April 6, 2008
The Mercy Seat
May God forgive us all for the holocaust of abortion: Remember this video as you go to vote for the next President. God bless, Jay...
October 22, 2007
The Birth Control Pill Strikes Back: Hormones in your Water
This is actually a fascinating new turn in the debate over birth control. Basically the short version is this: birth control pills work by putting hormones into your body. These hormones are then excreted from the body and end up...
September 19, 2007
A Parenting Catholic Carnival
Just wanted to mention this week's Catholic Carnival is up here. It's focused on what children teach parents, so it's a little different than most, but worth checking out (as always). God bless, Jay...
August 20, 2007
“Bella” – A Movie for All to Promote
There is a lot of trash being labeled as entertainment nowadays. It seems like movies have to have more violence and more sex to keep people coming to see them. What I find to be especially disturbing is how horror...
June 18, 2007
Amnesty International abandons Children
The Vatican is now urging Catholics to stop donating money to Amnesty International because of their support for abortion. For years Amnesty International has been moving towards accepting abortion as a basic right for women. And now they have changed...
May 12, 2007
The Gift of Mothers – and the Gift of Motherhood
Our Mothers leave an unmistakable image upon us. And their example is carried with us throughout our lives – even after they are gone. Mothers are truly a gift meant to bring us closer to Christ by example. But there’s...
April 18, 2007
Supreme Court upholds Partial Birth Abortion ban
Some great news concerning Life today: the Supreme Court upheld the national ban on partial birth abortion. As one of the most vile procedures, it involves partially delivering a living child, but crushing the baby's head or sucking out the...
February 19, 2007
Presidential Election 2008: A Disaster for Life?
It’s a little early, but the 2008 Presidential elections are getting started and I think it’s an appropriate time to take an initial look at the field. For the last six years, President Bush has done some good things for...
January 8, 2007
Social Justice and Abortion
Social justice is an important area of the life of the Church. It strives to protect the dignity of the human person, which is made in the image and likeness of God. When one says the phrase, what words come...
January 4, 2007
Coming back to Truth: Evangelicals rejecting Contraception
Lo, sons are a heritage from the Lord, the fruit of the womb a reward. Like arrows in the hand of a warrior are the sons of one's youth. Happy is the man who has his quiver full of...
October 23, 2006
Time to Vote
Well, a new election is just around the corner and debates are beginning about "single issue" voters versus voters who choose on multiple issues. I just wanted to point out that the Voter's Guide for Serious Catholics is now updated...
October 1, 2006
Culture of Life Update
Just wanted to push out a few of the Culture of Life issues in the news, since today is Respect Life Sunday. Here’s the most important ones. Amnesty International toys with Abortion One we reported on earlier is Amnesty International...
July 7, 2006
World Summit of Religious Leaders ends
You may or may not have realized that religious leaders from a wide variety of religions came together in Moscow at the World Summit of Religious Leaders, which ended today. It's extremely difficult to get consensus in this type of...
July 2, 2006
Excommunication for Embryonic Stem-Cell Scientists?
Last week Cardinal Alfonso Lopez Trujillo called for excommunication of scientists involved in embryonic stem cell research. Excommunication for those not aware is not widely used in the Church today, but can occur automatically for those involved in certain activities....
June 11, 2006
Amnesty International going Pro-Abortion?
Amnesty International is apparently planning to change it's position on abortion from a neutral stance to a pro-abortion stance. This means they would use their money and political power to actively try and overturn restrictions on abortion around the world....
May 22, 2006
Contraception To Go: Planned Parenthood's New Fast-Service Clinics
In a country that prides itself on its speed and efficiency I guess this one shouldn't surprise us. Planned Parenthood is taking a new approach to stopping the birth of children... Introducing the Express Care clinic! Now shoppers at suburban...
April 2, 2006
Abortion Rampant in New York City
This article on abortions in New York stunned me: For every 100 babies born in New York City, women had 74 abortions in 2004, according to newly released figures that reaffirm the city as the abortion capital of the country....
March 27, 2006
Pro-Life Shopping
Going along with my pro-life shopping posts, I found this pro-life shopping site that looks interesting. It's basically an affiliate site that donates a significant amount of each purchase to pro-life organizations. You can see who they support here. Overall...
March 22, 2006
No Room for Contraception
Always room for love This is the byline for a new website No Room for Contraception. It includes several fascinating articles on the problems with contraception and one I really liked: Nature has a Way to Plan Your Family. Contraception...
