By M.A. Student Nicole Stone “Ho ho, hey hey, Roe v Wade has gone away!” The exuberant college students around me cheered over and over as we approached the end of the March for Life, walking up the hill to end at the Supreme Court building. In years past, I’d heard a different version of […]
By M.A. Student Megan Witt Since I was a child I have been lucky enough to attend the March for Life. It was always something my family looked forward to doing together. As a child though, I never fully grasped the reality of the situation. That there were hundreds of thousands of lives being taken […]
By M.A. Student José Freire Nunes Nellie Gray – a successful U.S government attorney and convert to the Catholic faith – decided to resign in 1973 from her professional position and dedicate herself to the pro-life cause. Her decision was motivated by the Supreme Court ruling on Roe v. Wade whereby the justices acknowledged abortion […]
By M.A. Student Erica Lizza “Your child will be a blessing, and you will be the perfect mom!” Like a modern-day Annunciation, I heard these words spoken, or more accurately, exclaimed, by Casey Gunning, a young woman with Down Syndrome who was one of the final speakers at the 2023 National March for Life. Casey’s […]
By M.A. Student Erica Lizza Students in this year’s M.A. in Human Rights cohort met last week with Professor Mark Rienzi of the Columbus School of Law, who also serves as president of Becket Law, a public-interest law firm that specializes in religious liberty litigation. Professor Rienzi spoke about his trajectory in the […]
By M.A. Student Nicole Stone On Tuesday, November 3rd the Master’s in Human Rights students met with Jeanne Mancini, President of the March for Life Education and Defense Fund. Mancini took time to explain the history of the March for Life, to expand upon its mission, and to talk about the future of […]
By M.A. Student Megan Witt On Wednesday, October 26, 2022 the MA in Human Rights students visited the National Center on Sexual Exploitation (NCOSE) at their office in Washington, DC. They were welcomed by Eileen Walsh, executive assistant, who gave them a tour of their beautiful office. The Vice President and Director of Development, Mark […]
By M.A. Student Vincent Schiffiano This past week we met with Piero Tozzi and Mary Vigil from the office of Congressman Chris Smith. We did so on campus in the historic Curley Hall in the beautiful Vincent Walter room. The meeting was truly inspirational as those of us discerning God’s plan for our […]
100 million and 1.5 billion. These figures represent the number of people killed by Communism and those currently living under its oppression. Communism has and continues to be a profound threat to human rights around the world. The most severe Communist oppression today is that imposed by the Chinese Communist Party. While visiting the […]
By Megan Witt, M.A. Student On Wednesday September 28th, the M.A. of Human Rights students met with Professor Robert Destro. In the meeting, Professor Destro discussed his journey through undergraduate work, law school, and his professional life. He gave his wisdom on how we could each make a difference in the fields we are passionate […]
