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Patience and the Art of Dying

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The March for Life and the Meaning of Life

PASTORAL REFLECTIONS: Fr. David Poecking

Leo and the Label “Prolife”

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New York Governor Wants $65 Million For Abortionists, Planned Parenthood

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Tim: The Oldenburg Boy Who Wasn’t Meant To Be

PASTORAL REFLECTIONS: Rev. Paul T. Stallsworth

Dasein ohne Leben (or “Existence without Life”): A Nazi Film Argues for Killing the Weakest

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Judge Rejects Colorado’s Abortion Pill Reversal Ban

BLOG: Jason Morgan

The Goodness of Life, Even Unto Death

PASTORAL REFLECTIONS: Fr. Robert A. Brungs

Praise

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Homily for the 2026 National Prayer Vigil for Life

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A Modest Proposal? Abort Babies and Save Money on Births, Colorado Argues

    Colorado taxpayers should pay for abortions because it is cheaper than Medicaid covering the cost of birth, supporters are arguing. Legislators are currently working on a bill that “requires the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing to cover abortion care...
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The Tragic Story of ‘Jane Doe’ Highlights Abortion Dangers

    Women are facing life-threatening situations nationwide due to medical malpractice and abortion organizations that prioritize profit over patients. Sadly, polling indicates that many of these same victims would have preferred to parent anyway. Just look at the...
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Punishing the Good Samaritan

  A speaker from Harvard, whose name I have long forgotten, recited to us the only poem he ever penned. The last two lines of his sole poetic effort linger in my memory: “It’s just the reverse of what Darwin said/We are going back to the quadruped.” The lines are comical, but...
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Pastoral Reflections

No Empire beyond the Seas

  I have the privilege of composing this reflection while residing in Tanzania. A colleague and I are working on a series of projects for the Archdiocese of Mwanza, which is on the shore of Lake Victoria, in the north-central part of the country. Like many Africans,...
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