March 17, 2006
Clean Shopping, Clean Conscience
In my recent post, Wal-Mart as the World’s Biggest Abortion Provider?, I argued that we should not shop at Wal-Mart because they are selling the Plan B abortion pill (as Fr. Pavone’s conscientious objector). But Kaffinator made a great point...
March 13, 2006
Wal-Mart as the World's Biggest Abortion Provider?
Watch out, Planned Parenthood, there's a new abortion provider in town and they tend to be the biggest at everything they do: Wal-Mart. The world's largest seller of toys is getting into the abortion business by selling the Plan B...
March 10, 2006
South Dakota loves Babies
I must take a moment and applaud the state of South Dakota, which earlier this week banned all abortions in which the mother's life is not in danger. What a heroic move by the politicians of that state! May God...
February 22, 2006
Abortion back at the Supreme Court
Okay guys, time to pray hard. Pull out your rosary beads, lay prostrate before Christ in the Eucharist, and pray, pray, pray. The new Supreme Court has agreed to hear an abortion case. And it deals with the worst kind...
February 3, 2006
Abortion and Contraception Team Up
Abortion and contraception are essentially two sides of the same coin. In fact, abortion would not be possible without the change in how we view marriage that came from contraception. This article underlines this relationship: Backed by abortion rights groups,...
September 17, 2005
Why Christians Shouldn’t Support The United Way
In this time of great charity giving (which is very important), I wanted to point out one organization that Christians should not be supporting: The United Way. Because of their name, most think this is a good charity organization, but...
September 9, 2005
Why Does The Catholic Church Put So Much Emphasis On Contraception?: An excerpt from 50 Questions on the Natural Law
My wife Krista and I, in an effort to educate and evangelize several Protestant couples that we know and love, have been thoroughly researching the topic of contraception. Contraception, as we have seen on this blog, is a pivotal issue...
July 30, 2005
Abortion and Contraception: One Evil, Two Names
A friend recently sent me an e-mail about a Laura Ingrahm interview with the president of the National Abortion Federation, Vicki Saporta. Apparently the end of the segment, Laura asked, "Vicki, do you think a woman's right to abort is...
July 20, 2005
Is John Roberts Good for Christians?
In addition to the comment posted by Jay, John C. Roberts has made the following comments on the record regarding abortion: "We continue to believe that Roe was wrongly decided and should be overruled." - Roberts, in a 1991 Supreme...
July 19, 2005
Justice John G. Roberts and the Issue of Abortion
President Bush nominated John G. Roberts to the Supreme Court The big question is: where will he go on the issue of abortion? It actually looks good. In 1990 Roberts wrote: The court's conclusion in Roe that there is a...
March 22, 2005
American Bishops and the Death Penalty
As you may have noticed, the U.S. Catholic Bishops have decided to increase their fight against the death penalty in the U.S. I think it's important to note why this is - it provides an interesting insight into the "Catholic...
March 21, 2005
Terri Schiavo Update
First, a quick update: a Federal Judge will rule at 3:00 PM today whether to reinsert Terri Schiavo's feeding tube. Let's pray that he does. Another question that you may be able to help with: Why should a spouse ever...
March 18, 2005
A Sad Day for Humanity
At 1:00 PM EST today our country will begin starving a disabled woman to death. The sheer statement is horrifying in its implications, but it is unfortunately true. Today, Congressional subpoenas were issued by the US House in a last-ditch...
March 16, 2005
Another 1 million reasons why Terri Schiavo should live
I'm actually just getting back from a trip, so I haven't been able to point this story out. But now I'm back. Apparently, Michael Schiavo was offer $1 million dollars to turn Terri over to her parents. The person offering...
March 11, 2005
Terri Schiavo's Impending Murder
I have not blogged about this as much as I should have, but I'll work on keeping it more updated on our website. The latest news on Terri is that Judge Greer will now deny any legal attempt to save...
February 22, 2005
Tomorrow Terri Schiavo’s Murder Begins
The darkness is now descending on a human life deemed too worthless to live. At 1:00 PM Michael Schiavo will begin starving the woman he once committed his life to in sickness and in health - apparently he’s decided her...
February 18, 2005
Terri Schiavo, Million-Dollar Baby and the future
What do the case of Terri Schiavo and the movie Million-Dollar Baby say about our future? They say one thing clearly: we misunderstand the value of Life in a tragic way.
