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The more we know and talk about suicide, the more it becomes clear that we can tackle the problem with evidence-based strategies.

Good government does not suppress mediating institutions, but supports them in their efforts.

Part 2: Are we going to be silent again?

Part 1: Examining the erroneous idea that humans and society can be made better by encouraging birth of individuals with “good” genes and preventing the conception of persons with “bad” genes.

Knowing the truth about the new law will contribute to your ability to participate in the political process with confidence.

Recap touching issues of concern to the Catholic Church.

North Dakota became one of the first states to require women considering an abortion be told about the possibility of abortion pill reversal.

They are universal because God is the Author of Life and Truth now and forever.

North Dakota Catholic Conference help to shape public policy.

Most Catholics probably have not heard of it and the few that have often misunderstand it.

No earthly ideology, political platform or economic system will create heaven on earth.

The absence of a family, church, community, and even government to provide a woman with the means to bring an unborn child to birth is at the root of the problem.

The questions listed here are to help guide Catholics in their efforts to make moral and prudential decisions about candidates and public policies.

The news did not slow down during the summer. Here is a round-up.

The North Dakota Catholic Conference has urged Catholics of the state to support the rules, not only because they are morally right, but also because they would allow North Dakota to once again enforce its own laws.

The Church’s social doctrine rooted in sound principles can serve as a model to prevent us from blindly accepting the new just because it is new.

The most absurd and horrifying example of the acceptance of will over objective reality is our nation’s approach to abortion.

Laws come from three sources, some of them interrelated.

The Gospel is also clear about the dignity of all human persons.

The marginalization of and willful blindness toward persons with disabilities should come as no surprise when we recognize that society not only allows but encourages destroying those persons prenatally.