Pandemics Related to Christmas
by Rachel MacNair Widespread plagues have been a part of the human condition throughout history. Therefore, it stands to reason traces of them can be found in a holiday season often used to help people cope and be resilient. It’s a Wonderful Life When George Bailey was still a boy, one of the ways…
The Random Death Sentence: COVID in Prisons and Jails
by Sarah Terzo “COVID and Corrections: A Profile of COVID Deaths in Custody in Texas” is a report released by the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas This report documents cases of deaths by COVID in state-run prisons and jails in Texas. It breaks down the demographics of the…
Consistent Life History: Being Across the Board
by Father Jim Hewes In 1978, Frank Staropoli and I founded the Diocesan Human Life Commission, in the Catholic Diocese of Rochester, with our charter clearly being what was later called a “consistent life ethic” (CLE) or a “seamless garment.” This was five years before Cardinal Bernardin’s famous speech at Fordham. We called it at…