The U.S. Supreme Court tiptoed its way through a jungle of administrative law to hand another victory to the Little Sisters of the Poor. Some people just can’t stop insisting that nuns help provide birth control. In this case, it was the state of Pennsylvania, which deservedly lost on a 7-2 vote. Or, in theContinue reading “A little win for the Little Sisters at the Supreme Court”
Author Archives: Ellen Kolb
Writer, activist, Granite State walker.
Faith and Wonder Amid “Littleness”
It’s Good to Be Here by Christina Chase (Sophia Press, 2019) Christina Chase’s book “It’s Good to Be Here” is as straightforward and challenging as the subtitle promises: “a disabled woman’s reflections on God in the flesh and the sacred wonder of being human.” This is not a book for the bedside pile, to beContinue reading “Faith and Wonder Amid “Littleness””
USCCB leads petition drive to FDA: keep COVID-19 vaccine free from abortion connection
Originally published at Leaven for the Loaf. A letter to the commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration from a coalition of concerned Americans has urged that any vaccine being developed for COVID-19 be derived from ethical sources, without use of cell lines derived from aborted human beings. An associated email petition drive organized through the U.S.Continue reading “USCCB leads petition drive to FDA: keep COVID-19 vaccine free from abortion connection”
Ellen Kolb 