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But God, He Did It First!
In war, there is not always a clear-cut bad guy and good guy. People fight for all kinds of reasons. In this story, there is an obvious...
Jun 9, 20156 min read
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Scalia Wrong on Torture
Federal Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, when interviewed by Radio Television Suisse on December 10, reportedly invoked the ticking...
Jan 12, 20153 min read
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Why My Lai?- What Caused American Soldiers to Commit Atrocities in Vietnam?
When most Americans think of war atrocities, they usually think of Nazi concentration camps or “ethnic cleansing” in Bosnia, Uganda, and...
May 11, 201410 min read
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"Crucify Him!"
BY MAXIME VILLENEUVE This blog post is intended particularly for a Christian audience, but any and all are welcome to read and share!...
Aug 8, 20132 min read
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The Ongoing Struggle over Guantanamo Bay
Detainees at the U.S. military base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, have been on hunger strike since early this year. The strike began in...
Jul 29, 20137 min read
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Talking About Torture
BY MAXIME VILLENEUVE I've been posting quotes, pictures and articles on torture weekly on the Life Matters Journal Facebook page. Thanks...
Jul 18, 20132 min read
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Solitary Confinement is Torture
BY MAXIME VILLENEUVE Photo by publik15; some rights reserved. According to the New York Times, there are well over 25,000 inmates in the...
Jun 27, 20132 min read
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Maxime's Intro: "Let's Talk about Torture"
BY MAXIME VILLENEUVE Good afternoon, LMJ readers! My name is Maxime Villeneuve and I've been tasked with covering the practice of...
May 31, 20132 min read
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Inconvenient Grace
BY LILIANNA SERBICKI Photo by Nazareth College; some rights reserved. Spring Commencement at Franciscan University is an exciting event. ...
Jul 16, 20124 min read
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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...
Dec 20, 201115 min read
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