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Sci-Fi for Life: Yuval Kordov's Dark Legacies
by Jon James — Science fiction isn’t the place you might expect to encounter consistent life ethics — when it isn’t escapist, it can tend...
Nov 12, 20244 min read
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Review of In Hospital Environments: Essays on Illness and Philosophy
by Alexander Pyles — Lots of ink has been spilled about persons with disabilities and the harms of ableism, but perhaps not enough has...
Aug 28, 20244 min read
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Review of Dismantling Mass Incarceration: A Handbook for Change
by Alexander Pyles — When thinking of the criminal justice system, we immediately hear Law & Order lines: “...the people are represented...
Aug 12, 20245 min read
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A Nightmare for Humanity: The Terrifying Story of Oppenheimer
by John Whitehead — The life and career of J. Robert Oppenheimer was tailor-made for dramatization. A brilliant theoretical physicist who...
Aug 13, 20233 min read
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'Blonde: The Movie' Sheds Light on Realities of Sexual Exploitation and Abortion
by Liliana Zamora — On September 28th 2022, Netflix, along with Plan B Entertainment, released a movie based on Blonde: A Novel by Joyce...
Oct 22, 20223 min read
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"Gattaca" Predicts the Dangers of Gene Editing
by Christy Yao Pelliccioni — Warning: Spoilers. I have long heard the 1997 film Gattaca hailed as a pro-life movie. I decided to check it...
Feb 15, 20223 min read
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Colonialism and Pregnancy Intersect in "White Lies"
by Christy Yao Pelliccioni — Warning: Spoilers. One thing that has always fascinated me about issues relating to pregnancy is that...
Feb 7, 20224 min read
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"Precious": Finding Hope Amid Tragedy
by Christy Yao Pellicioni — Warning: Spoilers. Precious was the first movie to give me nightmares in a while. It's not a particularly...
Jan 28, 20223 min read
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"Time": A Documentary That Rehumanizes Mass Incarceration
by Sophie Trist — Garrett Bradley’s 81-minute documentary Time, available on Amazon Prime, tells the story of New Orleans prison...
Apr 2, 20213 min read
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Why No One Should Turn a Blind Eye to Torture: A Review of "The Mauritanian"
by Rana Irby — Fair warning: if you watch the film The Mauritanian (which you absolutely should), it’s going to be a tough experience....
Mar 31, 20212 min read
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“You Are Enough”: A Brilliant Children’s Book Inspired by a Girl with Down Syndrome
by Aimee Murphy — The bright and welcoming cover of You Are Enough immediately attracted me to it when I saw it shared on a children’s...
Mar 21, 20213 min read
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"13th" Shines a Light on the Lasting Effects of Slavery
by Christy Yao — Editor's note: citations for the statistics referenced in this article can be found in the documentary 13th. — 13th is a...
Feb 26, 20214 min read
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Five Holiday Movies with Consistent Life Ethic Themes
by Katherine Noble — The holidays are a time to connect with family, to celebrate life, love, and all those good things. However, each...
Dec 19, 20204 min read
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Unmasking the Patriarchal Axe that Split the Women’s Movement: A Book Review
by Stephen Adubato — In Sex and the Catholic Feminist: New Choices for a New Generation, former Cosmopolitan magazine writer Sue Ellen...
Dec 1, 20204 min read
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Seeing Beyond Ourselves in Us
by Christy Yao — Jordan Peele is a master of statement-making, thought-provoking horror. Following his 2017 debut Get Out, Peele gave us...
Oct 30, 20202 min read
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The True Horrors of Your Favorite Halloween Movies
There are few things more quintessential to Halloween than horror movies.
Oct 23, 20204 min read
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ATLA is Pro-Love and Pro-Life
by Ashley Chilek — Avatar the Last Airbender has recently made a long-awaited return to Netflix, where it instantly overtook the #1 spot...
Sep 15, 20202 min read
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Remembering Hiroshima: The Eerie Power of "Barefoot Gen"
by John Whitehead — Advocates for the Consistent Life Ethic would do well to mark and reflect on the 75th anniversaries of the nuclear...
Aug 6, 20204 min read
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Mar 23, 20202 min read
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White Light/Black Rain: The Destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
This year marks the 75th anniversary of the United States dropping nuclear bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Mar 23, 20203 min read
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