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Pope To Christian Journalists: 'be Bearers Of Hope'Amid the confusion of voices and messages that surround us, a Christian journalist is called to be a new witness to the truth, thus becoming a bearer of hope and confidence in the future.Millions Of Widows In 'Crisis Of Survival' Says Gospel For AsiaOne of the world's biggest poverty-alleviating organizations spotlights the huge "uphill battle" facing many of the world's 258 million widows in a just-released report.The Abortion Industry Is Making A Killing From Abortion Pill SalesBased on facts and figures from sources such as Planned Parenthood, the Kaiser Family Foundation, and the University of Calfornia San Francisco, Live Action estimates that the abortion industry is grossing nearly $200 million annually in abortion pill sales — twice as much money as initially projected — with Planned Parenthood alone taking in approximately half of the sales.To Be Pro-life, You Must Support The Right To Life Of Preborn Human BeingsThough there may be sideline debates secondary to the original cause of the pro-life movement, it is at its heart a single-issue movement against abortion, with members uniting from different backgrounds and beliefs. There are pro-life Christians, Muslims, and Atheists. There is a Pro-Life Alliance of Gays and Lesbians. Pro-lifers are Democrats, Republicans, and Libertarians. They are males and females of all races. As the legalization of assisted suicide began to become a reality, the pro-life movement became known for standing up for the right to life from conception to natural death.BPAS Hails Deaths Of 23,000 Unborn Babies Killed At Home, A silver Lining Of The PandemicBPAS has hailed the deaths of 23,000 unborn babies killed at home a “silver lining” of the pandemic. In a series of disturbing remarks, British abortion giant, BPAS, called the dangerous DIY abortion regime a “success story” of the Coronavirus pandemic. Figures published recently by the Department of Health and Social Care show that over 23,000 unborn babies were killed in England and Wales during the lockdown period, with women taking both abortion drugs at home. Groups Protest UN s Expansion Of human Rights To Include reproductive Rights Vatican rejects definition that would include abortion, surrogacy or sterilization.Netflix Stock Tanking As Viewers Unsubscribe Over Child Porn ScandalThe stock of streaming giant Netflix took a considerable plunge on Monday, with experts chalking up the bad news for the company to a backlash over the French film ‘Cuties.’Trump Hits Biden For Supporting after-term Abortion, Which Is Basically Baby Execution President Donald Trump took forceful aim at Democrat opponent Joe Biden’s position on abortion over the weekend, accusing the former vice president of supporting “baby execution.”More Headlines Recent Articles By:Ronald RolheiserSteven MosherJudie BrownShannon Roberts Carolyn MoynihanMichael KirkeJohn StonestreetKurt MahlburgProclaim SermonsMargaret Somerville R. J. Snell Stefano GennariniNicanor Pier Giorgio AustriacoJames Matthew WilsonDouglas P. McManaman The Elderly and Loneliness Epidemic: A 2020 UpdateThe problem of loneliness among the elderly continues as a growing problem around the world. The COVID-19 pandemic contributes to the number of older adults who are socially isolated including both community-dwelling older adults and nursing home residents. Many countries have issued stay-at-home orders and banned visits for nursing home residents. Excluding the COVID-19 pandemic influence, the number of over-50s experiencing loneliness in Britain alone is set to reach two million by 2025/6. This compares to around 1.4 million in 2016/7 – a 49% increase in 10 years. In Britain and the United States, roughly one in three people older than 65 live alone. And in the United States, half of those older than 85 live alone. In Japan, the number of elderly people aged 65 or older accounts for 28.4 percent of the 126.4 million total population. This will reach a third by 2050. China, India, Singapore, South Korea and other countries are facing similar problems. Continue reading at Fr. Jerry's Blog...Ethical PerspectivesNew! Come On, Man! Human Embryos Are People Judie BrownThere is an apparent and astounding level of ignorance among Catholics in public life, including those who claim to have once been Catholic. Such a simple matter as when a baby is a baby has become a bridge too far for not only the media elite but for many politicians, including Catholic senator Susan Collins.New! Zero Out International Abortion Funding Steven MosherA letter signed by 11 U.S. Senators and 51 Congressmen has called on federal departments and agencies to stop U.S. foreign aid from being used to support organizations at the United Nations that promote abortion.New! Catholicism a Casualty of China's New Cultural Revolution Steven MosherThe Chinese Communist Party remains determined to extinguish the Catholic faith - over time.New! The lethal collision of two pandemics: Covid-19 and ageism Margaret Somerville Elderly people are 'ethical canaries' in the coalmine during the Covid-19 pandemic. The "ethical tone" of a society is not determined by how it treats its most powerful, strongest, most