Stepping Out of the Boat
Matthew 14:29
The title of this blog is a reference to Matthew 14:29, where Jesus invited Peter to step from the boat and trust in the Lord. My observations on this blog are designed to respond to this challenge, and to offer a vision of how Catholics can proclaim the Gospel in the public square.
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The Constitution and Unborn Persons
An argument is taking place in certain corners of the pro-life movement about whether the Constitution protects unborn life, or if it must be left to legislatures to decide. Some have seen this as a conflict between the ideals of our movement and the limitations of pragmatism. I see it as an opportunity to clarifyContinue reading “The Constitution and Unborn Persons”
The Equality Act and the Battle for Reality
The debate over the Equality Act has largely focused on religious liberty concerns and pragmatic issues like access to same-sex bathrooms and sports. But gender ideology is much more ambitious and dangerous. It is seeking to redefine what it means to be human – trying to re-make reality into its distorted vision. That’s why weContinue reading “The Equality Act and the Battle for Reality”
The Abortion Extremism of the Equality Act
Most of the attention being paid to the so-called Equality Act has focused on its ostensible main purpose – to eliminate discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. I have already outlined reasons to oppose the bill in general, both because of the irrationality of gender ideology and in particular because ofContinue reading “The Abortion Extremism of the Equality Act”
The False and Dangerous Equality Act
George Orwell gave us the famous phrase that exposed the hypocrisy of totalitarian regimes: “some pigs are more equal than others.” He also gave us the term “newspeak” to describe the perversion of language so that truth is replaced by a lie. We can see both of these at work in the so-called Equality ActContinue reading “The False and Dangerous Equality Act”
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I am a life-long New Yorker, a graduate of Columbia College and Harvard Law School, and a former state and federal prosecutor. I am currently the Director of Public Policy and the Director of Safe Environment at the Archdiocese of New York. All opinions here are mine, and mine alone, and do not represent official statements of the Archdiocese. All Glory to God.
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