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On Rape, Prolifers should Show Humility and Heroics

PASTORAL REFLECTIONS: Rev. Victor Lee Austin

Patience and the Art of Dying

BLOG: Dr. Donald DeMarco

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

BLOG: Denise Noe

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

NEWSworthy: Jacqueline O'Hara

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

PASTORAL REFLECTIONS: Bishop James D. Conley

Homily for the 2026 National Prayer Vigil for Life

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How the Supreme Court Silenced the Voice of the Fathers

    At the National Catholic Register, John Grondelski reminds us not to forget the father’s role in the fight for life. The Supreme Court may have tried to cut him out of the picture back in 1976, but that doesn’t mean we should forget about him. “Two...
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Supreme Court Rejects Challenge to FDA Abortion Drug Approval

    The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a challenge to the Food and Drug Administration’s approval of the abortion drug mifepristone, striking a blow for the pro-life cause. The court was unanimous in its decision, and the lawsuit was rejected on the grounds that the...
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Media “Gaslighting” and the Popes

  Public opinion inside and outside the Church is split three ways about the kind of leader the Church needs at this defining moment of its history: another Francis (“a continuity candidate”), a pope in the mold of John Paul II or Benedict XVI, or a hybrid, someone between...
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Down Syndrome Day?

  Have you ever wondered why we see so few children with Down syndrome today compared to past generations? The single biggest reason is that in the United States roughly 9 out of 10 babies are aborted if they are diagnosed with Down syndrome as a result of prenatal...
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