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No Empire beyond the Seas

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Thomas More Society Petitions Trump Administration to Pardon Activists Convicted under FACE Act

    As President Donald Trump begins his second term, the Thomas More Society has an urgent suggestion for one of his first acts: pardon peaceful pro-lifers convicted under the FACE Act. “These peaceful pro-life Americans mistreated by Biden include grandparents,...
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Iowa House Speaker Promotes Focus on ‘Alternatives’ over Further Protections for the Preborn

  Iowa’s House speaker is suffering from a bad case of either/or syndrome. He recently suggested that helping women choose life should come ahead of legal protections for preborn babies in the Hawkeye State, rather than supporting both types of legislation with equal focu...
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The One and the Many

  There are two ways in which to think about humanity: as unique human persons or as aggregate masses. When we humans start to speak of groups of people, it almost always leads to dismissing each group member’s humanity, even if only slightly. “Fans of that football team...
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Pastoral Reflections

The Prodigal Son and “Love Them Both”

  “Love them both”—I have long appreciated the way this pro-life slogan acknowledges the sincerity in pro-choice expressions of concern for women’s welfare while inviting everyone to consider the humanity of the child as a subject of our love. When I input the slogan, my...
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