Author Archives: Ellen Kolb

Writer, activist, Granite State walker.

Undermining Religious Liberty in the Name of “Health Care”

Congress is about to take a vote on Obamacare: repeal, replace, whatever. Amid all the tinkering, I am not hearing much from Members of Congress about what made the “Affordable Care Act” utterly unacceptable to so many Catholics, including me: the contraceptive mandate. Health care, redefined Catholic institutions provide health care to more Americans thanContinue reading “Undermining Religious Liberty in the Name of “Health Care””

Good Works, While There’s Time: International Women’s Day

International Women’s Day is upon us again. I’ve seen a hashtag that says #ADayWithoutWomen, referring to a gender-based strike to show the world what happens when women bow out of work for a day. They don’t get paid, for one thing. Those of us who don’t work on salary already knew that. To each herContinue reading “Good Works, While There’s Time: International Women’s Day”