Standard Procedures
by Leah Libresco SargeantThe discipline of medicine is an art of dynamic tension. Continue Reading »
Affirming and Celebrating Humanae Vitae
by George WeigelJuly 25 is the fiftieth anniversary of Humanae Vitae, Blessed Paul VI’s encyclical on the integrity of love and the appropriate means of family planning. Continue Reading »
Pope Paul Said No
by Dan HitchensAs the fiftieth anniversary of Humanae Vitae approaches, we should resist the temptation to see the encyclical as the standalone work of a trailblazing pope. Continue Reading »
The Prophetic Power of Humanae Vitae
by Mary EberstadtOne recurring theme in Pope Francis’s teaching is that human realities trump scholarly abstractions: “La realidad es superior a la idea.” His signature phrase about pastors who have the “smell of the sheep” is the folk version of this maxim. Cautions about “rigidity,” “empty . . . . Continue Reading »
Planning Parenthood
by Gina LoehrNatural Family Planning is licit not because it is “natural,” but because it respects the divine blueprint for conjugal love. Continue Reading »
The Link Between Contraception and Abortion
by Michael PakalukThe fruit of contraception is abortion; we should stop insisting that the two are separable. Continue Reading »
Paul VI in 2018
by P. J. SmithPaul VI’s Humanae Vitae, which turns fifty this year, is the foundation of the Church’s uncompromising pro-life position. Continue Reading »
Protestants and Contraception
by Evan LenowProtestants are not known for their familiarity with papal encyclicals. We pride ourselves in doing things our own way, often in order to distance ourselves as far from Rome as possible. There is one teaching in particular that most Protestants readily recognize as Catholic, and it is usually . . . . Continue Reading »
What’s Changed Since Humanae Vitae?
by George WeigelEurope is contracepting itself into demographic oblivion. Continue Reading »
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