A Pastor’s Reflections was created in 2015 by Reverend W. Ross Blackburn, who has been a pastor in the Anglican Church in North America for 20 years, and a longtime contributor to the Human Life Review. It was then expanded to Pastoral Reflections, with contributions from a variety of clerics and religious who write on abortion and other grave moral transgressions that not only hurt individuals but deform the culture and threaten religious liberty. We are expanding again, this time to include the lay faithful, in our new feature Faithful Reflections. We look forward to continued wisdom from our pastors as well as thoughtful reflections from those for whom faith is foundational. 

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Remembering a Tiny Soul

  The late Cardinal O’Connor celebrated a special Mass on December 28th, 1993, the Feast of the Holy Innocents, at Holy Innocents church in Manhattan. He was there to dedicate the church’s new shrine in memory of children who di...
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Global Methodist Church—Witnesses for Life

  The Global Methodist Church was formed mostly by laity, clergy, and congregations leaving The United Methodist Church. They left because many United Methodist leaders were dedicated to loosening Christian morals regarding sexuality and...
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When All Is Lost: Dealing with Pro-Life Despair

  Throw in the towel? Every year, vulnerable persons and their defenders are more effectively repressed by distorted ideologies, automated technologies, and political concessions that stifle our celebration of human dignity. Unborn human...
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Answering the Early-Morning Phone Call

  I have made them, and I have received them, and chances are, dear reader, you also have done so. The phone lights up—you recognize the caller, but it’s very odd these days for a phone call to arrive without first a text or an appointment....
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Fulton Sheen’s Answer to Assisted Suicide

  This essay was originally published on October 2, 2026 at Stepping Out of the Boat, Ed Mechmann’s Public Policy Blog. It is re-posted with permission of the author. ________________________________________________________ Last week,...
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Addressing Abortion in the Sanctuary

This article was originally posted on Aug 5, 2024  ____________________________________________________ Most pastors and most priests seldom speak about abortion from the pulpit during the weekly worship service.  Why are pastors and priests so...
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Blessed Fulton Sheen, Pray for Us

  Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen (1895-1979) will be beatified on September 24th at a Mass in St. Louis, Missouri. This is the next to final step in the process of canonization. The healing of a newborn infant, James Fulton Engstrom, who gave...
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God Sees Her

  This piece was originally posted on Aug 21, 2023  ________________________________________________________________ “Truly here I have seen him who looks after me” (Genesis 16:13). Recently, I was speaking to a friend over lunch, a woman...
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What To Do About Your Unplanned Pregnancy?

  I am a retired pastor. And you know what they say (or should say) about us retired pastors: “Once a pastor, always a pastor.” Well, we pastors tend to be practical in our ministries. In fact, we Methodist pastors tend to be extremely...
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