Six Years After Gosnell Conviction, N.H. Laws Unchanged

Update: since this 2019 post, New Hampshire has passed a Fetal Life Protection Act that limits abortion after 24 weeks, with exceptions for medical emergencies and eugenic abortions. The state still does not have laws protecting children who survive attempted abortion, requiring abortion facilities to meet the same standards as ambulatory care facilities, or regulatingContinue reading “Six Years After Gosnell Conviction, N.H. Laws Unchanged”

“An ocean of mercy waiting for us”

The Year of Mercy is drawing to a close, leaving us the commission to keep it going in our respective ways. I just encountered the MercyStories series on the YouTube channel for the Knights of Columbus Supreme Council. I was drawn to “Poster Child of Divine Mercy: The Testimony of Fr. Donald Calloway, MIC” becauseContinue reading ““An ocean of mercy waiting for us””

Advent: hold the Christmas carols, please

It’s Advent, the beginning of the liturgical year, penitential and contemplative in tone as befits preparation for a great feast. It’s a blessed relief from any number of things. I enter it this year sick at heart due to some recent events, ready for a time of prayer and quiet and humility and renewal. KeepContinue reading “Advent: hold the Christmas carols, please”