Additional pictures from 2015 UFL Conference
Life and Learning XXV
The twenty-fifth annual University Faculty for Life Life and Learning Conference is under way at the University of St. Thomas Law School in Minneapolis. In the next few days I will be posting summaries of some of the talks. In the mean time here are some photos.
Teresa Collett on Ecuador abortion legalization battle
UFL President Teresa Collett was quoted in a LifeNews.com article, “Human Rights Watch Pressures Ecuador to Legalize Abortion, Pro-Life Nation Fights Back.” In it she responds to the Human Life Watch assertion that abortion restriction laws are “cruel” and “degrading” to women. The legal claim is absolutely false, say international legal experts like Professor Teresa […]
2015 Life and Learning Program
Here is a sneak preview of the 2015 Life and Learning UFL Conference program to be held at St. Thomas Law School in Minneapolis May 29-30. For more information and to register for the Conference, go to the UFL web page here. Conference Program 25th Annual Conference 1991-2015 Life & Learning XXIV May 29 – […]
Dr. Moschella talks about IVF and Children at MU
On April 29th Marquette Students for Life and Marquette University Faculty for Life sponsored a lunch and evening talk by Melissa Moschella, Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Catholic University of America and Fellow at the Notre Dame Center for Ethics and Culture. She spoke on the detrimental physical, psychological, social, and spiritual effects of IVF on the […]
Staying at Doubletree for the Conference
Note that if you are planning to stay at the Doubletree for the conference, you should call them at 612-332-6800 rather than using the online registration, which seems not to be working properly. Use the group code FL5. See more about the hotels here.
More 2015 Conference information – hotels
Our 2015 Conference page now includes hotel information. Several hotels near the conference site offer special rates.
Dr. Jack Willke, RIP
Dr. John C. “Jack” Willke, father of the pro-life movement and long-time UFL member, died on February 20th. While this is a sad day for the right-to-life movement, let us be extremely grateful for his enduring pro-life work. His obituary notice can be found here. An article about his achievements for the pro-life movement can be found […]
Young v. UPS Roundtable
The United States Supreme Court will soon be ruling on the question of when employers must accommodate the needs of pregnant employees under the federal Pregnancy Discrimination Act. The Prolife Center at the University of St. Thomas joined with 22 other prolife organizations and Judicial Education Project in filing an amicus brief urging a broad […]
Colosi writes homily hints
UFL member and moral theologian Peter Colosi has been asked by the Archdiocese of Philadelphia Office for the New Evangelization to write “Homily Ideas” once a month from November, 2014 thru August 2015 in Preparation for the World Meeting of Families. The most recent “Homily Ideas” are posted each month on the official World Meeting of […]