We Live Among Barbarians
The vote to enshrine abortion in Ohio should be a revelation to us: we live among barbarians who do not care about human life in the womb.
Pro-lifers on Trial and the Denial of Reality
For the first time ever pro-lifers were accused of employing prayers and hymns as weapons against women seeking abortions. Apparently one need not shoot an abortionist or torch a clinic to be justly accused of violence.
From Sts. Cosmas & Damian to 40 Days for Life: Nothing New Under the Sun
Like Sts. Cosmas and Damian, Catholic physicians and nurses in the United States are finding it increasingly difficult to continue to practice according to faithful morals and ethics without running afoul of secular “standards of care” in the exercise of their professions.
Cardinal Ratzinger on Why Pro-lifers Are Losing Referenda Like Ohio’s Issue One
Cardinal Ratzinger’s prophecy about a “new oligarchy” who decide what is modern and progressive is coming to pass before our eyes.
FACEing Injustice
Nine pro-lifers are each facing up to 11 years in prison under the FACE Act, and a fellow pro-lifer has turned and is providing testimony against them.
Beyond the Post-Roe Generation
With Dobbs, our nation has finally taken a significant step in the right direction in regard to abortion. This is surely a decision to be rejoiced over and celebrated. Yet, a problem remains.
Criminals for the Gospel of Life
What does it mean for pro-lifers to be in jail? In this Culture of Death—in the morally upside-down world, jailed pro-lifers have placed themselves on the side of an unwanted, outcast people.
Catchers in the Rye: Lessons, Tears, and Triumphs of Talking Women Out of Abortion
I have been engaged in every sort of pro-life activism for over forty years, including participation in pro-life rescues and going to jail. But it is sidewalk counseling that forms the backbone of pro-life activism.
Pro-Lifers Must Tell Their Stories
Since Dobbs, liberal corporate legacy media is running as many stories as possible on the indignities suffered by women across the United States who have had difficulty procuring an abortion. Pro-lifers need to respond.
Challenging the Medical-Industrial Complex (Guest: Dr. John Bruchalski)
Dr. John Bruchalski was an abortion-performing physician, but he came to question his views about the purpose of medicine, eventually becoming a pro-life obstetrician and bucking the medical establishment along the way.
What Should We Think About the Pavone Affair?
How should faithful Catholics respond to the Pavone Affair, and second, what should Frank Pavone himself do or not do?
Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of God
Etienne Gilson was one of the clearest thinking philosophers of the 20th century. As a good philosopher, naturally, he fully understood the importance of reason, a power that is often downgraded or even dismissed in the modern world. In an address he gave at Harvard’s Tercentenary Celebration (1936), he made the following statement: “Realism always … Read more
President, for Life
It is always painful to criticize someone you admire and consider a friend. But Jonathan Last—now the executive editor of The Bulwark, one of these new NeverTrump websites—has allowed his Trump skepticism to color his attitude, not just toward the March for Life but the pro-life movement in general. He gets a lot wrong along … Read more
Onward, Catholic Soldiers
I’m ambivalent about that most common pro-life argument: that, because life begins at conception, to abort a pregnancy is to commit murder. That’s not to say I don’t believe it’s true. On the contrary: it’s not only true, it’s obviously true. It’s one of the few points upon which credible scientists and ethicists can agree. … Read more
The Long March—and Its Victories
Editor’s note: this article by the founder of Crisis first appeared in the March 1993 print edition of this magazine. More and more, through deception and euphemism, the American people are being led by their government into the primitive and barbaric practice of abortion. They are being led to think of abortion as a moral good, a … Read more
Aborting a Presidency
Author and political scientist Darrell West is deeply concerned about the current climate in the United States. “Societal tensions have metastasized into a dangerous tribalism that seriously threatens U.S. democracy,” he warns. “Unless people can bridge these divisions and forge a new path forward, it will be impossible to work together, maintain a functioning democracy, … Read more
The Catholic Case Against Impeachment
As everyone knows, the Democratic-controlled House of Representatives have passed a bill of impeachment against the president of the United States, Donald Trump. Oceans of ink have and will be spilled over this matter—and I am happy to add to the literary carnage. There is a great deal to be mulled over here. From the … Read more
Pro-Life, Pro-Mother
There’s no question that the Church is pro-life. In my parish, we have initiatives to pray at the local abortion clinic, raise money for ultrasound machines, and vote for pro-life politicians, and all this is good and important. We have a house that supports pregnant women, giving out clothing, diapers, car seats, and strollers to … Read more
This Christmas, Give the Gift of Life
“O Come, O Come, Emmanuel, and ransom captive Israel…” This is perhaps the most well-known Advent hymn—one that floods us with the feelings of the coming Christmas season. But the hymn also raises a question. Matthew’s Gospel tells us that “Emmanuel” means “God is with us” (Mt. 1:23). In the song, then, we pray, “O … Read more
We Saved That One
On November 4, this year’s 40 Days for Life campaign ended. During the campaign, a million Americans committed to fasting and praying for an end to abortion and healing for those affected by this tragedy. Even though the 2019 campaign has ended, there are many ways for pro-life Americans to continue to work towards making … Read more