Jesse and Ashley Ridgway made national news recently because of their decision to end the life of their unborn child. The child had been diagnosed in utero with Trisomy 21, known to most Americans as Down Syndrome. For the Ridgways, Down Syndrome was, it seems, not... Read More →

  When a young person joins a religious order, his or her parents often have a sense of loss: they feel that they are having to give up their child; this child has declined to carry on their line; in a sense, this child has left their family. I’m pretty sure my parents felt... Read More →