Monthly Archives: September 2010

Does the end justify the means?

September 13, 2010 marked the fourteenth anniversary of Tupac Shakur’s death. Honestly, I never would have known this had I not been surfing Facebook that day I noticed in my news feed that several friends were mourning this man’s death. Unaware of who he was, I googled him. What I found out about this man left me confused and ultimately angry Raised by a mother … Continue reading

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Principle of Human Dignity

The intrinsic worth that inheres in every human being. From the Catholic perspective (among other Christian perspectives), the source of human dignity is rooted in the concept of Imago Dei, in Christ’s redemption and in our ultimate destiny of union with God. Human dignity therefore transcends any social order as the basis for rights and is neither granted by society nor can it be legitimately … Continue reading

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