By Cardinal Pablo Virgilio DavidThe principle of command responsibility emerged from military law. It means that those in ...

Two weeks ago I said, "I never met a moral principle I could trust." One reader responded: Generalizations and abstractions are treacherous indeed, but we need them for directionality and efficacy.

Rapid advancements in science and technology are transforming every aspect of human life, and with them come urgent questions ...

Often in our divided world we disagree with someone about a principle. Person A says that what matters is reproductive freedom and B says that what matters is protecting the unborn. Person C says that ...

Lamenting the polarization of our country has become cliché, yet many continue to categorize people into “good guys” and “bad guys,” based solely on political or religious affiliation. It doesn’t take ...

Americans are passionately attached to no two things perhaps more closely than they are to their rights and to equality. Under the banner of furthering those two things have most of the broad social ...

Is true, in short, that conservatives should operate according to the principle—or non-principle, as the case may ironically ...

Part I: Catholic medical ethicists explain the Catholic tradition of double-effect theory and explore its ongoing impact on medicine and legislation. A Mary, Queen of Heaven, statue stands on a ...

We're going to turn back now to that disturbing story out of South Carolina. You'll remember that Dylann Roof was found guilty of killing nine members of the Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, S.C., in ...

I appreciate Ferlin Pedro’s engagement with my views on the moral status of the unborn and the role of the state in addressing abortion (SN July 27, 2025). His critique raises important questions ...

This post is in response to How Moral Principles Make Us Dumb By Jeremy E. Sherman Ph.D. Two weeks ago I said, "I never met a moral principle I could trust." One reader responded: Generalizations and ...