By Man Shall His Blood Not Be Shed?
Roberto De La Noval on the Bible and changes in the Catechism regarding the death penalty.
Articles » Pro-Life
Canon Law and the Fight Against Child Marriage
Laura Bramon Hassan on traditional societies and the modern sexualization of minors.
One-Liners on Race From the Pope and Other Catholic Officials Won't Do Anymore
Fr. Paulinus Odozor, C.S.Sp. on the need for local and world-wide synods on race.
Aristotle's Irredeemable Ableism
Christopher Frey on Aristotle's immoral arguments for natural slavery.
Groundbreaking National Study Shows That Americans Struggle to Think Coherently About Abortion
Jessica Keating on the real need for Pro-Life education programs.
If Men Could Get Pregnant Wouldn't They Demand Something Better Than Abortion?
Jessica Keating on the pro-life movement after June Medical Services v. Russo.
The Steep Cost of Superdevelopment to the Environment and Human Dignity
David Lantigua on the steep cost of superdevelopment to human dignity.
The Question of Immigration Is Almost Always Oversimplified
David Cloutier on the dignity and vocation of every person and the challenge of immigration.
There's No Substitute for Prudence
Robert Christian on overcoming an angry throwaway culture.
Human Dignity Is Black Dignity
Vincent Lloyd on those who have the most reason to doubt the libido dominandi.
You Can't Be Uncommitted to This Problem
Fr. Theodore Hesburgh on human dignity, racism, and voter suppression.
Julia Kristeva and the Specter of Christianity
Jennifer Martin on psychoanalyst Julia Kristeva's abiding fascination with Catholicism.
Rethinking Women’s Reproductive Health
Abigail Favale on the reproductive health of actual women.
Hospice Care and the Denial of Death
Ethan Schimmoeller on what the spiritual dimension adds to hospice care.
The Theobiology of a Mother's Voice
Kristin Collier explores theological analogies to the mother-child relationship.
Amidst Plagues: The Church's Call to Foster Care and More
Holly Taylor Coolman makes the case for foster care as one model for the Christian life.
The Gift of the Body Versus the Violent Impulse
Laura Bramon Hassan on the gift of the body and the struggle to affirm it against genocide and human-trafficking.
Can the Feminine Speak?
Abigail Favale on Woman in the Catholic imagination.
Why Get Over It Isn't Enough for Victims of Clerical Sexual Abuse
Philippa Martyr on what it takes to bring true healing to victims of the sexual abuse crisis.
To Be Befriended: A Meditation on Friendship and the Disabled
Stanley Hauerwas disarms fears of the abled about those who are disabled.
The Chief Target of the New Totalitarianism
Jessica Hooten Wilson, Associate Professor of Literature at John Brown University, introduces the struggle between the family and the soft totalitarianism.
Some Human Beings Carry Remnants of Other Humans in Their Bodies
Kristin Collier, University of Michigan Medical School Assistant Professor, delves into the philosophical and theological implication of fetomaternal microchimerism.
Deciphering the CDF on Hysterectomy and Sterilization
Taylor Patrick O'Neill, Mt Mercy University Assistant Professor of Religious Studies, compares and contrast the recent statement on hysterectomies with past statements.
Are Real-Life Pro-Lifers Only Pro-Birth?
Claire Fyrqvist, writer and pro-life activist, questions the conventional wisdom that pro-lifers only care about the baby in the womb.
The Pro-Life Movement at a Crossroads
Charles Camosy, Fordham University Associate Professor of Christian Ethics, urges prudence as the present political situation places the pro-life movement at a major crossroads.
Two Texan Anti-Abortion Approaches (One of Them Is Pro-Life)
Charles Camosy, Fordham University Associate Professor of Christian Ethics, discerns the important difference between two pro-life approaches in one state.
The Newest War on Women
Abigail Favale explores the recent mass transition out of femininity.
Neo-Colonialism and Reproductive Health
Obianuju Ekeocha, biomedical scientist and president of Culture of Life Africa, exposes the colonizing intent of Western aid to Africa.
Ross Douthat’s Expanding Seamless Garment
Charles Camosy, Fordham University Associate Professor of Christian Ethics, observes the expansion of the NYT columnist's pro-life horizons.
Can Justice Demand Prison Abolition?
Kathryn Getek Soltis, Villanova Center for Peace & Justice Education Director, reports on the growing case for prison abolition within Catholic teaching.
