The Christmas season has officially begun! Merry Christmas everyone. I have taken quite some time off blogging lately. Hopefully I will get back on track this week. From Pope St. Leo the Great: “Dearly beloved, today our Savior is born; let us rejoice. Sadness should have no place on the birthday of life. The fear of death has been swallowed … Read More
Protectress of the Unborn
Today is the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe. She is the Protectress of the Unborn and the Mother of the Americas. Our Lady of Guadalupe, we turn to you who are the protectress of unborn children and ask that you intercede for us, so that we may more firmly resolve to join you in protecting all human life. Let … Read More
The Immaculate Conception
As I was reflecting on today’s feast day, it struck me what a really pro-life feast we are actually celebrating today (and yes it is a Holy Day of Obligation in the U.S. even though it’s a Saturday since, as a country, we are consecrated to Mary as the Immaculate Conception). God did not choose to purify the womb that … Read More
All People are God’s Children
I don’t normally read this, but today I opened up the “One Bread, One Body” book of reflections on the day’s Mass readings and today’s reflection seems to correspond nicely to what I have been talking about recently. The readings for today are from Romans 14:7-12 and Luke 15:1-10. I haven’t been to Mass yet today, so this will give … 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
Reclaiming the Truth and Meaning of Human Sexuality
Regarding the WHO abortion study that I mentioned in Wednesday’s post another conclusion that many come to upon seeing the numbers of abortions carried out world wide is that something must be done to prevent so many “unwanted pregnancies” in the first place. Now that is a rational conclusion. What is irrational, however, is the promotion of contraception as a … Read More
To Rowling’s Credit
No, I do not give Rowling credit for “outing” a beloved character, to many children by the way, after the series has come to a final and satisfying conclusion, without any major moral catastrophes – until now. That was unnecessary and, I think, unwise, given her large Christian fan base, which spends a sometimes exhaustive amount of time defending her … Read More
Pope Endorses Stem Cell Research
What?! I thought the Catholic church, among others, was supposed to be “anti-stem cell research”. Of course if you’re only referring to stem cell research that involves the destruction of innocent human life, which the media and many on the left generally are when they use the term “stem cell research”, then we are. But we’re smart enough to recognize … Read More
Stick With Science
This was a response to a comment on my Devil in Disguise post which began to take on a life of its own, so I though I’d rather put it into a post. One reader suggested: This is the key: stick with the science. Irrespective of religious differences and/or whether or not a supreme being exists, we know as a … Read More
The Infant Leaped in Her Womb!
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