De Omnibus Dubitandum Est.

On Saturday, Katherine and I attended the March4Life in London along with thousands of others. This is her brilliant write up of the event: On Saturday I failed to hide my extreme, fringe, bigoted and dangerous view that *trigger warning* killing humans is wrong. I joined a group of other like-minded extremists who believe things like drinking water is vital, feet are for walking on, men can’t give birth and you don’t need a PhD to work this stuff out. Together we Marched for Life in London , a diverse crowd, unified by their recognition of, and commitment to, reality – including the reality that the birth canal isn’t a magical tunnel that turns a bunch of cells into a human being. What wasn’t clear was what unified the un-boundaried fantasy of the opposing voices. At one point a voice rose up from the throng of ghouls shouting “Whadda we want?” and was met with a chilly silence, before someone mumbled something about the Tories. After a dressing room huddle in which a Tim Burton ...

Please share this and spread the word: March for Life UK is happening in London on Sat 4th September. There are various coaches/groups going. For more event info check out the website at https://www.marchforlife.co.uk/ Email info@marchforlife.co.uk or call Isabel on 07773 501721. The theme for this year is 'Number One Issue'. Please attend if you possibly can. The morning section is at the Emmanuel Centre, 9-23 Marsham St, London SW1P 3DW 10am - 1pm. There will be sessions for children of all ages from toddlers to 17yrs old. Prolife stalls, talks, testimonies, entertainment, music. Food and drink available. The march starts at 1pm outside the Emmanuel Centre and finishes in Parliament Square at 4pm, where we have the main speeches. Recent years have seen the highest ever abortion figures in the UK as well as the introduction of home abortions. We must make a united stand and speak out against this destruction of innocent life and the damage inflicted on women. If not you, who? ...

In case you haven't heard yet Alabama has become the latest US state to move to restrict abortions by passing a bill to outlaw the procedure in almost all cases. The law includes a ban on abortion in cases of rape or incest. The mainstream media are reporting this in anything but an objective way and I for one never cease to be amazed at the way that questioning abortion's morality seems to be verboten in modern society. I have felt growingly uneasy that there's been no comment from the Church on this either. Have you heard one US cardinal or bishop come out in support of Alabama protecting babies from abortion murder? In Tennessee, Catholic bishops opposed a “heartbeat bill” Have you heard Francis offer words of support and encouragement? — Nick Donnelly (@ProtecttheFaith) May 16, 2019 This despite the reality that this is a shibboleth issue for our culture and times. The centrality of this argument was made clear recently by Bishop Robert Barron in this...

On Saturday I took part in Life Fest 2019 at Church House & the Emmanuel Centre in Westminster from 9.30am. The event culminated in the March for Life which started outside Church House at 14.30 and marched to Parliament Square. It is hard to put into words what a positive, happy, worthwhile day this is each year. I can't help think that, in the UK, it must be the largest Catholic public act of witness each year, with numbers estimated at over 5,000. For me it feels like everyone is there. You spend the day catching up with friends and excitedly hugging people you haven't seen for a year or so. There is always someone new to say hello to, this year I got to meet Laurence England for the first time face-to-face: This is me with Mark Lambert, Catholic blogger, as you can see from my face I am not very good at taking selfies. pic.twitter.com/wvxZRA4qyd — Laurence England (@TheCrushedBones) May 11, 2019 The morning consisted of a number of really top notch workshops...