I’ve been travelling the past couple of days and finally got the chance to catch up on my reading. I wanted to make sure you didn’t miss this excellent piece by George Will about the truly grim situation for babies with Down syndrome in Iceland. Here’s an excerpt:

Iceland must be pleased that it is close to success in its program of genocide, but before congratulating that nation on its final solution to the Down syndrome problem, perhaps it might answer a question: What is this problem?

To help understand why some people might ask…

Today on Conversation with Cardinal Dolan, Father Dave Dwyer and I catch up between retreats and discuss the U.S. Senate’s failure to adopt the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act.

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Today on “Conversation with Cardinal Dolan,” Father Dave Dwyer and I talk about upcoming travel plans and resisting the culture of death.

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On “Conversation with Cardinal Dolan,” Father Dave Dwyer and I discuss New York City in February, the consistency of the Catholic perspective, and effects of social media.

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I’d like to share with you a column I wrote about recent troubling developments at the state and national levels. Here’s an excerpt:

Recently, over an enjoyable meal, a rabbi friend and I discussed at length a litany of controversial issues, from immigration to the death penalty; from minimum wage to abortion; from prison reform to physician-assisted-suicide. We agreed on some, differed on others. At the end of our pleasant conversation, my colleague teased me, “The trouble with you is that you’re so damn consistent!”

I take that as a compliment! Our belief in the dignity of the…

Here is my Homily from January 22nd, 2017.

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The news has been full over the last few weeks of revelations about the “harvesting” of organs by Planned Parenthood from the remains of aborted children, so they can be sold for medical research.  Reactions have varied.  Some have offered technical arguments about the legality of this practice, while others have sought to attack the makers of the undercover videos.  Planned Parenthood’s PR people have been busy. Some legislators have understandably and laudably initiated measures to stop their public funding, while others continue to attempt to defend the indefensible.

Most of us simply recoil in horror from this ghoulish practice.

This…

Just a few items to share with you.

For one, late tonight I leave for Rome, summoned there, along with my brother Cardinals from around the world, by Pope Francis.  Your intentions accompany me, and I already look forward to returning back here in a week.

What brings us over is the consistory for new cardinals, to occur this Saturday, February 22, the Feast of the Chair of St. Peter.  We “upper-classmen” are always there to welcome “freshmen”!

People wonder about the significance of even having cardinals anymore, and, occasionally, I do myself.