This week’s Our Sunday Visitor ran a little story about the declining birth rate in Europe and included this quote from Pope Benedict: “Europe is infected by a strange lack of desire for the future. Children, our future, are perceived as a threat to the present, as if they were taking something away from our lives.” Sometimes it seems as … Read More
“Fireproof”, Marriage and World Peace
At the New Media Celebration I found out about a new movie coming out by the people who made Facing the Giants. Fireproof stars Kirk Cameron as a fireman who struggles to rescue his marriage as it slowly seems to go up on flames: With the ever increasing divorce rate in our nation, this is an important message. In his … Read More
Happy Father’s Day!
Blessings for all you fathers out there! Fathers are often the forgotten heroes of the American family, yet none would be complete without them. Thank you to all fathers for the hard work you do to support, protect and be an example to your children and grandchildren. Thank you, above all, for accepting your role as father – a difficult … Read More
Women Denied the Right to Kill Their Disabled Pre-Borns
News out of Australia: Pregnant women carrying a foetus with an abnormality are being denied abortions even when the defect is grounds for “non-treatment” after the baby is born, a leading obstetrician has warned… Most parents opt to abort if a severe abnormality is found in a test, but Prof de Crespigny says access to the tests and termination varies … Read More
Countering PP’s Promotion of Promiscuity
This edition of the American Life League Report is all about Planned Parenthood using your tax dollars to promote recreational sex. Why the push for promiscuity? PP is a for profit organization that thrives on its customers having active and unrestricted sex lives. That is, unrestricted by a marital covenant and committment to procreation – the only proper place for … Read More
The Forgotten Abortion Victims
Quite often during pregnancy men are viewed as disconnected sperm donors, whose journey of fatherhood really only begins after birth – should it be allowed to occur. However, from the moment of conception both parties involved are changed from being simply man and woman to mother and father – whether they choose to accept the roles or not. Here Geoffrey … Read More
The Holy Family
Today the Church celebrates the feast of the Holy Family – a model of perfection for all families. Pope Paul VI on Nazareth and family life: May Nazareth serve as a model of what the family should be. May it show us the family’s holy and enduring character and exemplifying its basic function in society: a community of love and … Read More
Love the Suffering
My post yesterday, and further reflection on the movie Bella, got me thinking about the importance of loving those who are suffering. How do we know the love of Christ on earth except through the love of others? Owe nothing to anyone, except to love one another; for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law. The commandments, “You … Read More
World’s Most Famous Fetus
The most popular person on Facebook today hasn’t even been born yet. In order to keep their family and friends updated on their first pregnancy, an Australian couple joined the social networking group. Instead of putting their profile in either, or both, of the couple’s names, they turned it into a profile for their unborn child – “Bubba” – using … Read More
Family Welcomes 17th Child
Speaking of large families, Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar of Arkansas have welcomed child no. 17 into the world yesterday and they see no reason to stop there. “We’d love to have more,” Michelle said, referring to baby girls. “We love the ruffles and lace.”… “We are just so grateful to God for another gift from him,” said Jim Bob … Read More