Catholic Church

January 22, 2019

Micaiah Bilger: Andrew Cuomo’s Bill Allowing Abortion Up to Birth Could Make Being Pro-Life a Crime

By Micaiah Bilger, LifeNews - They noted that Governor Andrew Cuomo and state legislators “hail this new abortion law as progress.”.. “This is not progress,” the bishops countered. “Progress will be achieved when our laws and our culture once again value and respect each unrepeatable gift of human life, from the first moment of creation to natural death. Would that not make us truly the most enlightened and progressive state in the nation?”... The bill refers to abortion as a “fundamental human right,” which is cause for concern, said Gallagher. Because of the strong language, the bill could be used to block religious organizations from advocating for life, or prevent doctors from abstaining from performing abortions on religious or moral grounds.

January 22, 2019

CNA: NY Bishops Lament Bill to Expand Abortion in State

By Catholic News Agency - We mourn the unborn infants who will lose their lives,' the New York State bishops said.. The bishops of New York decried on Thursday the likely passage of the Reproductive Health Act, which would expand abortion access throughout the state, noting it will only increase family suffering... The bill was first introduced in 2007, but was often blocked by a Republican-led state senate.

January 22, 2019

Dom Cingoranelli: Former Catholics at the Dinner Table

By Dom Cingoranelli, Catholic Stand - Among Catholics celebrating Christmas or Easter with family, a fair number share it with former Catholics each year. Apparently, it now is more the norm than the exception for a Catholic family to include one or more former Catholics. How has this happened, and how can we turn the tide?

January 22, 2019

Michael Pakaluk: Does Length of Life Matter?

By Michael Pakaluk, The Catholic Thing - Spiritually, the usual application of St. Peter’s idea of the density of time is the practice of living in the present moment, the “abandonment to divine providence” of Jean-Pierre De Caussade. Past and future do not really exist, after all, while the present contains, in our relationship to God, a virtual infinity.