The Joy of the Truth

There are inherent dangers in criticizing certain causes such as the prolife movement when one is a Catholic educator. People will often assume that such criticism reveals leanings toward the culture of death. In the case of my last blog article, Alarmism and Propaganda Have No Place in the Pro-Life Movement. I honestly didn’t get much reaction at all, but some of the reactions I did receive on… Continue reading

Many pro-life groups have been abuzz about the memo issued by the Department of Homeland Security and the FBI that seemed to indicate that pro-lifers were considered potential terrorists by the government. I first heard this complaint from Janet Parcell’s America. Mrs. Parcell tends to be a little alarmist, even though she does a great job of making Christians aware of issues happening in Washington long before those issues become… Continue reading

The rhythm of argumentation that St. Thomas Aquinas used in his Summa Theologica was

1. to explain the opposition to his position completely and accurately (oftentimes even better than the people holding the opposite position could explain it themselves)
2. offer arguments in favor of his position
3. to offer arguments against the opposition’s positions

The end result was both an honest quest for the truth and… Continue reading

ACOG’s statement against South Dakota’s Initiative 11 uses appeals to unproven authorities and “accepted” scientific claims that are not based on real science. Their defense of abortion as “women’s health” is untenable. Continue reading

How did we get to the point where scientists can comment on areas of life not observable by science (such as God) and be embraced as experts? How did we get to the point where scientists assume that knowledge within the realm of science are matters of personal conviction rather than objective truth? How did we get to the point that “scientists” make assumptions about where human life begins, the side-effects of contraception, contraception and abortion as “women’s health,” in-vitro fertilization as the best option for infertile women, a biological genesis of homosexuality, etc. are made without scientific evidence? Then it occurred to me. Our culture is once again embracing “authority” as a source of truth. Continue reading