Pro-Life Extravagance

    In recent years, I’ve become fascinated with the use of “extravagance” as an expression of Christian spirituality. While the word has negative connotations of waste or indulgence, Jesus often invokes fiscal extravagance positively: the forgiveness of great debts,...
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The Messianic Secret and Pro-Life Purpose

  Last year my pastoral role required me to take issue with one of our local pro-life organizations. Their leader had invited a notorious Catholic firebrand to speak, and I expressed my dissatisfaction with the choice. The leader retorted, “But he takes a strong pro-life...
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Overcoming Apathy and Opposition in the Church

    The 2023 National Right to Life Convention was held on June 23-24 at the Hyatt Regency/Pittsburgh International Airport. On the opening day, Rev. John B. Brown, Jr.–author of Lilies That Fester: Abortion and the Scandal of Christian Discipleship (Resource...
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