Edith Stein’s Cross

By Robert Coles |The New Oxford Review.September 1983. Note: Edith Stein was martyred in 1942 (aged 50) at Auschwitz-Birkenau, Gau Upper Silesia, German-occupied Poland. She was beatified by Pope John Paul II in Cologne on May 1, 1987. Among the 20th-century conversions to Ro­man Catholicism, that of Edith Stein is surely one of the most edifying and memorable.… Read More Edith Stein’s Cross

The Most Dangerous Moment For the U.S. Pro-Life Movement

First Things Magazine. The last few weeks have offered some encouragement for the pro-life cause. Florida, South Dakota, and Nebraska rejected pro-abortion ballot measures, the first such victories since Dobbs v. Jackson—a watershed moment worth celebrating. Moreover, Kamala Harris’s resounding defeat, after essentially running on abortion, offers considerable hope for pro-life politics. Yet despite this, the… Read More The Most Dangerous Moment For the U.S. Pro-Life Movement