Happy feast of the Visitation! This account of the Blessed Virgin visiting her cousin Elizabeth is is one of my favorites in scripture. I love it because the life of the unborn child is so clearly illustrated. During those days Mary set out and traveled to the hill country in haste to a town of Judah, where she entered the … Read More
I Do Not Trust John McCain
Some pro-lifers might be content with John McCain’s promise not to try to soften the party’s platform when it comes to abortion, but I’m not put at ease. From 1999: This does not make me comfortable about the type of Supreme Court justices he will appoint, or who he would chose as V.P., cabinet members, etc… Just because he promises … Read More
Introducing “Missouri Life News”
Due to the sometimes overwhelming amount of news alerts I get (and almost never use) concerning life issues in Missouri I decided to start a blog solely dedicated to MO life news. Come by and check it out! This makes blog number five(!) for me. Reflections is still my main and most important site, but you can also find me … Read More
Courting Pro-Life Voters in Missouri
Now that the Missouri Legislature has just wrapped up its 2008 session largely ignoring the pleas of pro-lifers to pass a bill criminalizing coerced abortions and oppose funding for life science grants, some political candidates in MO are making life issues a priority on the campaign trail. Yesterday, Gubernatorial Republican candidate Sarah Steelman held a press conference at a former … Read More
Get “Bella” Tomorrow (May 6)!
Yes, Bella will finally be available on DVD tomorrow! Our Gospel of Life committee will be showing it at our parish sometime in the near future. Here is my review from this post: “Man…cannot fully find himself except through a sincere gift of himself” (Gaudium et Spes, 24) Bella is not just a story about the value of human life, … Read More
Planned Parenthood is Guilty of “GENERATION”cide
Recently UCLA students ran a gotcha undercover investigation which exposed several idiot PP employees happily accepting donations to be specially earmarked for the abortion of a black child. Today Fox News reports that a group of black pastors held a vigil and a press conference in front of PP in D.C., accusing PP of “genocide on the black community.” Clearly … Read More
We Must Not Obey
Actor Charlton Heston died Sunday at the age of 84. He portrayed many great historical figures throughout his film career including Moses, John the Baptist, Sir Thomas More, Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Jefferson, Andrew Jackson, Buffalo Bill, Marc Antony, and Michelangelo. Heston, a conservative Republican, was also heavily involved in politics, campaigning for presidents Ronald Reagan, George Bush and George W. … Read More
JP II and the Culture of Life
The late great John Paul II passed away three years ago today. My family and I were very fortunate to have the chance to greet the late pontiff in Feb. of 2001. Once we found out that handicapped people, people in wheelchairs, automatically get to go up and greet the pope after his general audience we couldn’t get to Rome … Read More
Live Life, Love Life and Honor Terri Schiavo
Yesterday marked the third anniversary of the day Terri Schiavo was starved to death for having a life not worthy of living. I was pretty devastated that things turned out the way they did, but the whole thing gave me a renewed zeal – especially as a disabled person – to continue to make the most of my life and … Read More
The Word Made Flesh
Today we celebrate the feast of the Annunciation, when the Archangel Gabriel appeared to Mary and announced that she had found favor with God and would conceive and bear a son who would be called the Son of the Most High. This day calls to mind two very specific moments which correspond with the culture of life. The first is … Read More