DEACON FOR LIFE

Were there to be no support in the whole history of ethical and moral thought, were there no acknowledged confirmation from medical science, were the history of legal opinion to the contrary, we would still have to conclude on the basis of God's Holy Word that the unborn child is a person in the sight of God. He is protected by the sanctity of life graciously given to each individual by the Creator, Who alone places His image upon man and grants them any right to life which they have.

Thursday, December 17, 2009

Matt C. Abbott: "Two recent 'miracles' on Eighth Avenue"

Matt C. Abbott column

Two recent 'miracles' on Eighth Avenue

Matt C. Abbott

Matt C. Abbott
December 16, 2009

Miracles do happen.

I suppose in this case it would be two "minor miracles," but, hey, what the heck? It's a positive.

To wit: an Oct. 9 story in The New York Times on the use of graphic abortion photos in the right-to-life movement and a Nov. 28 op-ed, also in The Times, on the traditional Latin Mass.

Continue reading here: http://www.renewamerica.com/columns/abbott/091216

Matt C. Abbott is a Catholic columnist with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication, Media and Theatre from Northeastern Illinois University in Chicago, and an Associate in Applied Science degree in Business Management from Triton College in River Grove, Ill. He has worked in the right-to-life movement and is a published writer focused on Catholic and social issues. He can be reached at mattcabbott@gmail.com