holy families

Why America is hungry for Holy Families

By Pulse Life Advocates | December 26, 2023

Today is the Feast of the Holy Family in the Catholic Church. Although Protestants may not formally recognize the day in the same way as Catholics, they still appreciate Mary, Joseph, and Jesus as THE…

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The mysterious politics of abortion

By Pulse Life Advocates | December 23, 2023

The politics of abortion works against Republicans, goes the mantra this campaign cycle. Pundits all assert the pro-choice position is a winning issue, THE single issue upon which Democrats should run. Some Republicans agree. This…

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How culture intersects with the pro-life movement

By Pulse Life Advocates | December 21, 2023

Here’s the question: is politics always downstream culture, or vice versa? In other words, does culture impact politics more than politics impacts culture? Catholic writer and Pope John Paul II biographer, George Weigel reflects at…

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Reflections on Monsignor Frank Chiodo

By Pulse Life Advocates | December 19, 2023

By Tom Quiner Monsignor Frank Chiodo, who died on Thanksgiving, was a good friend of Pulse Life Advocates. He served on our board for one year. In 2020, he worked with us on developing the…

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It’s here! How to Raise Pro-Life Children

By Pulse Life Advocates | December 4, 2023

Today is the day we release episode one of our new video series, “How to Raise Pro-Life Children.” You may have already seen our trailer (above). Now, you can watch episode 1. Episodes 2, 3,…

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Maggie DeWitte's 2023 Christmas Gala speech

Did you hear Maggie Dewitte’s speech?

By Pulse Life Advocates | November 29, 2023

[Pulse Life Advocates executive director, Maggie DeWitte, delivered these remarks at the Pulse Christmas Gala on November 18th, 2023.] Thank you to Ryan Buck for producing this powerful video of our first Post-Roe Iowa March…

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Giving Tuesday

Pulse Life Advocates needs your help this Giving Tuesday 2023

By Pulse Life Advocates | November 28, 2023

On this Giving Tuesday 2023 here are remarks from our recent Christmas Gala on Pulse’s ongoing needs: MAGGIE DeWITTE [Pulse Executive Director]: You heard me talk of some of the losses that we’ve experienced across…

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A letter from Maggie DeWitte

A letter from Maggie DeWitte

By Pulse Life Advocates | November 14, 2023

Dear Fellow Pro-lifer: I just read an interesting article in the National Review. Tim Busch, the founder of the Napa Institute writes that the pro-life movement must fight for the culture, not just the law.…

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Abortion hurts

“Stop, you’re hurting me!”

By Pulse Life Advocates | November 13, 2023

Pulse Life Advocates published a post on Facebook which asks, “What does abortion look like? This:” We accompanied the caption with a photo that showed body parts of an unborn abortion victim. Facebook masked the…

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Abraham Lincoln

What Nikki Haley could learn from Abraham Lincoln

By Pulse Life Advocates | November 9, 2023

“You have to be honest with the American people. Slavery is a personal issue. I am unapologetically pro-emancipation for the slaves. But we have to acknowledge that the courts have given the power to make…

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