Tue 15 Jun, 2010
The individual’s choice to end his or her life in the face of suffering or despair removes our responsibility to reach out to them in love. Continue reading
Mon 7 Jun, 2010
New York has passed a law that automatically makes every citizen an organ donor unless you opt out. This law raises serious questions about the morality of organ donation, and especially of how free will comes into play. The protection of human dignity and the value of every human life are key principles at stake here. Continue reading
Wed 5 May, 2010
Our culture now considers shutting down the healthy fertility system and killing babies to be basic woman’s health. Long ago the abortion movement abandoned their slogan “safe, legal, and rare.” They are now successfully pushing to make abortion everyday, commonplace, and accepted medical practice. Continue reading
Tue 27 Apr, 2010
I have commented before that while there is value in calling abortion advocates on the “pro-choice” bluff is important and fruitful, we also need to understand how it is possible for them to consider themselves pro-choice (especially because many errant Catholics actually consider themselves so), and to meet their arguments at face value. This is, after all, St. Thomas Aquinas’ approach.
Richard Stith seems to agree. His article… Continue reading
Sat 10 Apr, 2010
You may or may not remember two of my previous posts regarding the Department of Homeland Security’s inclusion of prolife groups as possible domestic threats. I argued that it was a mistake to get defensive about this list because there were logical reasons for security personnel to become vigilant about possible attacks by frustrated radical fringe prolifers (of the type that shoot abortionists in the name of the cause) due… Continue reading
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Jeff Arrowood taught moral theology, literature, US history and psychology at a Catholic high school for ten years. He is now a stay-at-home father who still teaches through the From the Abbey Catholic educational apostolate. In addition to this blog, the From the Abbey website offers Catholic educational resources, some of which are free and some of which are worth paying for! He also gives educational programs and writes online courses and educational curricula for Catholic schools and parishes. Jeff and his family live in central Wisconsin.
