The Plague of Pornography: Exploitation in the Time of COVID-19

by Emma Barrett The current coronavirus pandemic has caused a broad range of harms. The most obvious have been physical:…

COVID-19 Relief and Saving Catholic Schools

The COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdown have significantly disrupted the education of every schoolchild in America. Students, families, and schools…

Helen Alvare Reviews Supreme Court Oral Argument in Birth Control Mandate Case

On May 6, 2020, “the National Constitution Center held a panel discussion following the Supreme Court oral argument in Little…

Stick to your Knitting?

Today, the Little Sisters of the Poor returned to the Supreme Court to defend their right to serve the elderly poor,…

The Impossibility of Informed Consent for Transgender Interventions: The Risks

by Jane Robbins In yesterday’s essay, I explained the state of so-called “gender-affirming treatment” (GAT) and the rocky landscape of…

The Impossibility of Informed Consent for Transgender Interventions: The Paradigm

by Jane Robbins Modern medical practice operates on the principle of informed consent. Physicians have an ethical responsibility to explain…

Coalition Letter to President Trump on UN Special Rapporteur’s Report on Freedom of Religion

Mary Rice Hasson, CWF Director, and other leaders dedicated to freedom of religion, including Austin Ruse of the Center for…

Creating a Quarantine Quilt

by Sarah Streitwieser During this season of crisis and intense difficulty, our previously intact plans, lives, and livelihoods — perhaps…

The Catholic Priesthood: Why Is It Reserved to Men?

The Changing Conversation around Homeschooling: An Argument for More Data and Less Ideology

What follows are my reflections on one aspect of what has been, over the past few decades, an ever-changing, always…

Happy Easter!

Unexpected Gifts and Graces – March Newsletter