On this week’s Conversation with Cardinal Dolan, Father Dave Dwyer and I talk about the tragic shooting at the Tree of Life synagogue, the dignity of human life, the faith journey of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton, and the Order of Malta.

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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…

I came across this insightful article regarding the plight of persecuted Christians and religious minorities in the Middle East.  It is difficult to believe that it has been a year since the persecution was declared a genocide and little to no “meaningful action” has been taken to put an end to this tragedy.  Carl Anderson, CEO of the Knights of Columbus and New York Times bestselling author, walks us through the current state of affairs and possible next steps in his article that was recently published in the Washington Post.

“On March 17, 2016,…