Sarah Shanoudy


All the Chatter About Silence

Silence is all the talk. And it should be. It is a stellar work of cinematography. That should come as…

How Dr. Seuss can help explain the March for Life to children

The streets of Washington, D.C. will be filled today with tens of thousands of men, women and children, Catholics, Evangelicals,…

Families, Schools, and Churches: The Building Blocks of a Healthy Social Ecology

Yesterday I explored the concepts of human and social ecology as fitting analogues to natural ecology. Today, I offer three…

I’m a feminist against abortion. Why exclude me from a march for women?

I did not vote for President-Elect Donald Trump and continue to question his fitness to serve. Thus I am unsurprised…

Women’s March raises more questions than answers

The Women’s March on Washington, set for the day after Inauguration Day, raises more questions than answers for me, and…

Safeguarding the Conditions for an Authentic Human Ecology

Human ecology, a concept developed by sociologists early last century and appropriated by Pope John Paul II in his heralded…

The March for Life and the Women’s March: Can we walk on Common Ground?

At first glance, it might seem that the thousands of women who will descend on Washington, D.C., for the Women’s…

Thoughts for Today Jan. 9, 2017

Lena Dunham and her shaming of post-abortion women You have to give Lena Dunham credit: she knows how to provoke…

Thoughts for Today, Dec. 19, 2016

With Christmas just six days away, I found myself thinking of Christians worldwide who courageously hold onto their faith –…

A Coptic Christian speaks out after the attack

On the morning of Dec. 11, I woke up to the news that a suicide bomber had blown himself up…

On Gay Marriage

Cardinal Francis George Visiting Fellow Mary Hallan FioRito explains the misunderstanding behind the Church’s teachings on gay marriage.

What is NFP?

Assistant Director of the USCCB NFP Program, Theresa Notare, explains natural family planning and its importance.