After Roe, the Catholic University of America Seeks to Lead the Way

You are not alone. The fury of midterm elections, with its scandals and histrionics, works to drown out this most needed message. Herschel Walker in Georgia comes to mind in a particular way. Many say to me: But the numbers in the Senate. I understand. But we lose something when we don’t expect character and even nobility in our leaders. We are all flawed. Christians who know why they are Christians are flawed — we are all in need of mercy. A nun I know sometimes prays in the face of temptations, “Lord, help me to be virtuous and noble.” Would that we all ask God for such things. Would that we pray for such things for our leaders — even in politics.

You are not alone is the message that my alma mater, the Catholic University of America, is sending students, faculty, and staff. Are you pregnant? We are with you. When the Supreme Court issued its ruling in the Mississippi abortion case last June, the university’s outgoing president, John Garvey, wrote that the “privilege” and “challenge” of life after Roe v. Wade will be to truly care for mothers and children in a renewed way.