Recent Catholic Commentary

I keep warning that the environmental movement is growing increasingly radical and anti-human. The proposed international law of “ecocide,” would punish large scale development of resources as a crime akin to genocide. Example: A mock trial held in the chambers of the English Supreme Court found fictional CEOs of Alberta Tar Sands companies guilty of ecocide and subject to imprisonment. Polly Higgins, the leader of the ecocide movement, now claims earth has a “right to life.” From an interview in Earth Island Journal: We do have a duty of care for humanity. And if we look at our duty of care for humans at the very […]

This Monday, in their online “Room for Debate” section, the New York Times asked the following question: “Would support for abortion rights grow if more women talked publicly about their abortions?” Of the seven responses solicited by the Times, four responses came from individuals who support legal abortion. On balance, they felt the decision to reveal an abortion is an intensely personal one. However, they seemed to think that more stories would reduce the stigma involved with abortion and would increase support for abortion rights. The Times also solicited responses from three pro-life individuals. My Lozier Institute colleague Chuck Donovan said that more stories […]

Next Friday, July 12, the Pro-Life Action League kicks off our 14th annual “Face the Truth” Tour across northeastern Illinois. Since 2000, the League has conducted a week-long tour covering a huge swath of territory across the Chicagoland area. At each stop, League staff and volunteers line a busy intersection with graphic pictures of abortion to show the public the truth about this deadly procedure. Get the full Tour itinerary here. “That’s What an Aborted Baby Looks Like?” Though controversial, this pro-life tactic has proven itself indispensable in the fight against abortion. The lies and equivocations of the pro-choice movement […]

Back in the day abortion proponents had all the mojo and pro-lifers were on the defensive. The photo above, via PBS, is of pro-abortion rally demanding a repeal of pro-life laws in Washington, D.C.,  circa 1971. At the same time, feminists were pushing the Equal Rights Amendment in all 50 states. The photo below, via illinois.gov, is of feminists writing the names of ERA opponents in pigs’ blood on the floor of the Illinois State Capitol on June 24, 1982… I take this little trip down memory lane to juxtapose the pro-abortion protests of yesteryear with those we see today. And while […]

Wales could become the only UK country with an opt-out organ donation system if politicians vote to change the law today. Currently an ‘opt-in’ consent system operates across the UK. Individuals can authorize organ removal from their bodies after death by joining the Organ Donor Register (ODR), or making their wishes known to their family. However the Welsh government wants to introduce new legislation which would authorize doctors to remove organs and tissue from any patient declared dead, unless the deceased had formally registered their objection. I strongly support organ donation but so-called 'presumed consent' involves neither consent nor donation […]