“Today there exists a great multitude of weak and defenseless human beings,” writes Saint John Paul II, “unborn children in particular, whose fundamental right to life is being trampled upon. If, at the end of the last century, the Church could not be silent about the injustices of those times, still less can she be …
Ninety years ago, the modernist attacks on marriage and the family were reaping a foul harvest. In the words of Pope Pius XI, “a great number of men, forgetful of that divine work of redemption, either entirely ignore or shamelessly deny the great sanctity of Christian wedlock, or relying on the false principles of a …
Our celebration of Humanae Vitae’s 52nd birthday continues as Dr. Janet Smith illuminates the history, teaching, and impact of the encyclical. Humanae Vitae has been called the most significant document of the past fifty years. It is certainly the most prophetic! Read more here: www.nfpoutreach.org /210
This week we celebrate the 52nd anniversary of Humanae Vitae, the wonderful gift given by Pope Saint Paul VI to the world reaffirming the holiness of family, marriage, and children. We encourage you to read the encyclical during the week (text here), and we’ll be suggesting other readings every day, touching on the beauty and truth of the …
Planned Parenthood’s Sterile Legacy of Extermination By Christopher Manion, Ph.D. Director, PRI’s Humanae Vitae Project Some 35 years ago, Mrs. Alice du Pont Mills invited me to visit her in her expansive Virginia horse farm – several thousand acres of it – about an hour west of Washington. At the time, I was Staff Director …
Sixty years have passed since the U.S. Food and Drug Administration first authorized physicians to prescribe a drug that would subvert the institution of motherhood. May 9, 1960, was the day on which the authorization was granted; it was, by ironic coincidence, the day after Mothers’ Day, and Father George Welzbacher looks at the damage …
Moral And Social Damage Done By The Pill Is Still Disturbing Read More »
Today Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann of Kansas City commemorates the 25th anniversary of The Gospel of Life (Evangelium vitae): “As we celebrate the Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord on March 25, we also mark the 25th anniversary of Pope St. John Paul II’s prophetic encyclical, The Gospel of Life (Evangelium vitae). Here, this saint provides a clear challenge …
A Great Opportunity to Celebrate Saint John Paul II’s Valiant Defense of Life Read More »
Is anything sinful anymore? Father Thomas Weinandy, OFM Cap., thinks so. A member of the Vatican’s International Theological Commission, he discusses the concept with clarity and candor in this helpful and informative two-part essay. Part 1:https://www.thecatholicthing.org/2020/03/15/god-and-hell/ Part 2:https://www.thecatholicthing.org/2020/03/21/god-and-hell-part-two/
Planned Parenthood, the nation’s largest abortion provider has done a masterful job of creating a false impression that its programs somehow benefit the black community. A recent example of its success is Charity Navigator’s inclusion of Planned Parenthood in a list of charities that promote “black health, education, rights and community development.” The tragic reality …
Planned Parenthood creates a false impression that it’s benefiting the black community. Read More »
The “Seamless Garment” theory gives Social Justice advocates a “Catholic” excuse to minimize abortion, and ignore contraception altogether, when considering government policy. Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse argues for a better approach that addresses the whole person, raised in an intact and loving family.
