The Frank Pavone story is not about abortion

On Saturday evening, news broke that Frank Pavone, the head of Priests for Life, had been laicized by the Vatican for “blasphemous communications on social media” as well as “persistent disobedience” to his diocesan bishop. In a new essay, Kathryn Jean Lopez

We have a choice for new hospitality

For the solemnity of the Immaculate Conception this year, Catholics for Choice sent out an email with the subject line: “Mary had a choice. So, should we all.” Columnist Kathryn Jean Lopez writes how “there are people of good will who believe

Don’t get lost in the numbers game

Kathryn Jean Lopez writes: “It wasn’t all that long ago in contemporary American political history when conservatives were shocked that leading feminists excused Bill Clinton’s abuse of power with an intern while president of the United States as ‘one free grope.’ Of

Are we a people of life?

Kathryn Jean Lopez reflects on welcoming children at Mass, especially those who are fussy. She cautions against the glares that many may throw at the family of a fussy child: “Think before your glare. There might just be a miracle before you.

Christ or Barabbas

“What we are doing now, as a society, is deeply unworthy of us.” The late Congressman Henry Hyde pointed this out in a speech in 1987. He was talking about abortion in America. He talked about a time — “and that day,

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