Benedict XVI and American Patriotism
The experience of totalitarian regimes shaped Benedict’s formative years; for him, the United States was first and foremost the liberator.
The Texas Heartbeat Bill: A Historic Moment for the Pro-Life Movement
Teaching is a profession that can age you quickly. The generations of students fly by every four years, not in decades. I have found myself repeatedly asked to give a talk on “The History of the Pro-life Movement” to high school and college students who are ardent in their concern for women in difficult pregnancies … Read more
Martin Luther King, Jr. and the March for Life
Next week we once again reflect on two anniversaries: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and the annual March for Life in Washington, D.C. Many pro-lifers see themselves as heirs to the passion for justice in the civil rights movement. But since his controversial visit to Notre Dame in 2009 President Barack Obama holds an honorary … Read more