The Innate Dependence of all Humanity

My book The Dignity of Dependence: A Feminist Manifesto is comprised of a set of words, each of which I was counseled against using, whether it be dignity, dependence, feminist, or manifesto, though at least manifesto is a warning about the other three. I’d like to begin...
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BOOKNOTES: HUMAN EMBRYO ADOPTION, VOLUME TWO: CATHOLIC ARGUMENTS FOR AND AGAINST / THE ZYGOTE OF CHRIST AND THE MYSTERY OF MAN

HUMAN EMBRYO ADOPTION, VOLUME TWO: CATHOLIC ARGUMENTS FOR AND AGAINST Edited by Trent Horn and Kent Lasnoski (National Catholic Bioethics Center, 2025, paperback, 396 pp., $34.95) ___________________________________________________ THE ZYGOTE OF CHRIST AND THE MYSTERY OF MAN...
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Life Stories: My Daughter, Emma

  We introduce here a new feature: Life Stories We asked our readers what they want to see in our pages and several responded: “How about some positive, hopeful stories?” Exposing the culture of death, though necessary, can also cause a heaviness of heart, but we can’t...
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As Western Civilization Lay Dying

When she was in her teens, one of my daughters was drawn toward drama (the on-stage kind), performing effectively in several high school productions before her interests veered in other directions. My mind keeps returning to one performance that featured an emo Hamlet hugging the...
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