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.

Sunday, December 16, 2012

Matt C. Abbott: "Priests reflect on Connecticut tragedy, gun control"

Matt C. Abbott column

Priests reflect on Connecticut tragedy, gun control

Matt C. Abbott

Matt C. Abbott
December 16, 2012

The following are commentaries by two Catholic priests on the horrific mass shooting in Newtown, Connecticut.

Father Phillip De Vous wrote (slightly edited)

Father John Hollowell wrote (from one of his blogs; slightly edited):

http://www.renewamerica.com/columns/abbott/121216

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.