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    While the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization Supreme Court decision stopped activist federal judges from blocking pro-life laws, it could not stop state judges from doing the same. In many states, pro-life leaders and legislators are passing protections... Read More →

    Across southwestern Kansas back in the mid-1960s, several rock bands played the small towns’ school gyms and National Guard Armories. Their names make you smile: The Blue Things, The Fabulous Flippers, King Midas and the Mufflers, The Rising Suns, The Sensational... Read More →

We begin our 52nd year of publishing with timely and important articles from our two new editors, Mary Rose Somarriba and Christopher M. Reilly. In “DIY Abortion Returns: From Back Alleys to Bathrooms,” Somarriba makes the chilling case that the easy availability of “medication... Read More →

[The following first appeared in Catholic World Report on November 10, 2025, and is reprinted with permission] ______________________________________________________________________________ Walking with Moms in Need is a nationwide, parish-based initiative by the United States... Read More →

Uruguay recently became the first country in Latin America to legalize euthanasia. Its General Assembly, the national legislature, approved legislation in October 2025 to allow euthanizing persons over 18 with a chronic, irreversible, and incurable disease that causes “unbearable... Read More →

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... Read More →

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... Read More →

  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... Read More →

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... Read More →

  Infertility is a national dilemma, but the Trump administration’s answer to it is not one pro-lifers can fully get behind. President Donald Trump last week proposed a new rule for employers to provide stand-alone coverage for fertility benefits, aside from standard health... Read More →