First Things Blog comments on UFL Conference and blog
Congratulations to Richard Stith in having his comment on defunding Planned Parenthood picked up on the First Things Blog. The blog also had some nice things to say about our annual conferences. http://www.firstthings.com/blogs/firstthoughts/2011/06/25/planned-parenthood-should-not-be-funded/
US Catholic article on University Faculty for Life conference
Here is an article in U.S. Catholic about the recent University Faculty for Life (UFL) conference at Notre Dame. The article notes that pro-life faculty members are often isolated at their home institutions and mentions the importance of UFL in fostering fellowship among its members and in fostering pro-life scholarship. http://www.uscatholic.org/news/2011/06/professor-says-pro-life-faculty-often-feel-isolated-campus-views Richard M.
Successful UFL conference at Notre Dame
Here is a link to my post on the recent, successful conference at Notre Dame. http://mirrorofjustice.blogs.com/mirrorofjustice/2011/06/university-faculty-for-life-conference.html#tp Many thanks to Our Sunday Visitor Institute for its generous support of the conference and to everyone at Notre Dame (in particular Angela Pfister) for their organizational efforts and hospitality. By all accounts, this was one of UFL’s best conferences and […]
2011 Conference Schedule available
The conference schedule is now posted on the University Faculty for Life website. See http://uffl.org/2011conference.html The conference, which will be held on June 10-11, 2011 at the University of Notre Dame, is being supported by a very generous grant from Our Sunday Visitor Institute. Conference speakers include David Solomon, Sam Calhoun, John Breen, Tom Cavanaugh, Michael New, Teresa […]
2011 International Summer Course in Women’s Studies
The Culture of Life Foundation will conduct the 2011 International Summer Course in Women’s Studies June 14-23 in Cazenovia, New York. Interested persons may contact Karen Stein (dignityofwomen@gmail.com) or consult the website (http://www.culture-of-life.org).
symposium on end-of-life issues
The Terri Schiavo Life & Hope Network is sponsoring a symposium on end-of-life issues on March 31, 2011. The symposium, which will be held at Ave Maria School of Law, is entitled “The Erosion of Medical Ethics.” Here is a link to the Lifenews story on the symposium. http://www.lifenews.com/2011/03/28/terri-schiavos-family-sponsors-symposium-on-end-of-life-issues/ Richard M.
Pro-Life Science and Technology Conference
Conference organizers are seeking submissions for this year’s Pro-Life Science and Technology Conference to be held at the Engineers Club in Dayton, Ohio on Saturday, 10 September 2011. This annual conference is an ideal venue for students who wish to expand their academic portfolio with peer-reviewed presentation and publication opportunities. Faculty colleagues and students involved […]
Human Life Review articles on the Princeton conference
The Fall 2010 issue of the Human Life Review contains a number of articles on the October 2010 Princeton conference. The article by my good friend Mark Latkovic is particularly good, http://www.humanlifereview.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=120:a-tale-of-two-australians&catid=55:2010-fall, as is the article by Wesley Smith, http://www.humanlifereview.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=122:infanticide-must-be-combatedcarefully&catid=55:2010-fall Richard M.
Report on the 12th annual Cardinal O’Connor conference at Georgetown
Here is an article from the National Right to Life Committee on the 12th annual Cardinal O’Connor conference at Georgetown University. The conference attracted over 500 attendees. There was a tremendous line-up of speakers at the conference and the student organizers deserve much credit . http://www.nrlc.org/NewsToday/CardinalConference3.html Richard M.
March for Life 2011
The March for Life this last Monday was a great success, and a testimony to the growing appeal of the culture of life to young people. http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/youthful-march-life_536951.html The event was ignored by a lot of the media. See this LifeNews story. http://www.lifenews.com/2011/01/26/abc-cbs-nbc-new-york-times-all-ignore-march-for-life/ Here is a link to a story in the Washington Post. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/01/24/AR2011012402577.html Here is a link […]