Here’s another follow-up to a story I mentioned here a few years ago: Timothy Ray Brown tested positive for HIV back in 1995, but has now entered scientific journals as the first man in world history to have that HIV virus completely eliminated from his body in what doctors call a “functional cure.” Brown was living in Berlin, Germany back … Read More
TOB Tues: Benedict on the TOB
On May 13, Pope Benedict met with the Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family to help celebrate its 30th Anniversary. There he talked about the importance of ‘connecting the theology of the body with the theology of love.’ The National Catholic Register has more: The human body is a God-given instrument for communicating love, although … Read More
Music for Your Monday: a Pro-Adoption Rap
Darryl “D.M.C.” McDaniels and Sarah McLachlan, both adopted, sing “to every life and every soul that has been touched by the reality of the experience of adoption” (h/t Jen) The girl gave birth to a baby boy He’s not a burden, he’s a bundle of joy She was just a young girl in her youth And her parents tried real … Read More
Face Development in the Womb
How perfect is the construction of life in the womb! A little too perfect to just happen by chance. h/t Jivin J This video is from the BBC program “Inside the Human Body.”
Your Handicapped Child is a Blessing
I wish more families who have children diagnosed with Down syndrome and other diseases before birth would get advice like this instead of pressure to abort: In a related video, St. Josemaria talks about true “liberation” from suffering and the value of the prayers of sick people – the apostolate of suffering. On our retreat last week, the priest said … Read More
Cohabitation Vows
Absolutely brilliant! Related – Poll finds more women cohabitate for love, men for sex. Duh. Sociological Reasons Not to Live Together
Think Big!
As I’ve said multiple times on this blog, we have such a tendency to focus on everything that a disability takes away that we lose sight of all that is still possible. Come on, people! This is the 21st century, where there are incredible opportunities and advancements in medicine and technology that allow people with disabilities to live “normal”, productive … Read More
The Doctor and the Bioethicist
Via Wesley Smith: Bioethicists are a mixed bag. On the one hand, you’ve got exemplary defenders of life and human dignity like Leon Kass, on the other you have people like Peter Singer, who think “quality of life” should determine a person’s dignity and worth. In other words, bioethics is like a box of chocolates – you never know what … Read More
Cute Baby-Talk Blogging
This is priceless – I wish someone could translate!
I Am Somebody
Love this. We are all God’s children – including the helpless unborn and the unformed embryo – and we are all somebody!