Table of Contents
Acknowledgments vii
Introduction 1
Section 1 Domestic Religious Freedom, Conscience, and Secularism
1 America and Religious Freedom 17
2 The Importance of Christian Witness in America Today 33
3 The Next Great Awakening 41
Section 2 International Religious Freedom
4 The Global Crisis of Religious Freedom and Dignitatis Humanae 55
5 Atrocities in Iraq and Syria 68
6 Christians of the Middle East Are a Precious Patrimony of Humanity 73
7 The U.S. Government's Genocide Recovery and Persecution Response Initiative in Iraq 79
8 To Build a Civilization of Love in the Middle East 84
9 The Christian Witness of Mercy and Forgiveness Is the True Path to Peace in the Middle East 97
Published Articles and Editorials 104
10 The Next Big Threat to Iraq's Christians 105
11 ISIS Crimes Against Christians Amount to Genocide 108
12 A Year Ago We Declared ISIS Genocidal. Why Are Its Victims Still Waiting for Aid? 111
13 A Mass Christian Exodus from the Middle East Would Be a Catastrophe 115
Section 3 Respect for Life
14 An Unparalleled Cause 123
15 Compassion and Post-Abortion Response 131
16 The HHS Mandate, Conscience and the Law 141
17 "Adam, Where Are You?" Bioethics and the Unique Dignity of a Human Person 156
18 The Meaning of the Suffering of John Paul II for the Church and the World 165
Section 4 Transcending Partisanship
19 MLK's Example Holds the Answers to Both Racism and Political Violence 180
20 What Every Catholic Can Do to Transcend Partisanship 184
21 The "Catholic Vote" Should Matter After the Election Too 195
22 The Pope of Mercy 199
Section 5 Love in Society
23 Which Society? The Love that Generates the Common Good 214
24 The Family Beyond Ideology 232
25 Divorce and the Future of Children 244
26 The Testimony and Presence of Grandparents in the Family 263
Conclusion 273
Endnotes 275
Credits 291
About the Author 293