Interview with a pregnancy resource center director: “I didn’t get into this to be silent”

Adapted from a post originally published at leavenfortheloaf.com I came to the Pregnancy Resource Center of the Monadnock Region (PRC) at the invitation of executive director Evelyn Konig. It’s just north of Main Street in Keene, New Hampshire, in a neatly-maintained little office building that looks like it once served as someone’s home. I stepped through theContinue reading “Interview with a pregnancy resource center director: “I didn’t get into this to be silent””

Sparks of life and mercy

I cheer for writers the way I cheer for the Red Sox. Once a writer – especially a nonfiction essayist – catches my eye, I’ll look for events where I can say “thank you” in person. Such a writer is Kathryn Jean Lopez, a journalist with a deep-rooted prolife commitment. When she appeared recently atContinue reading “Sparks of life and mercy”

Pope Francis on the common good:”Get right in there!”

Lobbying’s behind me, but civic engagement isn’t. I keep track of what my state legislature is doing and not doing on things like the right to life. A few days hence – when I’ll be away, as it happens – there will be seven hearings over two days on relevant bills. Part of the workContinue reading “Pope Francis on the common good:”Get right in there!””