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Michael Vacca raises awareness of the dangers of legalizing assisted suicide in Michigan.

Michael talks with Pat about the truth of how God desires for our entire person to be healed -- mind, body and soul.

Michael talks with Pat about the truth of how God desires for our entire person to be healed -- mind, body and soul.

There is broad bipartisan agreement that the health-care system in the United States is broken. Our country just endured the longest government shutdown ever, and it was largely over health care. ... the pro-life movement has a historic opportunity to save millions of unborn lives, protect the dignity of countless mothers, and uplift the health of millions by building a pro-life American health-care system.

There is broad bipartisan agreement that the health-care system in the United States is broken. Our country just endured the longest government shutdown ever, and it was largely over health care. ... the pro-life movement has a historic opportunity to save millions of unborn lives, protect the dignity of countless mothers, and uplift the health of millions by building a pro-life American health-care system.

In this episode of “The Social Doctrine of the Church,” Michael Vacca and Robert Fastiggi interview Fr. Peter Ryan, S.J. Together, they analyze the ideas behind gender ideology and what the Church’s understanding of the human person says about this relativistic set of beliefs. Questions they address include: An audio version of the podcast is […]

The Detroit Catholic on January 8, 2026 reported that all seven Catholic dioceses in Michigan joined Christ Medicus Foundation's new HOPE Program, a whole-person wellness program designed to transform employee wellbeing by connecting them with Christ’s healing love.

There is broad bipartisan agreement that the health-care system in the United States is broken. Our country just endured the longest government shutdown ever, and it was largely over health care. ... the pro-life movement has a historic opportunity to save millions of unborn lives, protect the dignity of countless mothers, and uplift the health of millions by building a pro-life American health-care system.

Questions addressed include:
One major theme of Catholic social doctrine is human dignity. How does gender ideology threaten human dignity?

What has the Catholic Church taught on gender ideology? Has the Church’s position been adequately expressed in documents such as the 2024 declaration, Dignitas Infinita, of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith? What more needs to be done or said?

Some people argue that the Church should accept sex-change operations because of the increased risk of suicide for those who are denied sex-transition procedures? What is your perspective as a sociologist?

EWTN Pro-Life Weekly interviewed Christ Medicus Foundation’s Louis Brown, Jr., JD, last week to discuss how African Americans are disproportionately impacted by abortion. “We need to see the protection of the unborn as part of the ongoing civil rights movement to protect human dignity and human and civil rights of all Americans and in this […]

September 20, 2022 CMF Executive Director Louis Brown, Jr., J.D., traveled to Saint Benedict Institute at Hope College in Michigan to discuss the current landscape of religious freedom and challenges for young people. Louis talked about the sanctity of life and civil rights on a range of healthcare concerns and issues, and he greatly appreciated […]