Supervillain of the week

Pulse Life Advocates recognizes Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey with the distinction of ‘supervillain of the week.’ She signed into law a particularly evil piece of legislation, sweeping away the last vestige of protection for the unborn child. 

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The War on the Nuns

Men and women who live sacrificial lives in service to others are typically regarded with great respect. Historically, nuns shine as exemplars of authentic social justice outreach, garnering universal respect down through the ages. But now we live in an era characterized as a war on nuns.

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The most important theme of “The Odyssey”

This blogpost is less interested in the relative merits and demerits of The Odyssey itself than in its timeless theme: the desire to go home. The entire film is about Ithaca’s King Odysseus’ quest to return home after a 20 year absence. As Odysseus, portrayed by Matt Damon, says: “No one can stand between me and home, not even the gods.”

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The world is about to turn

the turning

History is about to pivot. Demography, technology, religion, governance, and international balance of power are all undergoing seismic shifts. The future of the unborn hangs in the balance. Are these shifts for the good or the bad? Probably both, but they’re coming, whether we like them or not.

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