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Why Do Pro-Lifers Compare Abortion to the Holocaust?

By Brian Clowes, PhD / August 24, 2018 /
child euthanasia in nazi germany

The similarities between the Nazi and abortion Holocausts go far deeper than a high body count. There are many points of similarity between the Holocausts: Deceptive language Ideology formed by doctors The speed of the murders Philosophical justification   Resistance to the “Abortion vs. Holocaust” Analogy Pro-choice adherents usually object when pro-lifers refer to an…

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The Intrinsic Racism of the Population Control Movement

By Brian Clowes, PhD / August 17, 2018 /
african girls

One of the most prominent motivations of the population control movement is racism, which has diminished over time but has not disappeared.  During the early history of the movement, this racist and eugenicist ideology was undisguised and was led by “progressive” intellectuals, just as prestigious “progressive” academics and celebrities lead the movement today.   The…

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The Teaching of the Prophetic Encyclical Humanae Vitae (Part II)

By Adolfo J. Castañeda / August 1, 2018 /
four predictions

Previous article in this series: Part I: Introduction to Humanae Vitae Later articles in this series: Part III: The First Prophecy Part IV: The Second Prophecy Part V: The Third Prophecy Part VI: The Fourth Prophecy Part VII: Modernity’s Challenges to Humanae Vitae Part VIII: The Church’s Right to Teach on Birth Control Part IX: The Church’s Teaching Authority…

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The Teaching of the Prophetic Encyclical Humanae Vitae (Part I)

By Adolfo J. Castañeda / July 27, 2018 /

Humanae Vitae Was No “Invention.” It Repeated Church Teaching. Since the 1960’s Western culture has been in a downward spiral of moral decadence. The contraceptive pill, introduced in the U.S. during that decade, brought about the so-called “sexual revolution.” This revolution brought in turn an unprecedented increase in sexual promiscuity, conjugal infidelity, divorce, abortion, and…

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Gender Ideology: The Latest Assault on Our Children

By Dr. Felipe Vizcarrondo / July 25, 2018 /
sex education

Biology is Not a Social Construct Gender ideology is a belief system that holds that sex is a social construct. Gender ideology teaches that every person has something called a “gender identity” in the brain that may or may not be the same as that person’s biological sex. Its central tenet is that this “gender…

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Parents and Medical Decisions: Fight the Revolution

By Dr. Joseph Meaney / July 19, 2018 /
rights of parents

Technical and scientific discoveries and innovations are happening at a tremendous rate. Social attitudes and morality have also undergone huge shifts in just the past two generations. Try this mental exercise. Imagine virtually any community in the 1950s and then fast-forward to the present. Almost nothing will have remained untouched. The geography and enduring elements…

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True Unity of a Human Person Defies All “Gender” Ideology

By Adolfo J. Castañeda / June 19, 2018 /
Creation of Adam by Michelangelo

The Many Dangers of “Gender” Ideology “Gender” ideology is sweeping across Western societies with relentless, hostile force. It is invading educational and health institutions beginning in the early life of students. And its ideologues are using the law to deny parental rights. Therefore, it is important to clarify and challenge the most basic assumptions of…

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Shouldn’t Women Be Able to Control Their Own Bodies?

By Brian Clowes, PhD / May 27, 2018 /
baby ultrasound

The battle captured by the slogan “my body, my choice!” is not new; it has been raging over a century. A cartoon in the May 1919 issue of Margaret Sanger’s Birth Control Review shows a woman being crushed by a giant roll of paper labeled “Laws Controlling Women’s Bodies.” Other offensive but equally common slogans…

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What is Historical Church Teaching on Contraception?

By Brian Clowes, PhD / May 3, 2018 /

“Contraception cannot be an expression of total self-giving, because in contraception, something is done to oneself to destroy the power to conceive a child.  That same selfishness that wants to prevent the child by contraception will grow until it wants to kill the child already conceived.  We must fight selfishness with a true, generous and…

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Can We Use Our Consciences on Contraception?

By Brian Clowes, PhD / April 18, 2018 /
forms of contraception

Surveys in many countries consistently show that most Catholics believe that decisions of conscience about contraception rightfully belong with those who must bear and rear children.  The legitimacy of teaching requires that it be embraced by the faithful.  Your teaching has no such legitimacy.  It is a marginalized minority view in our church, defended largely…

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