affluent members, but by how it treats its weakest, most in need, most vulnerable members. The latter are the litmus test of the society's "ethical tone" and include elderly persons in some aged care institutions.New! Ingratitude, Mob Violence, and Providence R. J. Snell Our culture's deep ingratitude is the long, nihilistic outworking of the logic of modern thought itself. When human experience is reduced to only will and power struggle, there no room for gratefulness. Those of us who have not renounced cosmic order and the providence that brings that order to fulfillment, by contrast, know that all things willed or permitted by God work for good. Thus we should be grateful - profoundly grateful - for everything.The Effects of Abortion on Marriage and Other Committed Relationships by Teri Reisser, M.S. A.I.R.V.S.C.The body of this early research combined with clinical observations and anecdotal evidence, presents a strong case for more attention given to pre-abortion counseling for both the woman and the man particularly in situations where the couple intends to continue the relationship. The threat of disruption and even sometimes complete disintegration of the relationship is very real and cannot be ignored in the process of making a decision about a crisis pregnancy.Indonesia: Torture occurs repeatedly as perpetrators enjoy impunity Asia Human RightsTorture remains a serious problem in Indonesia, even after 18 years of police and legal reform.A pro-life approach to suicide prevention Judie BrownPro-lifers have been valiant in the long struggle against doctor-assisted suicide. Although they have lost battles in Oregon, Washington, and Montana, they have held the line in other states. Strong coalitions across political and religious lines have been one key to that success. Another key: promoting better care of people who have severe disabilities, better pain control, and good hospice care. But what about other kinds of suicide? What about the lonely and depressed widower who is tempted to do himself in? The mental patient who wants to leap from a bridge or high building? The drug addict who contemplates death by overdose? Despondent teenagers who think about hanging themselves? All of these folks need help, too!Quit While You're a Head Medical Breakthroughs v. Medical Ethics John StonestreetThese days, breathtaking medical breakthroughs are the stuff of daily headlines. What used to belong in the realm of science fiction has become commonplace. But every now and then something so bizarre pops up it should remind us that what is medically possible is not always morally permissible.Good Afternoon. Good Day. Good Friday Tom BartolomeoThere are times when some of us who have survived some painful injury are reminded of the experience in the visible scar tissue which remains.A Pastoral Approach: The Nonviolent Eucharistic Jesus Emmanuel McCarthyOutside of Jesus Christ, the Eucharist has no Christian meaning. Everything about it must ultimately be referenced to Him and then through Him to Abba. The same is true of the Christian life. Jesus is the ultimate norm of Christian existence; everything must be referenced to Him. If He is not the final standard against which the Church and the Christian must measure everything in order to determine if it is the will of God or not, then who or what is?The bioethics of genetic diversity Xavier SymonsThe latest issue of the American Journal of Bioethics examines the topic of new reproductive technologies and genetic diversity. A series of articles discuss the ethical issues surrounding the protection of genetic variation in a population.Transgender ideology is riddled with contradictions. Here are the big ones. Ryan T. AndersonA transgender future is not the "right side of history," yet activists have convinced the most powerful sectors of our society to acquiesce to their demands. While the claims they make are manifestly false, it will take real work to prevent the spread of these harmful ideas. The claims of transgender activists are philosophically incoherent.Giving Up the Pursuit of Happiness 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time Douglas P. McManaman We cannot possess joy. It possesses us. We are in it. And there are not many joyful people around, because many do not know where the key to joy can be found. But the key to a life of joy is to relinquish the pursuit of happiness.Fides Et Ratio On the Relationship Between Faith and Reason Official DocumentsI ask everyone to look more deeply at man, whom Christ has saved in the mystery of his love, and at the human being s unceasing search for truth and meaning. Different philosophical systems have lured people into believing that they are their own absolute master, able to decide their own destiny and future in complete autonomy, trusting only in themselves and their own powers. But this can never be the grandeur of the human being, who can find fulfilment only in choosing to enter the truth, to make a home under the shade of Wisdom and dwell there. Only within this horizon of truth will people understand their freedom in its fullness and their call to know and love God as the supreme realization of their true self.

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