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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

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Homily for the 2026 National Prayer Vigil for Life

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The not-so-secret dangers of the abortion pill

    When abortion advocacy groups speak about medication abortion—a two-drug regimen comprised of mifepristone and misoprostol—they are quick to tout what they claim is its “stellar safety record,” going so far as to compare its use to over-the-counter medications used...
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Abortions Drop in Ohio and Indiana, But More Work Needs to Be Done

      The latest data from Ohio and Indiana shows promising signs for ending abortion, but there is still plenty of work to be done. The second quarter report from Indiana’s health department shows there were 1,937 abortions between April 1 and June 30, 2023. This...
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GEN C (clusters of cells)

  The Greatest Generation (b. 1901 to 1927) earned its name for fighting WWII. The Silent Generation (b. 1928 to 1945)—aka the Traditionalist Generation—produced the “Silent Majority,” who refrained from publicly expressing their thoughts on “sex, religion, and politics.”...
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Friendship and Life in the Book of Job

  I am increasingly persuaded that we find the best example of friendship in the Old Testament in the Book of Job (not in the stories of David and Jonathan). Job has three friends who, when they hear about his calamities, arrange to go together to him. They intend to be with him...
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