Consistent Life Ethic

Jim Wallis 5-26-2009

This morning I was touched and blessed by the tears of a Puerto Rican immigrant grandmother. She came to the U.S.

John Gehring 5-23-2009
Against the backdrop of protest and spectacle that threatened to overshadow graduation at the University of Notre Dame last week, President Obama delivered a graceful commencement address that stan
Jim Wallis 5-21-2009
The media coverage and analysis of President Obama's speech at Notre Dame on Sunday largely focused o
Julie Polter 5-21-2009
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Jim Wallis 5-18-2009
After weeks of controversy surrounding Notre Dame's invitation to President Obama to receive an honorary doctorate as this year's commencement speaker, we have seen both the American democratic tra
Glen H. Stassen 5-18-2009

This is a challenge to President Obama and Congress written in light of his commencement speech at the University of Notre Dame.

Jim Wallis 4-10-2009
Ten years ago on Good Friday, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops issued a statement and call to action: "On this
Jim Wallis 3-30-2009
Barack Obama will be the ninth president awarded an honorary degree from the University of Notre Dame and the sixth president to address its graduates during commencement services.
Cesar Baldelomar 3-26-2009
The University of Notre Dame recently announced that President Barack Obama will be its spring commencement speaker and that he will also be receiving an honorary doctorate of laws degree.
John Gehring 3-25-2009
When both the Left and Right begin sharpening their knives, it means you are on to something.
Jim Wallis 3-12-2009
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Brigit M. Barnes 3-01-2009

[Regarding “A New Faith Coalition,” by Jim Wallis, January 2009]: Those who characterize abortion as “single-issue politics” often use the goal to “reduce the number o

Jim Wallis 2-10-2009

Jim Wallis talks about how Obama's new Council on Faith-Based & Neighborhood Partnerships will take on the priorities of poverty, abortion reduction, fatherhood, and interfaith dialogue.

Douglas Kmiec 2-10-2009
The first weeks of the Obama administration have been a whirlwind of appointments, and as advertised, "change," but the aspect most in evidence is the president's efforts at finding common ground.
Jim Wallis 2-05-2009
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In October, the families of crime victims and the families of perpetrators came together for a common cause: Abolish the death penalty in Montana.

I was deeply disappointed in Sojour­ners’ guidance on voting in regard to abortion (“Principles and Policies for Christian Voters,” December 2008).

Jim Wallis 1-23-2009
I am encouraged that President Obama's first action on abortion was to release a statement supporting a common ground approach to reducing abortion, even as he also reiterated his policy of support
Jim Wallis 1-22-2009
Some call this the March for Life day, others the Roe day. It has been a day that divides us.

A 2008 study commissioned by Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good found that social policies that increase economic support to women in the U.S.