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Life Matters Journal by the numbers
So we took a cue from our friends at Secular Pro-Life and thought we'd share a little bit about our relationship with YOU! We recently...
Feb 20, 20131 min read


A Just Defense of Self
BY AIMEE MURPHY Photo by NMR Photography; some rights reserved. I promised this issue that I would expound a little greater upon the...
Jul 16, 20124 min read


Pragmatism vs. Idealism
BY AIMEE BEDOY Photo by Krystal T; some rights reserved. As you may know from reading my Letter from the Editor, I attended the...
Mar 30, 20124 min read
Both Utmost Sanctuary
BY MARY KRANE DERR for the Consistent Life 25th Anniversary Conference Never mind and never heart the prearranged war that splits and...
Mar 30, 20121 min read
Wrappings
BY AIMEE BEDOY if you believe in the dignity of human life -- how can you sit idly by, while thousands and millions of humans die by the...
Dec 20, 20111 min read


Towards a More Consistent Feminism: A Commentary on "Feminism is for Everybody"
BY NICHOLAS NEAL The most important point in Bell Hooks' chapters 11-15 of Feminism is for Everybody is the connection between violence...
Dec 20, 20114 min read


No Aggression, No Homicide: Being Libertarian & Consistent Life
BY NICHOLAS NEAL "The consistent right-to-life position should be to protect the unborn and oppose abortion, to reject the death penalty,...
Dec 20, 20113 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...
Dec 20, 201115 min read
A Terse Nonpartisan Assessment of Our Political Prospects
BY JULIA SMUCKER It's that time of year again -- or has been, since sometime last year. The mud is flying left and right as a motley...
Sep 13, 20114 min read
What is the Consistent Life Ethic?
BY NICHOLAS NEAL We often hear partisan pundits criticize their opponents for the opponents' inconsistencies about killing people. We...
Sep 13, 20116 min read
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