by Deacon William V. Williams, MD | Mar 23, 2018
In Humanae Vitae, Blessed Pope Paul VI made several predictions of what widespread use of contraceptives would lead to. These included an increase in marital infidelity, lowering of moral standards, men considering women as “a mere instrument for the satisfaction of...
by Lynn Keenan, MD | Mar 22, 2018
When Pope Paul VI wrote Humanae Vitae, it was as if he had a mountain top view of the culture, and could see the many paths that led through the terrain. He could hear the clamor of those who wanted the Church to change, to get with the times, shouting, insisting upon...
by Sheila St. John | Mar 21, 2018
HERO—a word that conjures up dramatic images of risking life and limb to run into a burning building, or charge an armed assailant, with the only objective being to protect the life of people at risk, often people who are strangers to them. Heroism can also be...
by Patrick Coffin | Nov 24, 2017
I didn’t set out to make a movie about contraception. After all, in a country where sex without babies is largely considered a basic human necessity like air and water, telling a story about the disastrous consequences of rendering the conjugal act sterile doesn’t...
by Fr. Pius Pietrzyk | Nov 23, 2017
In the U.S., the Supreme Court generally has the last word on what law means, and even what the Constitution means. Even more, the only authoritative meaning is what the most recent Supreme Court opinion has said. When I first trained as a lawyer years ago, we still...
by Sheila St. John | Nov 22, 2017
50 years ago, Pope Paul VI suggested if we need convincing of the solid ground on which the teachings of the church in this area are based, we need only “stop to reflect upon the consequences of the use of the methods of artificial birth regulation”...
