Category Archives: Right To Life

Who Decides When A Life Is Valuable?

Posted on February 28, 2026 by editor

Jerome Novotny , OMI –  Worthy? Who decides? When hospitals, media, and policy accept ending or withholding life for the vulnerable, I see how we begin to treat some people as less than fully human – problems to manage rather than neighbors to love. In this … Continue reading →

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Senior Citizens Feeling Lonely

Posted on January 6, 2026 by editor

Jerome Novotny , OMI –  Have you ever had a pervasive feeling of being alone, empty inside, or cut off from others? For many older adults, loneliness is a painful and distressing experience caused by a gap between their desired and their actual levels of social connection. Unlike simple social … Continue reading →

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How to Grow Old with God

Posted on December 15, 2025 by editor

Jerome Novotny , OMI –  To grow old with God is not merely to count the passing years, but to allow those years to deepen faith, become gentle, and bring peace to the soul. Aging, when lived in union with God, becomes a holy … Continue reading →

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Nuclear War: Waiting To Happen?

Posted on June 24, 2025 by editor

Jerome Novotny , OMI – Many people today, especially here in Japan and Asia, possess nuclear anxiety and fear that a nuclear war will occur. In the past, many have argued that the concept of nuclear deterrence would not only prevent the use of … Continue reading →

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Refugee Crying Out in the Wilderness

Posted on April 27, 2025 by editor

Jerome Novotny , OMI – Poet Warsan Shire hit a nerve when she composed this stanza in her poem “Home”. “No one leaves home unless / home is the mouth of a shark. You only run for the border / when you see the whole … Continue reading →

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World Water Day 2025: Focuses on Glacier Preservation

Posted on March 4, 2025 by editor

Bishop Michael D. Pfeifer, OMI – In 1993 the UN General Assembly designated March 22nd as World Water Day (WWD). This observance is one of the largest international days. Each year the UN selects a theme for World Water Day, … Continue reading →

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Truth vs Gender’s Slippery Slope

Posted on February 4, 2025 by editor

Jerome Novotny , OMI – Reviewing the past 6-7 years, has anything really changed. If you thought the three gender movement six years ago was a unproven novelty, try picking from six “genders” or more with the option of creating your own pronoun today. And it gets … Continue reading →

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Abortion is the Worst Moral Evil Day by Day in the USA

Posted on January 30, 2025 by editor

Pastoral Pro-Life Statement by Bishop Michael Pfeifer, OMI Day by day abortion is indeed the worst moral evil in the USA because of the huge numbers of precious unborn children of God, true human persons, killed by this brutal cruel … Continue reading →

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A Basic Fear in a Broken World

Posted on January 11, 2025 by editor

Jerome Novotny , OMI – It is estimated that about 38% of the Japanese population is above the age of 60, and 26% is above the age of 65. By 2050, one-third will be 65 or older. On the worldwide scale, people aged … Continue reading →

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Prison Ministry and a Holy Door

Posted on December 28, 2024 by editor

Brad Rozairo, OMI – The Holy Doors in Rome’s four major Basilicas are St. Peter’s, St. John Lateran, St. Mary Major and St. Paul Outside the Walls. Pope Francis inaugurated the Jubilee Year of Hope on Christmas Eve by opening the first Holy … Continue reading →

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Does Humanity Have a Future?

Posted on December 25, 2024 by editor

Jerry Novotny, OMI – The nuclear family is considered the ” traditional ” family. The nuclear family consists of a mother, father, and their biological children. A single parent is a parent who cares for one or more children without the assistance of the other biological parent. Step … Continue reading →

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“Do not cast me off in my old age”

Posted on September 14, 2024 by editor

The IV World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly was celebrated on Sunday, 28 July 2024. The theme chosen by the Holy Father – “Do not cast me off in my old age” (cf. Psalm 71:9) – is meant to … Continue reading →

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