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  I recently read news about a British woman named Wendy Duffy, who died in April at an assisted suicide clinic in Switzerland. Duffy’s son, Marcus, passed away some four years ago in a freak accident at their home. Since then, Duffy said, she has wanted to join him in... Read More →

  One frigid afternoon not long ago, I stood overlooking the paddock at the Aqueduct racetrack, doing my best to evaluate the entries in the upcoming contest; it was an event for younger horses who had never won a race, or maidens. A couple of them were going out for the... Read More →

  I was in Florida with my brother and his family for Easter and Good Friday found us in the Emergency Room at the local hospital. Nothing tragic here, my sister-in-law is getting infusions for a health issue (not cancer), a portal has been attached near her breast bone to... Read More →

  My college son has an answer: Guys and girls his age tend to separate along political and religious affiliations and this dynamic leads to fewer social engagements and meeting of minds and hearts. He offered this insight when I asked why young people are reportedly having... Read More →

  Public protests, for the most part, are attempts to awaken society to a moral position about which society is seemingly asleep. One thing protestors are not at all interested in is dialogue. Their position is deemed ironclad and has no need of being challenged. Among the... Read More →

  Rental Family, a Hollywood movie released in late 2025 and streaming this spring on Hulu, raises universal questions about truth, faith, love, life, death, and belonging. Despite some flaws, the pro-life, pro-family message of the film stands out. The plot of the movie,... Read More →

  As I walk through clouds of pot smoke on New York City sidewalks and scroll through the comments section of internet newsfeeds, the figure of speech “Bread and Circuses” comes to mind. Credit for this phrase belongs to Juvenal, a Roman poet of the late first and early... Read More →

  In his encyclopedic study of the abortion issue, Abortion, the Myths, the Realities, and the Arguments (1970), American philosopher Germain Grisez makes an important point that warrants further attention. He states that: “since new human individuals develop from the union of... Read More →

  Lebensborn is a German word meaning “the source of life.” Understood literally, it sounds wonderful. Given its origins in the German Third Reich, however, its meaning is somewhat more ambiguous. Like in all totalitarian systems, name and content are often very different.... Read More →

  Known as a brave, engaging, envelope-pushing, all-American California girl, Lila Rose has for years attacked the belly of the abortion beast, never wavering and often emerging stronger for the next battle. Yet her very public image is only part of the story that is... Read More →