News – Page 259 – Brown Pelican Society of Lousiana

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News – Page 259 – Brown Pelican Society of Lousiana

October 15, 2025

EDITORIAL: Trump Is Aiming for Mount Rushmore. Why Not Heaven, Too?

The Editors, National Catholic Register - When the president of the United States says he doesn’t think ‘anything’ can get him into heaven, it’s a teachable moment — a chance to remind him, and ourselves, that Divine Mercy is greater than any human achievement... Trump possesses such heaping reserves of self-confidence that there isn’t a skyscraper on the planet tall enough to contain it. This exasperates his critics, of course. Even some of his most ardent supporters occasionally cringe at his braggadocio... There is, to cite one example, his expressed wish to have his likeness added to Mount Rushmore. “Outrageous!” we might think. ...

October 15, 2025

Embryo Adoption Can’t be Used to Bypass Infertility, by Matthew McKenna

By Matthew McKenna, Catholic Exchange - Recently, one couple shared their story about discerning the morality of embryo adoption and their final decision to go through with it because they are otherwise infertile. A significant portion of the article centers around the moral reasoning through which they determined that it was an acceptable choice. Sadly, and despite their best efforts to find moral guidance, there are serious issues with their reasoning and interpretation of Magisterial teachings which have led them, and may lead others, astray.

October 15, 2025

Virginia’s “Reproductive Freedom” Amendment: Beware! by Robert G. Marshall

By Robert G. Marshall, Catholic Culture - The State of Virginia’s 2025 General Assembly passed a proposed so-called Reproductive Freedom Constitutional Amendment (RFCA) to Virginia’s Constitution (S.J.Res 247) which will be on Virginia’s November, 2026 ballot if passed a second time by Virginia’s 2026 legislature. Other states have faced or will face similar challenges, so the Virginia experience should put all American citizens on their guard.

October 15, 2025

Pope Leo Urges Europe to Confront ‘Declining Birth Rates,’ Strengthen Family Life, by Elise Winland

By Elise Winland, Catholic Vote - During his first official visit with Italian President Sergio Mattarella on Oct. 14, Pope Leo XIV lamented Europe’s falling birth rates and invited renewed efforts to protect and promote the family... “In recent decades, we have witnessed in Europe as we have seen a notable decline in the birth rate,” the Pope said in a speech after the visit. “This calls for a concerted effort to promote choices at all levels in favor of the family, supporting its efforts, promoting its values, and protecting its needs and rights.”

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