The Corner
Twenty Things that Caught My Eye Today: Sudan, Ethical COVID-19 Vaccine & More (April 30, 2020)
1. In a Victory for Women in Sudan, Female Genital Mutilation Is Outlawed
A victory for humanity
2. Victims of Communism Day 2019
3. On the Ethical Development of COVID-19 Vaccine
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New data from @pewresearch:
– 24% of Americans say their faith has grown stronger as a result of the coronavirus outbreak.
– 2% say their faith has grown weaker.
The rest say it hasn't changed.https://t.co/RLfzaUqCEw— Luke Goodrich (@LukeWGoodrich) April 30, 2020
5. Coronavirus: Putting priesthood on hold to return to medicine
6. Local priests care for the dying during coronavirus pandemic
7. The Angel of Dachau: Pope Francis declares concentration camp priest a martyr
8. Is It Ethically Defensible for the Church to Suspend Public Masses?
10. Time to Unlock the Churches
11. Promise and peril: The history of American religiosity and its recent decline
12. An ‘Un-distancing’ Pandemic Proposal for Fathers and Daughters
13. No, We Don’t Need To Foster A Culture Of Snitching To Stay Safe
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I have long argued that norms of civil discourse are basic to a well-functioning and just society. I am often criticized for this, on the grounds that norms of civility do nothing more than uphold unjust power structures.
— Jennifer A. Frey (@jennfrey) April 30, 2020
15. Therapeutic Holding (The Journal of Palliative Care)
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One of Becket's own will be arguing before #SCOTUS on May 11. Instead of feeling cheated to be missing out on the grandeur of the Supreme Court courtroom, @ericrassbach said, "I get to be a footnote in history.” @washingtonpost @scotusreporter https://t.co/wLux8gvg0a
— BECKET (@BECKETlaw) April 30, 2020
18. Potential postulants wait and see as COVID puts convent plans in question
19. A clever song and video by two talent young women
20. Introvert Misses Good Old Days When People Didn’t Video Call Him All The Time
PLUS: Catholic Family Conference this weekend I’m speaking at
The Sisters of Life had to move their virtual gala to Friday at 8 p.m. NY time. Sign up here.