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    Throughout the history of the pro-life and pro-family movements, many remarkable individuals have played important roles. Among those who may receive less recognition today is James Likoudis, a gifted scholar and speaker whose long-time defense of human life, the... Read More →

  In political science, there is a concept known as the “Overton Window.” Named after the professor who first suggested it, the idea is that the public discussion or advocacy of policies must take place within a range of opinions that are generally accepted by society as... Read More →

  Philosopher Alasdair MacIntyre’s 1981 book After Virtue is one of the most widely read and influential academic books of the past 50 years. It begins with a chapter entitled “A Disquieting Suggestion,” in which the author asks the reader to imagine a future society in... Read More →

    In the fifty-plus years since the movement to legalize abortion in America began scoring successes, I have grappled with the mystery of how so many women in particular could politically support it with such consistent and sometimes ferocious conviction. Oh, it is... Read More →

  Nothing is more mischievous than the self-complacency of historians who treat the past as though it were an object lesson in why the present is more enlightened than the past. Yet precisely because these historians flatter the self-complacency of their readers, their... Read More →

    [Gerard V. Bradley is professor of law at the University of Notre Dame, and the Foundation’s Great Defender of Life in 2022. This article first appeared in the August-September issue of First Things magazine and is reprinted here with permission.]... Read More →

      [Clarke D. Forsythe is senior counsel at Americans United for Life and the author of Abuse of Discretion: The Inside Story of Roe v. Wade. This column was posted on July 16, 2023, at National Review Online. © 2023 by National Review. Reprinted by permission.]... Read More →

    SURVIVOR: A MEMOIR OF FORGIVENESS by Cynthia Toolin-Wilson (En Route Books and Media, 2021, paperback, 194 pages, $14.95) Reviewed by Kiki Latimer ______________________________________________________________________ Survivor: A Memoir of Forgiveness by Dr. Cynthia... Read More →

  The first evil step: In 2016, Canada broke with the long history of Western Christian civilization—and common law dating back to the Middle Ages1— when it legalized medically assisted suicide for incurably ill and disabled citizens who were in an advanced state of decline... Read More →

  In the days leading up to the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, leaders at The Catholic University of America asked ourselves: What can Catholic University do to meet this historic moment? How might we lead with love in our response... Read More →