Archdiocese Of Louisville Family Ministries

01/27/2025

by Stuart Hamilton It’s been nearly three years since the Dobbs supreme court decision placed the legality of abortion in the hands of the states. Since that time, a Kentucky trigger law virtually banned surgical abortions in our state, with the exception of cases in which the life of the mother is at stake. Now, a new case threatens to permanently overturn the trigger law, becoming KY’s…...

by Stuart Hamilton It’s been nearly three years since the Dobbs supreme court decision placed the legality of abortion in the hands of the states. Since that time, a Kentucky trigger law virtually …

12/18/2024

By Stuart Hamilton In my day job as a teacher, I’m often asked by curious (and cynical) teenagers, “Why are you pro-life?" I always draw upon Genesis to discuss the intrinsic value of all human life made “in the image and likeness of God” (Gen 1:26-27). More fundamentally, however, I often reply that to believe in the mystery of the Incarnation is to witness a God who values human life on an intimate, personal level....

By Stuart Hamilton In my day job as a teacher, I’m often asked by curious (and cynical) teenagers, “Why are you pro-life?” I always draw upon Genesis to discuss the intrinsic value of all hum…

06/28/2024

by Stuart Hamilton As Religious Freedom Week (June 22-29th) draws to a close, we are offered an opportunity to reflect on the great gift of religious freedom enjoyed here in the United States. It also reminds us, we must be vigilant, especially during these increasingly complicated times, to the constant threats against that gift. Recently I listened to an episode of the…...

by Stuart Hamilton As Religious Freedom Week (June 22-29th) draws to a close, we are offered an opportunity to reflect on the great gift of religious freedom enjoyed here in the United States. It …

03/24/2024

By Stuart Hamilton A recent Alabama supreme court case regarding the status of frozen human embryos has catapulted the practice of in vitro fertilization (IVF) into a national debate about laws protecting unborn human life. In the case, a client at a fertility clinic wandered into an unlocked storage lab and attempted to examine frozen embryos stored in vials. She dropped the vials, subsequently destroying five frozen embryos from three separate couples....

By Stuart Hamilton A recent Alabama supreme court case regarding the status of frozen human embryos has catapulted the practice of in vitro fertilization (IVF) into a national debate about laws pro…

12/10/2023

by Stuart Hamilton If you pay any attention to the news, hope seems in short supply these days. Last Friday was the feast of the immaculate conception–one of the Church’s holy days of obligation. As I entered into that great liturgical celebration of the Church, what seemed most palpable to me was the calling to be a people of hope. ...

by Stuart Hamilton If you pay any attention to the news, hope seems in short supply these days. Last Friday was the feast of the immaculate conception–one of the Church’s holy days of obligation. …

04/25/2023

11/07/2022

What are the common objections to Amendment #2. Read here to get your questions answered.

By Stuart Hamilton My full-time job is teaching teenagers Theology. I get a lot of questions about what’s going on in the culture, and I’ve discovered there’s a lot of misinformation about tomorrow…