Following the news that the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday ruled to overturn Roe v. Wade and give individual states the right to legislate their own abortion laws, Msgr. Owen F. Campion, OSV’s chaplain, writes about the life of Helen Keller, who
Publisher Scott P. Richert addresses the issue of a gun fetishization in our culture, particularly in films and games “Growing up in West Michigan in the 70’s and early 80’s, guns were a part of my life. I was never particularly interested
In an Oct. 27 address at the University of Notre Dame, Cardinal Gerhard Müller stressed the importance of proclaiming the human dignity of every person, from conception until natural death.
This proclamation is particularly necessary in "a secularized society that has surrendered to
The fear, sickness, death, mourning and economic impacts of COVID-19 should make people who are relatively well off and have access to health care think about "what it means to be vulnerable and live in precariousness on a daily basis," Pope Francis
Monsignor Owen Campion writes that euthansia, like abortion, is a tragedy always and everywhere, and Catholics must oppose it. He writes: “Everywhere, this practice begins with the argument that the person selected for euthanasia would be better if he or she were
Kathryn Jean Lopez writes, “As important as the law is, with Biden promising to meet the demands of the abortion industry, there’s so much beyond politics that can be done.” Lopez notes, “This year, the silent screams beckon: What more can we
Msgr. Owen Campion writes in his latest column that respect for human life experienced two serious setbacks as 2020 came to an end, and each occurred in a very unexpected place. In Spain, which is overwhelmingly Catholic, the country’s parliament moved toward
Baltimore Archbishop William E. Lori said the country's protracted battle against COVID-19 should strengthen the faithful's commitment to the sanctity of life from protecting the unborn to opposing the death penalty.
"The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed the frailty of human life. We rightfully
A lack of respect for human life from conception to natural death and a lack of respect for the environment are both signs of a person claiming power over something that is not theirs to control, Pope Francis said.
"They are the same
The country — in fact, much of the world — has quarantined itself from the coronavirus for one reason: We value human life. Writer Lara Patangan writes, “As I have feebly tried to wrap my head around all of it — the