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- A Legal Bombshell Hits Stem Cell Science
- Have Stem Cells Become Passé?
- Illegal Immigration and Catholic Social Teaching
- The Difference God Makes
- How are Christians to Engage the Culture?
- In Vitro Fertilization - Why Not?
- The Long Ascent to Calvary
- Healthcare, Human Life and America
- Why I Didn’t Give Up Facebook for Lent
- Our Sex-Crazed Culture
- The Unimportance of Sex
- Recovery in the Big Easy
- Catholic Teaching on Assisted Nutrition and Hydration
- Haiti
- What’s Wrong With Us?
- Challenging Totalitarianism in 2010
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Humanae Vitae Turns 40: A Study in Human Nature Pope Benedict XVI, in a speech last May marking the 40th anniversary of Humanae Vitae, stated that "the truth expressed in 'Humanae Vitae' doesn't change." It might also be said that the rejection of that truth doesn't change either. ... more >
Understanding Humanae Vitae The significance of Humanae Vitae is not to be found primarily in the status of the document but in the teaching it contains. The core of that teaching-contraception is intrinsically wrong-reiterates what the Church has taught through the ages.
Challenges of Humanae Vitae At the conclusion of his 1968 encyclical Humanae vitae Pope Paul VI issued challenges to various groups within society to come to the aid of married couples in their living out of Church teaching in their daily lives.... more >
New York's $600 Million Question This commentary was originally published on 5/12/08 in National Review Online. When Dr. Bertram Lubin, head of the Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institute, applied for a $5 million facilities grant last fall from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) to support his research on sickle-cell anemia, his colleagues thought the application was a slam dunk ... more >
A Brief Primer on the Natural Law (Part II) Readers of the first installment of this short introduction to the rudiments of natural law ethics will remember that I tried to end the piece with a gripping cliff-hanger of a conundrum: How is it possible, I asked, if the natural law is supposed to be a source of moral insight that is naturally knowable to all people, that it is so widely repudiated today?
Thirty-Five and Losing Strength Roe v. Wade is 35 years old, an age when one's opinions are expected to be settled. But although Roe is settled juridically for the time being, its manifest unsettledness in the hearts and minds of Americans continues to divide our nation. Roe 's imposed liberties have divided our national politics into pro-life and pro-choice. Our 50 states are designated red or blue depending in large measure on how the majority feel about Roe ... more >
A Brief Primer on the Natural Law If there is one ethical doctrine that is alien to the bleak landscape of contemporary moral discourse, it is surely the classical doctrine of natural law. Only on the rarest of occasions does one hear of a politician or mainstream political commentator even mention the concept, much less show any sign of taking it seriously or recognizing its relevance to discussions about the common good of society ... more >
A Quibble with 'Faith in America ' There are many things in Gov. Mitt Romney's recent speech, 'Faith in America ' that are justly to be praised. As others have pointed out, the explicit call for vibrant participation of religiously informed citizens is chief among them. ...more>
"A New Day" I've already been using this expression several times in the past 48 hours, even at the risk of it sounding so cliché-ish. But I consider it neither a cliché nor an exaggeration to say that a new has indeed dawned in the world of stem cell research, and consequently, in every civilized culture where stem cell research thrives. ... more >
"On Newsweek & the Death Penalty" In an encyclical otherwise not known for its enthusiasm about cultural trends in regard to issues of life and death, John Paul II's 1995 encyclical Evangelium vitae praises what he calls two "signs of hope" increasingly being expressed at the level of popular public opinion ... more >
"Genetic Manipulation" Genetic manipulation of many species, including mammals (adding genes, changing genes, deleting genes) has been possible for more than a decade. People have made artificial chromosomes and added them to yeast, bacteria, mice etc. ...more >
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