Introducing the Consistent Life Ethic in Your Catholic Community
by Lois Kerschen Recently, a Consistent Life Ethic (CLE) advocate wrote to ask how one successfully introduces our principles to one’s Catholic church community, especially if, as in this person’s case, it’s a congregation with a heavily pro-choice attitude. The following are some suggestions about what one can do. These suggestions are specific to Catholic…
Changing our Thinking & Preventing Another World War
by John Whitehead The Consistent Life Network held its most recent vigil against the threat from nuclear weapons on May 16th. In the past, the vigil has been held outside the White House. However, the area around the White House is currently closed off to the public, so we had to gather elsewhere in Washington,…
Racism and Planned Parenthood: Stories from Employee Lawsuits
by Rachel MacNair I’ve been spending a lot of time going through and compiling lawsuits against Planned Parenthood, including a lot of employee grievances. In my previous post, Racism and Planned Parenthood: Documentation, I covered employees organizing together to oppose the racism they encountered. But to get more of a sense of the experience of…
Capturing Justice and Humanity: The Photography of Steve Schapiro
by John Whitehead During his career as a freelance photojournalist, Steve Schapiro (1934-2022) produced an extraordinary body of work. He captured notable people and events for magazines such as Life, Look, Newsweek, and Time, with some of his most significant photos chronicling the American Civil Rights Movement. A concern for social justice ran throughout Steve’s…