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Simcha Fisher is a speaker, freelance writer and author of The Sinner's Guide to Natural Family Planning. She blogs daily at simchafisher.com and weekly at The Catholic Weekly. She lives in New Hampshire with her husband and 10 kids.
Arts & CultureFilm
For all its deft crafting of real-life detail, Eliza Hittman’s film never admits any reality besides abortion as saving grace.
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It is good to know that people are still people, still willing to visit each other, still willing to bring hope, still willing to share what they have.
Arts & CultureFilm
“Jojo Rabbit,” which has been nominated for six Oscars, is the latest applicant to an exclusive club: Movies that laugh at Hitler.
FaithFeatures
Catholic groups offer high-tech, effective options for couples seeking to use fertility awareness based methods of family planning. But first they need more access to them.
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Every single abortion represents a massive failure toward some particular woman.
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Hint: Most of them are just ‘regular Catholics wanting to deepen their devotion.’
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Every meal, every day can be an image of the Eucharist. Although we are required to work hard and do our best, it is not about us or our efforts.
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Non-scale spiritual victories come when we see ourselves clearly and holistically, when we pray without prodding because God is real and someone to talk to.
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Jeffrey Epstein is accused of buying and selling young girls, writes Simcha Fisher, and games over semantics (is it “pedophilia” or “ephebophilia”?) means we are not truly fighting for justice for his victims.
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Simcha Fisher: We are trying to persuade ourselves—and worse, to teach children—that life does not mean anything.