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Performance review: Readers rate President Obama

Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Performance review: Readers rate President Obama
U.S. Catholic readers provide a progress report on Barack Obama’s first term in office. Since Day 1 of his presidency, Barack Obama has had a rocky relationship with Catholics. His invitation to be honored at Notre Dame’s 2009 commencement sparked widespread criticism of the university and a questioning of its Catholic identity. He received encouragement from the U.S.

Capitol gains: New strategies in the pro-life movement

Saturday, December 10, 2011
Capitol gains: New strategies in the pro-life movement
New strategies are paying off for the pro-life movement.Last year a bill came before the Ohio state legislature that held the potential for the biggest pro-life victory since the Supreme Court’s 1973 Roe v. Wade decision.

Resources: How to invest faithfully and responsibly

Friday, November 4, 2011
Resources: How to invest faithfully and responsibly
Here are some links to get you investing with some social responsibility.As You SowNews on socially responsible investingBusiness & Human Rights Resource CentreTracks both positive and negative impacts of more than 5,100 companies worldwide Christian Brothers Investment ServicesThe Forum for Sustainable and Responsible InvestmentResource-rich site with charts comparing SRI mutual funds perform

Performance review: More feedback on President Obama

Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Performance review: More feedback on President Obama
We don't normally publish the feedback from our Reader Surveys online, out of respect for the privacy of respondents (name and city are included in this section), but between the record amount or responses to our survey on President Obama and the passion with which our readers responded, we wanted to share them with our online readers.We've included some of our favorite answers without any identif

How do you grade the president?

Friday, October 21, 2011
How do you grade the president?
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How parishes can help infertile couples

Tuesday, September 13, 2011
How parishes can help infertile couples
These are just some of the ways that the parish can be a resource to couples experiencing infertility.• Raise the issue of infertility at the pre-Cana marriage preparation meetings.

Hard to conceive: Sometimes getting pregnant isn't easy--or possible

Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Hard to conceive: Sometimes getting pregnant isn't easy--or possible
Alternatives such as those offered by Pope Paul VI Institute for the Study of Human Reproduction in Omaha don’t work for every couple.And in vitro fertilization (IVF) is not an easy step to take for those struggling with infertility, both because of moral and monetary concerns.

A perfect joy: A child with Down's syndrome

Thursday, January 13, 2011
  Are our ethics keeping pace with the current genetic revolution?

Internal medicine: End of life ethics with Dr. Daniel Sulmasy, O.F.M.

Thursday, October 14, 2010
Internal medicine: End of life ethics with Dr. Daniel Sulmasy, O.F.M.
The debate about death with dignity needs the wisdom of the Catholic spiritual tradition, says this physician and bioethicist.

Frosty reception

Friday, December 18, 2009
Frosty reception
I was in the Arctic Circle, in Greenland, for some R&R and to learn about polar explorations. Having fallen in love with a pair of child's sealskin slippers, I was poised to buy them."You are from the United States, no?
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