She spoke, along with the wife of the governor of Oregon Le Guin, best-selling author of “The Left Hand of Darkness” and many other novels, said she had an abortion as a young woman, and has been a strong supporter of abortion rights ever since. Like Oberst, she said it’s difficult to convey the deep…

From the Weekly Standard, on the priorities of international organizations This November, Ellen Sauerbrey, representing the United States on the U.N. Commission on the Status of Women, promoted a mild resolution–“very near and dear to us in America,” as she explained–that urged greater political participation by women around the world. Nineteen pro-abortion NGOs promptly sent…

Get down. In an unusual spectacle at the Vatican, Pope John Paul II presided over a performance of break dancers, who leapt, flipped and spun their bodies to a dance beat from a tinny boom box. The 83-year-old pontiff seemed to approve, waving his hand after each dancer completed their moves, then applauding for the…

Gee, time flies. It’s the time of year (February 14 – “V-Day”) during which we get to contemplate how many Catholic colleges are hosting performances of that play. The Cardinal Newman website indicates that last year, 14 colleges cancelled performances. Let’s hope that more than this will follow suit this year.

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