Human Rights 
Human rights are moral principles or norms commonly understood as inalienable fundamental rights “to which a person is inherently entitled simply because she or he is a human being,” and which are “inherent in all human beings” regardless of their nation, location, language, religion, ethnic origin or any other status. Article in this category would include subjects such as Right to Life and religious persecution or other violations of the Natural Law.
The world’s 50 most anti-Christian countries
Washington D.C., Jan 15, 2018 / 11:55 am (CNA/EWTN News).- There are more than 215 million persecuted Christians worldwide according to the 2018 World Watch List, Open Doors USA’s annual ranking of the 50 worst countries for violence and persecution against Christians. The report found that one in twelve Christians worldwide are victims of violent persecution…. Read More ›
‘Embryo jewelry’ a sign we’ve taken the wrong path, IVF critic says
(CNA/EWTN News).- For one critic, a report that IVF-conceived embryos are being cremated and turned into jewelry for their mothers shows the basic problem with the artificial creation of human embryos. “I have no words. I have no category for who would think this would be something good to do,” said Jennifer Lahl, the founder… Read More ›
The Sin of Usury is Alive and Well
Usury, at least in modern times, has typically been regarded as excessive interest rates, in the order of dozens or even hundreds of percent. Those of us, of a “certain age”, can recall the stereotypical “loan shark” and his henchmen who fall under the category of usurious money lenders. Such was not always the case. … Read More ›
Donald Trump to March for Life: ‘You Have My Full Support!’
President Donald Trump signaled his support for pro-life activists attending the March for Life on Friday. “The #MarchForLife is so important,” he wrote on Twitter. “To all of you marching — you have my full support!” Trump will reportedly also call into the march, following the precedent set by Presidents Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush. The… Read More ›
Responsible citizenship is a virtue
“Both [major] candidates for president are seen as having such serious flaws as to lead some people to wonder if they can vote for either candidate of the two major parties or if they should skip voting in this year’s election. In the end, people must follow their consciences, but they should also take care… Read More ›
We’re better citizens when we’re more faithful Catholics
. . . So since this is an election year, here are a few simple points to remember as we move toward November. 1. “Catholic” is a word that has real meaning. We don’t control or invent that meaning as individuals. We inherit it from the Gospel and the experience of the Church over the… Read More ›
Life is the first right
“Life is the first right. … God gives us the gift of freedom to choose what is true and good, and therefore it is never right for anyone to choose directly or indirectly what is intrinsically evil, especially when that choice destroys the gift of life. No one ever has a ‘right’ to exercise the… Read More ›
Michael Novak has defined Hillary Clinton as “unvotable” for Catholics
Leading conservative intellectual Michael Novak has defined Hillary Clinton as “unvotable” for Catholics in the upcoming presidential elections because she and her party oppose everything that Catholics hold most dear. Breitbart: In an interview with the Italian online journal Tempi on the so-called “Catholic vote” in the 2016 elections, Novak admits that Trump is not… Read More ›
Our moral obligations and the demands of the common good are abundantly clear
“[O]n some issues the moral obligations of Catholics, and the demands of the common good, are abundantly clear. For example, no Catholic can vote in good conscience to expand legal protection for abortion, or to support the killing of unborn children. … Abortion is a grave, unconscionable and intolerable evil, and we cannot support it… Read More ›
Only the truth, makes us free
“The Gospel of John reminds us that the truth, and only the truth, makes us free. We’re fully human and free only when we live under the authority of the truth. And in that light, no issue has made us more dishonest and less free as believers and as a nation than abortion. People uncomfortable… Read More ›