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Prenatal genetic testing and the light of mercy

August 26, 2019 Sister Renée Mirkes 6

The Gospel of John saturates our minds and hearts with the law of self-gift. The life-defining reality that the Son of God—out of his infinite mercy—gave up his body and poured out his blood is […]

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INVOcell: A Catholic-friendly treatment for infertility?

January 18, 2019 Sister Renée Mirkes 8

Some fertility specialists are touting a new fertility treatment as a “Catholic-friendly” alternative to traditional in vitro fertilization. Catholic couples struggling with infertility—willing to try the procedure if, indeed, it is ethical—need help to cut […]

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Hope and healing for the Sexual Revolution’s victims

August 23, 2018 Jim Graves 13

Jennifer Roback Morse sees a whole collection of “social issues” as, in reality, one giant issue: what is the meaning and purpose of human sexuality? […]

The Dispatch

Recognizing the rights of children in the fight for marriage

July 7, 2017 Leslie Fain 4

Jennifer Johnson, director of the Ruth Institute’s Children of Divorce Project, is the author of Marriage and Equality: How Natural Marriage Upholds the Ideal of Equality for Children, a short book that presents the case […]

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