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Feb 6, 20166 min read
Suicide By Another Name: The Destructive Reality of Euthanasia
The etymology of euthanasia, when translated from Greek, means “good death (1).” In our present debate on euthanasia in the United...
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Feb 6, 20164 min read
On the Beauty of Each Wonderful Life
One of the most timeless Christmas stories of the past century is Frank Capra’s classic film It’s a Wonderful Life. Initially a box...
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Nov 19, 20133 min read
PTSD & Military Suicides
There has been an increase in suicides of military personnel in recent years. It has become quite a major issue. In fact, more veterans...
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Aug 24, 20136 min read
#LifeMatters: Abortion in Popular Music
BY AIMEE MURPHY If you're anything like me, you're an audiophile and you listen to music on a pretty constant basis. Right now my song...
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Jun 4, 20134 min read
Sticks and Stones . . . But Words Can Still Break You
BY NICKI JURINA This post is the first in a series on suicide and abuse prevention by Nicki Jurina, one of our newest social media...
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Feb 9, 20134 min read
The Perks of Being a Wallflower Series, 1.0: Michael's Suicide & the Worth of One
BY ELIZABETH THOMSON Stephen Chbosky's The Perks of Being a Wallflower is a 1990s coming-of-age novel that covers every aspect of human...
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Jan 3, 20134 min read
End the Stigma: Mental Health & Suicide Prevention
BY ANONYMOUS In the United States, one in four adults will suffer from a mental health disorder in any given year. [1] With suicide as...
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Oct 12, 20123 min read
Make it History: Students for a Fair Society at Franciscan University of Steubenville
BY KEITH MICHAEL ESTRADA What does it mean to be "pro-life"? This is a question I asked myself when I first dived into the student...
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Jul 16, 20124 min read
Make it History: Teens for Life at Lutheran High School of St. Charles County
BY CATHERINE O'MARA Photo by Elvert Barnes; some rights reserved. A frigid rain falls over Washington, D.C. and drenches a young teenager...
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Jul 16, 20124 min read
Fun's "Some Nights" Brings Morality to the Table
BY ANTHONY BEDOY Rarely do I come across a band that shocks me with their ability to stand out. Many artists strive for that...
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Mar 30, 20122 min read
"Love" Speaks Volumes
BY ANTHONY BEDOY Angels and Airwaves is a band not largely appreciated by the general public, mostly due to the whiny voice and poppy...
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Mar 30, 201210 min read
The Noise That Won't Go Away: A True Life Story
BY NATHAN WILL SHEETS Photo by Ben Husmann; some rights reserved. The noise is what I remember the most. The noise itself was not...
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Dec 20, 201115 min read
Respect for Life: The Consistent Life Ethic in Catholic Social Teaching
BY JULIA SMUCKER Life issues, in any form, have typically proven divisively controversial in general public discourse, and they have been...
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