US Supreme Court to Consider Petition to Reverse Abortion Law Roe v Wade on February 18
Please take time to read the following article. I ask all of you to take time today to pray for our Supreme Court justices in their considerations of reversing this evil law. This article was taken from LifeSiteNews.com: US Supreme...
February 10, 2005
Pro-Life Blogger Fired from New York Post
I may be slightly behind the times, but wanted to point out today's story about Dawn Eden being fired by the New York Post. Dawn Eden, known by me for her blog The Dawn Patrol, posted about the article here....
February 9, 2005
Embryonic Stem Cell Research and the Value of Life
I wanted to point out this excellent article in the New Atlantis which explains why embryos are humans using various philosophical arguments. It's an indepth piece, but as part of the culture of Life, we should know the arguments. One...
January 29, 2005
Million-Dollar Baby: Do the Disabled have any Value?
Clint Eastwood's newest hit (and darling of the Academy Awards), Million-Dollar Baby, makes a suggestion that I can't possibly overlook; it contends that Euthanasia is good. Well, it's not.
January 21, 2005
Arlen Specter bites the hand that feeds . . . again
Perhaps the most frustrating event in the 2004 elections occurred when President Bush stumped for Arlen Specter over a pro-life Republican he was running against in the primaries. When Specter won, he was poised to take over the Judiciary Committee...
November 30, 2004
The Death of Reason: Chuck Currie
Like a frog moving from lily pad to lily pad, I tend to jump around through the blogosphere reading articles and generally seeing what’s going on. Somehow in this process I ran across Chuck Currie’s blog. Currie is self-described as...
November 29, 2004
More Protestants Realize the Error of Birth Control
I see more and more protestants rejecting Birth Control in our day – this is a very hopeful sign for the pro-life movement and Christianity in general (it takes a strong belief and trust in God to throw away your...
November 25, 2004
The Soul and the Unsound Mind
I was recently involved in a discussion with a Protestant brother belonging to a non-denominational fundamentalist church. As many of you know, I was raised in a Christian home as a pastor's son. I will tell you that I was...
November 18, 2004
Birth Control and God: Is Contraception Bad?
There’s been a lot of discussion on this blog and on others I’m reading about birth control and how it relates to God, so I thought I would address it as comprehensively as possible on a blog (in other words,...
November 15, 2004
Abortion and an Ignorant Argument
Clem, a regular poster here, sent me one of the oddest links I've seen. This guy argues that God and the Bible are pro-abortion. He has other articles that argue abortion is actually "moral." I say "argues" although his arguments...
November 11, 2004
Is Contraception Wrong? Scripture and Onan
We've had this discussion several times on this blog, but I recently read a piece by Dave Armstrong (see his book to your left) that was so good I had to link to it: Why Did God Kill Onan? (Contraception)....
November 5, 2004
Not Arlen Specter: Another fight for Pro-Lifers
Arlen Specter is in line to become the next chairman of the Judiciary Committee unless the population works against him soon. Specter is a pro-abortion nitwit who is known for raging against the "Religious Right." The fact that he is...
October 29, 2004
Archbishop Chaput and American Politics
I’ve just read perhaps the most insightful article on our current crisis in American politics. It’s so good, you should stop what you’re doing and Go Read It Now. The article is The King’s Good Servant: Some Thoughts at a...
Mel’s Mission: Killing Prop 71
I just wanted to applaud Mel Gibson for fighting against Proposition 71 in California. First, he appeared on Good Morning America and spoke with Diane Sawyer, she actually suggested that it wasn’t a human, but a “clump of cells in...
October 13, 2004
Stem Cell Research and the Sanctity of Life
I think at this point probably everyone has heard John Edward’s downright silly remark that the Kerry administration would cure diabetes, Alzheimer’s, and help those like Christopher Reeve to walk. All of his promises tie back to what the Kerry...
September 27, 2004
Terri Schiavo on Larry King tonight
Terri Schiavo's parents will appear on Larry King Live tonight. As many of you know, Micheal Schiavo, Terri's husband (in the legal sense), has been trying to kill her for a while now and the Florida courts continue to try...
