What Mercy Looks Like
When Stacy announced this symposium on Mercy and Killing, two words sprang immediately to mind: Capital Punishment. Perhaps it’s the years I spent as an
When Stacy announced this symposium on Mercy and Killing, two words sprang immediately to mind: Capital Punishment. Perhaps it’s the years I spent as an
I was an atheist. I didn’t believe in God and tried to convince those who did that they were stupid for doing so. If you
Guest post by Dr. Ty Meyer There are times in our lives when everything turns upside down, when the world seems to be spinning out
I’ve been mulling over the idea of mercy killing and euthanasia for three days now, wondering what to write about, wondering what I thought about
As he lay in his hospital crib, the newborn’s parents were warned that his mind and body would be limited because of cerebral palsy. His mom wrote
I have a deep love of Algeria. Which is weird, considering I’ve never visited, never heard much about it, and couldn’t tell you anything besides
It should be noted to our readers that the subject of mercy killing was the instigation of the “Mercy and Killing” symposium here at IGNITUM
“In the beginning was the Word, and Word was with God, and the Word was God. ” Words are intensely powerful, most likely because they
I’ll make this article short and get straight to the point: Euthanasia is the deliberate killing of a person’s life, and so is murder. Yes,
“Man’s curiosity searches past and future And clings to that dimension. But to apprehend The point of intersection of the timeless With time, is an occupation
“Take one down, pass it around…” and let good times roll. Today we live in the early days of the New Evangelization. Beyond all catechetical
How to convince someone to be pro-choice. Or better yet, how to convince someone to be pro-abortion: Get them addicted to crack. Consequently, crack numbs
I’m a husband. I’m a dad. And I’m confident in my vocation. But that doesn’t mean I’m not drawn to the monastic life. The
It’s a commonplace we’ve all heard in one form or another: “Love is blind.” But is it really? It may be true that our passions,
For about four years of my life I taught Catholic high school and have heard just about every question on Faith that exists. I think
I love Easter! I love the readings, the flowers, the extra Alleluias, the joy and of course the Resurrection. During our weekly staff meeting our priest
That’s a catchy, clever little phrase. “The speed of life.” David Bowie used it for a song. I think there was a movie. I don’t
Frida Kahlo – self portrait Frida Kahlo is one of the most important figures of 20th-century Mexican culture. Born in 1907 in Mexico City best
Everyone tells you how hard marriage is. They warn you against letting the sun go down on your anger, give creative ideas for date nights
Most of the time I assume myself to be a person falling into the same category Churchill found himself in when dealing with people he
Second question: If so, can we save it? To the first, I think the question is rather odd. However, it is odd because it is