Feminism Has Not Lost Its Soul

In the 1970s, when feminism got loud and national and had something approaching traction in the United States, it claimed…

Reality Check: Gender Diversity is Driven by a Top-Down Ideological Movement

“I never thought this would happen, and certainly not so fast!” – Larry Ysunza, plaintiff in companion case to the…

Beware of ‘Trans Movement’ As Patriarchy in Disguise

Until lately, if someone had mentioned patriarchy in the developed world, I would’ve thought we were about to embark on…

Feminism and Abortion: What Would Susan Say?

Recently, I had the opportunity to visit the Birthplace Museum of the great American suffragist, and pro-life advocate, Susan B….

Dear Synod Fathers: You Missed a Step

Something is missing from the two trajectories emerging from the Vatican’s Synod on the Family. The first trajectory emphasizes reaching…

Just Like a Woman

For seven seasons the television drama Mad Men depicted and deplored life in the pre-feminist America of the 1960s. In…

Letters from the Synod 14 (including essay by Theresa Farnan and Mary Hasson)

Missing Pieces The following essay was written for LETTERS FROM THE SYNOD by Theresa Farnan, Adjunct Professor of Philosophy at…

We Need to Talk about Adoption

In “Adoption, Abortion and a Message of Hope,” J.D. Flynn makes an important point: the choice to place a child…

Mary Rice Hasson on Washington Journal

EPPC Fellow Mary Rice Hasson spoke beautifully and knowledgeably of the Catholic faith, Pope Francis’ visit to the US (including…

I’m a Feminist and I’m Against Abortion

Polls taken since the Roe v Wade decision routinely show women in favor of abortion restrictions, and in slightly greater numbers…

No Compelling Interest: The ‘Birth Control’ Mandate and Religious Freedom

Abstract: Following the passage of the Affordable Care Act, the Department of Health and Human Services issued a regulation (the…