidate Tim Walz has faced challenges from Republicans, pro-life advocates, and the media to defend his extreme positions on abortion.

Four Women's Volleyball Teams Forfeit - Won't Play Team with a Man
Four collegiate women?s volleyball teams have chosen to forfeit their matches, rather than play a team with a man who claims he is a woman.

Fact Check: Some babies are executed after they're born.
Is it true that babies are being aborted after they're born?

Giving the Girl Child her voice to increase awareness of her needs, dignity and potential
11 October is the International Day of the Girl Child. In 2024, the theme for the celebration is 'Girls Vision for the Future.' Every child is a gift from God that deserves to be loved, appreciated and respected.

Nobel Peace Prize awarded to anti-nuclear group Nihon Hidankyo
The Norwegian Nobel Committee in Oslo awards the 2024 Peace Prize to Nihon Hidankyo, a Japanese organization of atomic bomb survivors, for its activism against nuclear weapons.

'Pivotal moment' as violence against children reaches unprecedented levels worldwide
Violence against children remains a pervasive global issue, with up to a billion children vulnerable to various forms of abuse, according to United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Violence against Children.

How Feminism Makes Everyone Transgender And What To Do About It
Contrary to propaganda messaging, our society is neither 'overfeminized' nor 'pro-woman.' It is deeply anti-woman.

Pro-Life Advocate Suffers Horrible Mistreatment After Biden/Harris Put Her in Prison for Protesting Abortion
Idoni and her husband, who are both heavily involved in pro-life work, have five biological children and have adopted 10 boys from Ukraine.

Data: U.S. Hospitals Transitioned Nearly 6,000 Kids From 2019-2023
'Patients are being harmed by sex transition. That cannot be disputed ... The medical profession has lost its way.'

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Editorial

I leaned down and kissed my son

Dear Friends for Life: Many individuals in today's society understand the pain felt by mothers after they have aborted their babies. But what about Post-Abortion Syndrome which affects men? As the body count of unborn babies continues to increase, research shows that more and more fathers are desperately crying out in pain as a result of these abortions. While browsing google on this topic, I ran across the following article: "My 'Friend' Assumed I'd Be Pro Abortion for Cleft Babies Like Mine & He's Dead Wrong". This, in turn, resulted in writing on abortion and unborn babies with cleft lip. "I leaned down and kissed my son." Continue reading at Fr. Jerry's Blog...

Ethical Perspectives

New! Dead to the World

Douglas McManaman
To be alive to God, one has to be dead to the world. This is a basic principle of the spiritual life. The less one is dead to the world, the less that person is alive to God.

New! An IVF Primer

R. J. Snell
These essays are not provided out of callousness or a lack of empathy, but if we are to be responsible, we must be well-informed so that we can judge and choose in keeping with the truth of things.

New! Reflections on Israel's Exceptional Fertility

Daniel Kane
The enduring source of the Children of Israel's exceptional, future-oriented natalism is their intense, equally exceptional rootedness in their shared past.

New! Desperate people in Myanmar are selling their organs

Antonio Graceffo
The economic crisis caused by Myanmar's civil war is a humanitarian catastrophe, fuelling hunger, desperation - and the sale of human organs.

New! The Reality of Partial-Birth Abortion

Shenan J. Boquet
For thousands of years, people have found ways to kill unwanted babies. From taking pills to tearing a child to pieces prior to birth to even throwing a baby off a cliff, it often seems that any method will do. Parents seek only the end result - being rid of the baby.

Getting Between Us and Our Kids

Eric Metaxas
Do you take your parental responsibilities seriously enough to stand out in a crowd?

Is God the Biggest Abortionist of All?

Brian Clowes
Why be pro-life if God allows babies to die in the womb all the time? If the pro-abortion movement is justified in characterizing God as an abortionist, certainly its opponents have a serious problem to consider.

Science Never Just "Says"...

John Stonestreet
Increasingly, the theory that science is a neutral arbiter or source of truth looks shaky, especially when scientific publications openly announce their commitment to ideology over evidence.

Sanger's Planned Parenthood, Birthed in Eugenic Racism

Shenan J. Boquet
To examine Sanger's writings is to take a trip into a horrific world of dehumanizing rhetoric and even more dehumanizing practical programs. For Sanger the world was divided into the "fit" and the "unfit" – those who she deemed worthy of being allowed to reproduce, so as to increase the quality of the human race, and those who should be forcibly prevented from reproducing through compulsory sterilization and segregation.

Barnyard Morality

Janet E. Smith
Our culture is a mess and it is largely young people and particularly young women who are suffering the consequences of this mess. We can hardly blame them for the choices they make since they are the choices that we have deemed "responsible". Most who contracept have little understanding of what damage it can do to their relationships and to society as a whole. But as any biologist knows, if one is ingesting poison, even if it is cleverly disguised as something good, one will still suffer the ill effects of the poison.

End of life planning--the Blumenaurer way

Paul A. Byrne
"Nonrehabilitable sick!" Aren't these the ones who "need" an advance directive? Rep. Earl Blumenauer should explain what he means concerning end-of-life planning to be part of Medicare as being "a step in the right direction."

Before 'I do': how the new relationship script can affect marital happiness

Carolyn Moynihan
And how a big wedding can give your marriage a real boost.

Church teaching and human reproduction

John B. Shea
Contraception greatly dishonours marriage, the greatness of which is beautifully described by Dietrich von Hildebrand: "No natural human good has been exalted so high in the New Testament. No other good has been chosen to become one of the Seven Sacraments. No other has been endowed with the honor of participating in the establishment of the Kingdom of God. ... The wonderful, divinely appointed relationship between the mysterious procreation of a new human being, and this most intimate communion of love ... illuminates the grandeur and solemnity of this union ... Thus it is that in order to preserve the reverent attitude of the spouses toward the mystery of this union, this general connection between procreation and the communion of love must always be maintained."

New Zealand burnishes its progressive reputation with another killing law

Carolyn Moynihan
In referenda run alongside parliamentary elections last month, two thirds of New Zealanders voted to legalise euthanasia, while a small majority voted against legalising marijuana. Results from a further 480,000 special votes, to be published on November 6, cannot change the euthanasia outcome and so the End of Life Choice Act will come into effect a year from now.

What Is in an Egg Besides Trouble?

Judie Brown
The constant devaluing of human life is sinking daily to a new low. With widespread appreciation for techniques that manipulate and destroy human embryos, our society grows farther and farther away from truly appreciating and respecting every human being.