By Dr. R. Jared Staudt, Catholic World Report – Volunteering in the Pro-Life movement in the 1990s, I remember praying for the overturning of Roe v. Wade, as if it would immediately end the abortion problem in the United States. As a high schooler, it seemed like a simple enough solution. Roe v. Wade caused the mess, so getting rid of it should take care of things. But now, after Dobbs v. Jackson, what has actually changed in the last three and a half years?

By Misty Severi, Just the News – The United States is still expected to interact with the organization to effectuate its withdrawal, but all funding for, and staffing of, WHO initiatives have ceased… The DHH Services and the State Dept. announced Thursday that the U.S. has completed its withdrawal from the WHO over its handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.
President Donald Trump signed the executive order that began the process of withdrawing from the global organization last year, on the first day of his second term.

By Zelda Caldwell, National Catholic Register – One the eve of the 53rd March for Life, the Register interviewed Ryan Anderson, president of the Ethics and Public Policy Institute, about where the pro-life movement stands today. One of the nation’s leading thinkers on human dignity and the right to life, Anderson is the author or co-author of five books, including Tearing Us Apart: How Abortion Harms Everything and Solves Nothing… President Donald Trump has faced criticism from pro-life advocates for not using all the tools at his disposable to protect the unborn. What should the movement’s approach be for the remainder of his administration?

Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of the UNBORN – National Shrine of St. Maximilian Kolbe at Marytown

By Catholic World Report,  CWR Staff Editorial – It is not the job of three Cardinals who cannot get elected to any positions within the USCCB to appoint themselves as the moral voice speaking on behalf of their brother bishops… We should not overlook that these same (3) Cardinals were silent when President Biden did everything in his power to expand abortion and support “gay marriage”. They were silent when the Little Sisters of the Poor were again dragged into court… They were silent when the previous administration permitted numerous violent criminals to enter our country and commit horrific crimes, including murder and rape… They were silent when the borders were opened for the flow of deadly drugs that killed thousands of young people… They were silent when peaceful pro-life protestors were arrested.

By Newsmax Wires – The U.N. Security Council endorsed the creation of a Board of Peace in November, welcoming the U.S.-brokered plan to end the Gaza conflict and authorizing a transitional administration to oversee redevelopment through 2027… But the Trump administration has since portrayed Gaza as only one component of a broader mission that would overlap with the U.N.’s traditional role in maintaining international peace and security… “I wish the UN could do more… I wish we didn’t need a Board of Peace.” Asked whether he envisioned the new body replacing the U.N., Trump said it “might,” while adding that the organization still has significant potential.

Patriot Post – “The care of human life and happiness, and not their destruction, is the first and only legitimate object of good government.” —Thomas Jefferson (1809) – January 22 marks the anniversary of the two most tragic Supreme Court decisions in American history, Roe v. Wade and Doe v. Bolton. However, in light of the Supreme Court’s June 24, 2022, decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization overturning Roe and 1992’s Planned Parenthood v. Casey, Sanctity of Life Day has a whole new and far more joyous meaning.

By Mike Flinn, Crisis Magazine – On June 24, 2022, the pro-life movement won. Roe was overturned. Prayers of thanksgiving went up, corks were popped, and the movement finally exhaled. After 50 years, we finally had a victory—the victory we’d been marching for, praying for, and fighting toward for half a century… But while we exhaled, the pro-abortion movement sprang into action in the states. They understood that while they lost the federal court, that defeat meant nothing if they could win the minds of the people. While we attempted to pass strict abortion bans in states, our opponents understood that the average American was not ready to vote for those bans.

By Devin Rose, Catholic Answers – My daughter lived exactly the number of days that God willed her to live, as Christ wanted her to live them… Two years ago during Advent, my eleven-year old daughter, Josephine, breathed her last… She had relapsed eight months prior, around her birthday, from a leukemia that we thought had been eradicated when she was four. But God knew that it was not gone. One or two cells remained in her bone marrow, and they stayed there, hidden, ready to begin dividing again, ultimately uncontrollably, with us oblivious. …

By Paul Kengor, The American Spectator – As we left Little Italy and headed up the street, I took a right onto historic Bleecker Street. I knew what was around the corner. For years, I shuddered every time I walked by it. I was always particularly appalled because the “it” was attached (in a cruel irony) to the Fulton Sheen Center, where I had spoken and stayed on several occasions… “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great!” states the Book of Revelation 18:2. “She has become a dwelling place for demons, a haunt for every unclean spirit, a haunt for every unclean bird, a haunt for every unclean and detestable beast.” Isaiah 13:20 declares: “Babylon will never rise again.”… Let us hope that Margaret Sanger’s “clinic” on 26 Bleecker Street likewise never rises again.

By Mary Rose, Catholic Vote – Pope Leo has been invited to join the Board of Peace established by President Donald Trump to oversee the second phase of his Comprehensive Plan to End the Gaza Conflict, a Vatican official confirmed Jan. 21… Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican secretary of state, announced the invitation while speaking with reporters in Rome, saying the Pope has not yet decided how to respond, according to The European Conservative… “We have received this invitation, and the Pope has received it, and we are considering what to do,” Cardinal Parolin said. “I believe it is a question that requires some time for reflection before giving a response.” …

Author Don Schwager, Servants of the Word – Mark 3:7-12 – 7 Jesus withdrew with his disciples to the sea, and a great multitude from Galilee followed; also from Judea 8 and Jerusalem and Idumea and from beyond the Jordan and from about Tyre and Sidon a great multitude, hearing all that he did, came to him. 9 And he told his disciples to have a boat ready for him because of the crowd, lest they should crush him; 10 for he had healed many, so that all who had diseases pressed upon him to touch him. …

By Jason Jones, Substack – The Patriarchs and Heads of Churches in Jerusalem issued a momentous statement over the weekend, denouncing “destructive ideologies” that abuse and silence their flocks. It’s no surprise that the part of the statement that sent the powerful into convulsions was its matter-of-fact inclusion of Christian Zionism as one of those destructive ideologies… “Recent activities undertaken by local individuals who advance damaging ideologies, such as Christian Zionism, mislead the public, sow confusion, and harm the unity of our flock,” they wrote. They warned that those who push the ideology of Christian Zionism “have found favor among certain political actors in Israel and beyond,” and that these bad actors are working together to “push a political agenda which may harm the Christian presence in the Holy Land and the wider Middle East.”

By Mat Staver, LifeNews – A Republican Study Committee is drafting a proposed solution to the problems caused by Obamacare, which the committee is calling “Reconciliation 2.0.” It could dismantle Obamacare’s most problematic features. Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) thinks there is a realistic chance it could pass in the Senate… It will not be easy. Obamacare is unsustainable, has few options, enriches insurance companies, and funds abortion… If we can get 60 votes to overcome a filibuster, this could create the first serious alternative to Obamacare in years — one that puts patients, not bureaucrats or insurance companies in charge.

By Itxu Díaz, The American Spectator – The Davos gathering used to be a long litany of lamentations. The apostles of climate doom would arrive in their private jets, dine well, do those things they do when their wives aren’t traveling with them, mount the Davos altar, and deliver their apocalyptic prophecies of the type: “The end of the world is near. Ask ‘Pachamama’ for forgiveness, pay more taxes, sell your diesel car, buy an electric scooter, and believe in the gospel of Al Gore.” One after another, they performed the same ritual. Businessmen agreed in agreement while conducting deals behind the scenes, politicians gave their most dramatic performances, and heads of international organizations sold their influence for a hefty price in the tea rooms.