Spirit & Life Blog
On Friday, March 13, Paul Ehrlich – Stanford biologist, celebrity doomsayer, and author of the 1968 bestseller The Population Bomb – died at 93 in Palo Alto, California. In their obituary, the New York Times described Ehrlich as “an eminent ecologist and population scientist” whose predictions were merely “premature.” Which is surely one of the…
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This Thursday, March 19, the Church celebrates the Solemnity of St. Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary and patron of the Universal Church. Of all the saints, Joseph stands as the model of faithful fatherhood: the man whom God entrusted with the protection of the Holy Family, and who fulfilled that mission with quiet,…
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On March 2, the United States Supreme Court issued one of the most significant parental rights rulings in years. In a 6-3 decision in Mirabelli v. Bonta, the Court struck down California’s secret gender transition policies in public schools. The ruling held that these policies likely violate parents’ constitutional rights under both the First and…
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“The institutional conscience of a Catholic health care service is rooted in its identity as a ministry and formed by the authoritative teaching of the Church.” ― Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services, 7th Edition William Hume is a 79-year-old retired golfer from Edmonton, Alberta. In the summer of 2025, he was…
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Isadora Borges is a 34-year-old veterinary student from Paraíba, Brazil. She is not a politician, a lobbyist, or the leader of any protest movement. She is simply a young woman who, in November 2020, posted two comments on X stating what the vast majority of human beings have always understood: that a person born male…
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Mass shootings in Canada are extremely rare. Thus, it was with a sense of horrified disbelief that Canadians received the news that an active shooter had invaded a school in the small community of Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, last week. According to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), police first received an alert about an…
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The amount of positive news that I have had the pleasure of reporting to you in recent months is quite astonishing. It is giving me hope. Last week, I told you about how pro-euthanasia and assisted suicide measures are stalling in several nations in Europe, as opponents are raising significant concerns about how such laws…
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“Human dignity is not measured by its efficiency or usefulness. Life always has value, despite illness, frailty, and limitations. The answer to suffering is not to offer death, but to guarantee forms of social support, continuous health care, and home health care, so that the patient does not feel alone and families can be supported…
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“The truth that life is a precious gift from God has profound implications for the question of stewardship over human life. We are not the owners of our lives and, hence, do not have absolute power over life. … Suicide and euthanasia are never morally acceptable options.” ― USCCB, Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic…
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Scotland Rejects Euthanasia Bill: A Victory for the Vulnerable
“[Through a] common witness to the God-given dignity of every person, without exception, and to the tender Christ-like accompaniment of the seriously ill, all in society will be encouraged to defend rather than undermine a civilization founded on authentic love and genuine compassion.” ― Pope Leo IV, Day of Life 2025 In an astonishing turn…
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