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Catholic Advocate Warns of Safety Risks as New York Prepares to Legalize Assisted Suicide
Ahead of New York’s assisted suicide law taking effect, Jamie Towey, president of Aging with Dignity, said the initial legislation “was easily the most dangerous bill ever written on assisted suicide.” Aging with Dignity, a nonprofit organization, defends the rights of all people as they approach the end of life.
Jack Figge: Thank you, the trenches, and see-you-later
Hey everybody,Apologies for burdening your inbox with a non- Pillar Post email, but lucky for you this is not a money pitch either.This is Jack, the former intern, freelancer, and, according to Ed, The Pillar’s “resident young and cool person” and , I write to share a simple message with
Before Mother Angelica Built EWTN, She Found Healing Through Rhoda Wise’s Prayers
‘If it weren’t for Rhoda Wise, there would be no EWTN,’ O’Neill noted. ‘So it’s quite a connection.’ As the canonization cause for American mystic and Servant of God Rhoda Wise took a major step forward this month — clearing a key milestone at the Vatican as formal documentation on
Amid despair, simple power of presence
SAN DIEGO — Presence has enormous power.Power to make someone feel human. Power to bear witness. Power to bring God’s warm love into a cold courthouse. The ministry that accompanies undocumented immigrants to their hearings and ICE check-ins at the downtown federal courthouse marks its first year in August. In
Massachusetts Lawmakers Pass Bill Removing All Restrictions From Abortion Throughout Pregnancy
The measure, if signed by Democratic Gov. Maura Healey, will remove the last few restrictions on abortion in the state and replace them with ‘the professional judgment of the physician.’ The Massachusetts government this week moved to strip all restrictions from abortion and allow the procedure up until birth so
Scottish Bishop Excommunicates Rector of Redemptorists After Illicit Ordination
Bishop Hugh Gilbert of Aberdeen, Scotland, has pronounced Father Michael Mary Sim, rector of the Congregation of the Sons of the Most Holy Redeemer, to be excommunicated from the Catholic Church. “Regrettably, I find Father Michael Mary guilty of the charges brought against him, most notably that of schism. He