September 23, 2004
The Supreme Branch Rules Again: Schiavo Should Die
Today we have another example of our judicial system gone mad: The Florida Supreme Court ruled that Terri's Law was unconstitutional. This is fascinating from a legal perspective: The unanimous court said the law that kept Terri Schiavo alive violated...
September 17, 2004
Catholics and Pro-Abortion Politicians
Archbishop John J. Myers of Newark weighed in on the debate this morning in the Wall Street Journal with A Voter's Guide: Pro-choice Candidates and Church Teaching. It's a pretty good (and not too long) piece, so take a minute...
September 10, 2004
Can we vote for Pro-Abortion Politicians?
I know this issue is a key concern of Catholics and we've clearly been on one side of the bandwagon. Today I read Jimmy Akin's treatment of this topic based on Cardinal Ratzinger's letter. Take a few minutes to read...
September 8, 2004
Legalize pedophilia? It's on the way . . .
Here come the calls for the legalization of pedophilia. That's right: pedophilia. It's really a simple equation: Contraception reduces the value/seriousness/reason for existence of marriage, which leads to Divorce. Acceptance of remarriage after divorce, implies that marriage isn't sacred and...
August 26, 2004
Another Judge Supports Mothers killing their Children
Another federal judge has ruled the partial birth abortion ban unconstitutional. The first was in San Francisco (surprise), this one was in New York (another shocker). Ultimately, of course, this is a Supreme Court issue. All this goes back to...
August 17, 2004
Google goes Left
Google has decided to ban certain ads from a Christian group. Why? Google has decided that their stance against homosexuality is “hate” speech. The group, Stand to Reason, has a web page of articles explaining their views on homosexuality. Personally,...
August 11, 2004
Is George Bush Pro-Life?
Keeping with our recent string of posts, I thought I would answer this question. Many Kerry supporters have tried to discount President Bush's pro-life record in order to provide themselves with some moral "wiggle-room". But is this justified? The simple...
August 9, 2004
Glad to be in Atlanta: My Archbishop stands up for life
I know I'm a little late to the party, but I had to point out the recent statement by my Archbishop and two others supporting life and forbidding communion by pro-abortion politicians. Take a minute to read the letter, which...
August 6, 2004
Contraception: An Argument for Christians
I will begin this post with a question. Why, over the past century, has contraception become such a necessary thing? I think meditating on this is necessary. We need to understand why we want what we want, why we need...
August 2, 2004
Kerry’s Sister Promises More Money for Abortion
In a recent speech to feminist groups, John Kerry’s sister promised that he would restart providing U.S. aid to support U.N. abortion policies. The U.N. has long pushed abortions as a way of controlling world population (which is a fallacy...
August 1, 2004
Taking Steps to Save Lives: Crossroads
Today after mass I heard an interesting group called Crossroads speak. Basically, this group walks across the United States every summer to protest abortion. Literally, they walk across they U.S. and pray for the pro-life cause as they go. They...
July 23, 2004
John Kerry and Abortion
In keeping with our theme of the last few days, I thought I would point this out. John Kerry, the man who claims to be smart enough to be our next president, had this to say in an interview with...
July 22, 2004
The New Morality
Interesting that Jay should post an article on 3D ultrasound pictures based on a Fox News article. This is good news in the battle against abortion. Sadly, I'm not sure that it will make a difference in our world. I...
Abortion kills children
This FoxNews article points out potential changes in the UK abortion debate brought about using a new 3D ultrasound. I found this passage the most interesting: One reason for the new push against abortion is powerful 3D images that are...
May 28, 2004
For our pro-choice readers . . .
For those who don't know, Bush's Partial-birth Abortion Ban is being challenged in three different courtrooms across the U.S. The trials are on the legality of the law, but a significant part of the trial is in examining the partial-birth...
May 27, 2004
A blunt point by the head of HLI
As many of you know, abortion is something I have a real problem with. It's always been condemned by the Church and always viewed as a terrible, horrific act. So it's nice to see a priest clearly lay out the...
May 10, 2004
Nancy Reagan loses sight of real value: our Children
For those who haven’t heard, Nancy Reagan has decided to publicly push for an end to the ban on stem cell research – she has supported the research for a few years now, but until this point she’s quietly supported...
May 7, 2004
The Courts keep trying to kill Terri Schiavo
Those who would kill Terri Schiavo simply refuse to quit. For those who haven’t followed this, some quick background: Terri was injured in an unexplained accident several years ago. There is a significant amount of discussion over exactly how injured...