A statement from Colorado’s bishops will likely contribute to vaccine misinformation among Catholics, Sam Sawyer, S.J., writes. And its individualistic and libertarian notion of conscience ignores our obligations to the most vulnerable.
Pro-Life
Posted inFaith, Last Take
Remembering Father Joseph Koterski: Jesuit, pro-life advocate and humble genius
On Aug. 9, Father Joseph was taken into eternity in the Year of St. Joseph.
Posted inFaith, Short Take
Vaccine mandates are coming. Catholics have no moral reason to oppose them.
It is no sin to get any of the current Covid vaccines, and a “misinformed conscience” is not a legitimate reason to seek exemptions from a vaccine mandate.
Posted inFaith, Short Take
Four ways the U.S. bishops can counter Biden’s abortion stance without denying him Communion
Finding common ground with President Biden would not signal a surrender on abortion by the U.S. bishops, writes J. Kevin Appleby. It would instead fit the pastoral mission of the church.
Posted inFaith, Faith and Reason
Why should the church reach out to L.G.B.T.Q. people? Some shocking statistics can answer that.
These statistics should be enough to make us want to undergo a metanoia, a change of mind and heart, and make us ask why our church is not only not a welcoming place to L.G.B.T.Q. people, but actively unwelcoming.
Posted inFaith, Faith and Reason
Consistent-life-ethic Catholics can (and should) treat abortion as today’s preeminent priority
An authentically Catholic consistent life ethic means treating prenatal children as the equivalent of every other human being.
Posted inFaith, Jesuitical
Podcast: Gloria Purvis on why the pro-life movement has been silent on racial justice
This week on Jesuitical, Ashley and Zac are joined by Gloria Purvis, the host of America Media’s latest podcast “The Gloria Purvis Podcast.”
Posted inNews Analysis, Politics & Society
Supreme Court’s hearing of Mississippi abortion law is a gut check for pro-lifers
Under scrutiny is Mississippi’s statute protecting most prenatal children beyond 15 weeks of gestation.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
Three myths Americans believe about abortion
The Supreme Court has put abortion back at the forefront of national debate, writes Charles C. Camosy, but public opinion on the issue may not be what you’ve been told it is.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Supreme Court to consider major rollback of abortion rights
The Supreme Court agreed Monday to consider a major rollback of abortion rights, saying it will decide whether states can ban abortions before a fetus can survive outside the womb.