New Insights from the Human Life Review Sept. 4, 2025

 

Scroll to view all articles How Pornified Thinking Erases Preborn Life From the new Summer 2025 issue of the Human Life Review  By Mary Rose Somarriba Lest we need reminding, pornography relies on the objectification of people, treating them as mere sources of our pleasure, and leaving no room for true human intimacy. ... Repeated exposure to porn rewires viewers’ brains to become accustomed to achieving sexual gratification with no effort, no personal interaction, and no consequences. That includes no pregnancies. NEWSWORTHY: A Dystopian Nightmare: Chemical Abortion Pills Enable Abusers By Jacquelyn O'Hara Last week, the New York Post reported that an Illinois man had been charged with intentionally drugging his pregnant girlfriend with chemical abortion drugs, which resulted in the loss of her 7-week-old preborn baby. WEBSITE POSTS: It's Always Nice to Get a Letter By Diane Moriarty In the age of the internet and email, Marie and I lamented the loss of old-fashioned letter writing as a way of keeping in touch—the arrival of a stamped and addressed envelope bearing folded pages, something you open and hold in your hands. Overcoming the World By Fr. Gerald E. Murray Courage is needed by all those who follow Christ, and especially those who try to influence their fellow citizens to reject blatant injustices that plague our times such as abortion, euthanasia, and assisted suicide. But where are we to find courage? What is the secret to being strong in the Lord? Faces On a Train By Jason Morgan I often commute to Tokyo for work. There are many train lines in Japan, and in the capital, they weave and tangle like cat’s-cradle strings. Some evenings, on the long ride home, my train ends up running parallel for a few moments with some other train on some other track headed for some other destination. In that brief span of time, I can see the faces of passengers in the other train as it passes. Seen But Not Heard By Tara Jernigan I recently made a trip to Tabora, Tanzania ... Everywhere we went, children were always present but never made a sound. Truly seen but not heard. They were wide-eyed to the world around them, and every moment was ripe for play, but I never heard a single child’s voice. ... Poverty and shyness are one thing, but these children also possessed the quiet confidence of knowing who their people are. Sign up to receive the newsletter Summer 2025 Issue Online!

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