In the movie It’s A Wonderful Life during the opening, St. Joseph is telling an angel named Clarence about a man that “will be thinking seriously of throwing away God’s greatestContinue Reading
Recently, there was an article published about a mother in the United Kingdom who had petitioned the courts to end the life of her severely disabled daughter. Nancy Fitz-Maurice hadContinue Reading
Today was supposed to be the day that Brittany Maynard chose to die. This seems an odd sentence to write. Unfortunately, that statement is not a quote from an AldousContinue Reading
Happy Respect Life Sunday! Today marks the beginning of the annual Respect Life Program of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops, which lasts through the month of October. It is aContinue Reading
A couple of weeks ago, in urging prayer for the UK as the House of Lords took up Lord Falconer’s assisted dying bill, I quoted Archbishop Emeritus of Cape Town,Continue Reading
I recently attended envision Global Forum’s conference on medicine and science in the United States. After a week’s worth of discussion and observations, it appears that there is quite aContinue Reading
In a matter of hours, the upper house of parliament of the United Kingdom, the House of Lords, will begin debating Lord Falconer’s assisted dying bill. The bill would allowContinue Reading
On June 5th, 2014, the province in Quebec passed bill 52 which authorizes medical professionals to be able to administer end of life procedures. This was seen as a hugeContinue Reading