By Brad Cornell If I’d only known then what I know now. How many of us have said that? Father’s Day has such a different meaning to me now at 60 than it did at 20. In 1975 my then fiancé was in college and unexpectedly became pregnant. We didn’t know what to do. I looked up to my uncle, a wealthy and successful businessman, so I sought advice from him. He said, “You have your whole life ahead of…
In 1967 philosopher Dietrich Von Hildebrand published “A Trojan Horse in the City of God.” Von Hildebrand’s sobering message was largely ignored in the euphoric optimism and radical reform that swept through the Catholic Church in the aftermath of the Second Vatican Council. Hildebrand called out those, acting under the cover of the “spirit of Vatican II”, that were striking at the spiritual patrimony of the Catholic Church. He warned of the consequence of their efforts to radically deform the…
From People Magazine: “Five-time Olympic medalist Sanya Richards-Ross reveals in a new memoir “Chasing Grace” that she had an abortion just weeks before sprinting in the 2008 Summer Olympic Games — a decision she says cost her more than a gold medal.” Sanya was engaged to Aaron Ross at the time. What was Aaron’s role in the abortion decision? “According to Chasing Grace, Ross wasn’t present during the procedure because he was at training camp…she couldn’t escape the emotional pain.”…
Kevin Burke, LSW [The following is an excerpt from the book Rivers of Blood/Oceans of Mercy.] The late Dr Bernard Nathanson was the father of two aborted children, and experienced a difficult relationship with his own father. This painful father/son relationship played a key role in the legalization and promotion of abortion in the United States. Terry Beatley reveals in her book “What If We’ve Been Wrong?” that Nathanson’s father, a highly respected obstetrician-gynecologist, was a tyrant in the…