Most abortion drug sellers are flouting a federal rule that protects women from complications from chemical abortions, according to a recent report from the Charlotte Lozier Institute. Michael New has more.

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Report: How Abortion Drug Sellers Are Violating Federal Rules Designed to Protect Women

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Michael J. New is Assistant Professor of Social research at the Busch School of Business at the Catholic University of America, a Senior Associate Scholar at the Charlotte Lozier Institute, and a Paige Comstock Cunningham Fellow at Americans United for Life.

Today is the Feast of St Justin Martyr, and his life poses a challenging question: are we ready for the same thing? In the first reading, St. Peter tells us that divine power has already given us everything we need for a life of devotion. We are already equipped to live the full Christian life. How will we respond? Marcus has more.

What does it mean to build a truly good home? In an age marked by distraction, isolation, and the weakening of family life, that question has become more relevant than ever. John Cuddeback joins us with a solution to the problem.

Further Reading

The Intentional Household: Living as if People Matter

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John Cuddeback, Ph.D., has been a Professor of Philosophy at Christendom College since 1997. He lectures widely on topics including virtue, fatherhood, friendship, and the household. He is the author of True Friendship: Where Virtue Becomes Happiness, and has published articles in Nova et Vetera, Quaestiones Disputatae, and other academic journals. In his blog, Life-Craft.org, he applies ancient wisdom to life today.

As Peter preached the first sermon on Pentecost, he could hardly have imagined that he was shaping a Catholicism—a new way of life in Christ for all people—that would become Roman. There was nothing Roman about Jesus’ life until His saving death. The cross, Christianity’s central symbol, was a Roman execution device. But the fact that Rome supplied the cross that redeemed mankind is not the cause of Catholics’ intense veneration of the city, which began just a few decades after Peter’s first sermon. David Bonagura has more.

Further Reading

On the eternal allure of Rome

Guest Info

David G. Bonagura, Jr. is the author, most recently, of 100 Tough Questions for Catholics: Common Obstacles to Faith Today, and the translator of Jerome’s Tears: Letters to Friends in Mourning. An adjunct professor at St. Joseph’s Seminary and Catholic International University, he serves as the religion editor of The University Bookman, a review of books founded in 1960 by Russell Kirk.

Six years ago, the two largest university systems in the country announced they would no longer consider an applicant’s SAT or ACT scores. DEI advocates applauded the decision, claiming that the use of standardized testing was a “racist metric” and a method of “illegal wealth and race discrimination.” Now, data shows a stunning lack of academic preparedness in students and hundreds of professors are asking for the policy to be abandoned.

Further Reading

Universities Have Seller’s Remorse

Following the publication of Pope Leo’s new encyclical, the New York Times claimed that the teaching on artificial intelligence was a shift from the Church’s “fixation” on “pelvic theology.” This betrays a profound misunderstanding of the Church’s teaching on sexuality and its relationship to Catholic social doctrine. Noelle Mering has more.

Further Reading

The false divide between “pelvic theology” and Catholic social teaching

Awake, Not Woke: A Christian Response to the Cult of Progressive Ideology

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Noelle Mering is a Fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center in the Life and Family Initiative. She is the author of No Contact: How a Seductive Ideology Broke Families and Friendships—and How We Can Repair Them (Penguin Random House, 2026). She is also the best-selling author of Awake, Not Woke: A Christian Response to the Cult of Progressive Ideology and co-author of the Theology of Home book series.

This Sunday we celebrate the Trinity, one of the great mysteries of our faith. We unpack the Sunday readings with Rob Corzine.

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On this day in 1453, Constantinople fell to the Ottoman Empire. The Eastern Roman Empire came to its earthly end. The fall of Constantinople represents a clash between two political theologies – and it remains a warning for us today. Marcus has more.

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Children’s literature, by its very nature, can spark unexpected and fruitful conversations. These conversations can take various forms—from lighthearted and whimsical to educational and pro¬foundly thought-provoking. And they can be used to spark conversations on the faith. Luella D’Amico joins us with more.

Further Reading

Wondrous Reading Encountering the Catholic Faith in Children’s Literature

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LuElla D’Amico is Associate Professor of English and Women’s and Gender Studies at the University of the Incarnate Word. Her scholarly and teaching focus is on early United States literature, children’s literature, Christian women’s writing, transatlanticism, and girlhood studies.

The Church continues to suffer persecution in Lebanon. Fr. Roger Chikri, head of the Maronite Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary, tells us about the struggles the Church is facing and how you can support them at an upcoming fundraiser dinner.

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Fr. Roger Chikri is the head of the Maronite Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary.