On January 22nd I jumped into a vehicle with 5 other people at 4 AM and headed to DC for the March for Life. I had not been to the march...

It was my body and his choice I had a heart; then I had none There was no crime yet I was jailed; Mourning without a grave, alone You...

The encounter. This is what brought us together. On a rainy spring day, Saturday, March 29, in Philadelphia on the campus of Villanova...

Conflict is not always a bad thing. It is, at times, even necessary to use conflict effectively to bring internal tensions to the surface...

At the inaugural Life/Peace/Justice Conference in Philadelphia this past March, I had the opportunity as a representative of...

One part of promoting a consistent ethic of life is a cause very dear to my heart, namely, the pursuit of peace, of finding ways for...

Purdue University hosted a joltingly eye-opening debate March 3 on the resolution “Is Abortion a Human Rights Injustice?” Arguing the...

When most Americans think of war atrocities, they usually think of Nazi concentration camps or “ethnic cleansing” in Bosnia, Uganda, and...

Fourth Wave Feminism reflects the emerging phase in the evolution of true feminist thought. The First Wave of feminism (1840-1920) was...

The 40 film is a documentary that examines the pro-life movement 40 years after Roe v. Wade. It features interviews with dozens of...

Almost 35 years after his death at the hands of right-wing forces in El Salvador, Oscar Romero, the archbishop of San Salvador, offers...

While trekking across the country from Chicago to Philadelphia the last weekend in March for Life Matters Journal’s one-day...

BY MARY KRANE DERR The right to access the full range of voluntary family planning methods is often neglected or actively undermined in...

BY LILIANNA SERBICKI Swollen, a dream on its way to fruition; Nothing romantic. Lense (soft-focus) gone. Real fruit bruises; a real fruit...

BY AIMEE BEDOY I am writing this ten years to the day that those towers fell. And ten years later, I want us to discuss what we have...

BY NICHOLAS NEAL The abolition of the death penalty in Illinois began when Governor George Ryan placed a moratorium on capital punishment...

BY AIMEE BEDOY & STEVEN OETJEN A quandary of major proportions faces our nation in this day and age. It could be a matter of life and...

BY NICHOLAS NEAL & AIMEE BEDOY On Tuesday, August 23rd, the rebel forces in Libya stormed Gadhafi's capital of Tripoli, thus declaring...

BY BILL SAMUEL What should our attitude -- as individuals, social movements and nations -- be toward war? When, if ever, is war...

BY OLIVIA MELDRUM While I am mistress of my mind, You will sleep safely every hour. No morning will you wake to find My warmth turned...