I meant to post this last week: A kiss is not just a kiss to actor Kirk Cameron of Fireproof, a movie about the importance of preserving marriage and what it must be founded on. During an interview on the Today Show last Tuesday he revealed that the woman he is seen kissing in the movie is not the lead … Read More
ASCs Treat Spinal Cord Injury…Again
I know I haven’t been reporting the latest in adult stem cell research/treatment as much as I used to. Believe me, good things are still happening. For example (h/t Jivin J): PENSACOLA, Fla. — Tara Blackwell graduated from Pine Forest High School, she was a star athlete. During a college softball tournament, she did a flip and broke her neck, … Read More
Theology of the Body: Marriage
The fifth and final installment of Cardinal Arinze’s webcast on TOB is available now: This one is quite significant because, as Pope Benedict has suggested, Marriage is the key to world peace. See the previous episodes on these posts: Cardinal Arinze Webcasts TOB! Theology of the Body: Original Happiness These webcasts are part of a complete DVD series from the … Read More
Disability Advocates Need NOT Support ESC Research!
While running his mouth at a rally today Democrat vice-presidential candidate Joe Biden questioned how those who oppose embryonic stem cell research could possibly be committed to caring for the disabled: “I hear all this talk about how the Republicans are going to work in dealing with parents who have both the joy…and the difficulty of raising a child who … Read More
Could it Really be a Woman???
The announcement is just hours away but word is already out that both of the VP names heralded by the media for the last few months – Romney and Pawlenty – are definitely out. Pawlenty won’t even be at the rally in OH. Right now speculation is hot for Palin, which I think would be incredible. Other names still in … Read More
Augustine, Pelosi and Abortion
How appropriate that today’s feast of St. Augustine came during the same week Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi used the Church Father’s words to justify her position in favor of abortion: “After she was elected to Congress, and the choice issue became more public as she would have to vote on it, she studied the matter more closely. Her … Read More
St. Monica, Model Wife and Mother
Today we celebrated the feast of the mother of one of the Church’s most celebrated saints. St. Monica, mother of St. Augustine (whose feast day is tomorrow), prayed unceasingly for the conversion of her famous son, and, as we all know, was happily obliged by Our Lord. Not only that, but her husband, Patricius, a pagan with a terrible temper, … Read More
The Consolation of the Christian Faith
A great quote I found last week: Jesus suffers to carry out the will of the Father. And you, who also want to carry out the most holy will of God, following the steps of the Master, can you complain if you meet suffering on your way? St. Josemaria Escriva, The Way n. 213 Another Christian man once told me, … Read More
Cardinal Arinze Webcasts TOB!
Shamefully I am not yet a subscriber to Cardinal Arinze’s webcast, though I pretty much love to hear anything the man has to say. But I recently stumbled upon another website with links to the Cardinal’s recent webcasts and found out that he has been doing a series on Theology of the Body. Really I have only ever heard TOB … Read More
Present Sufferings are as Nothing
The Good News from Sunday’s second Mass reading: I consider that the sufferings of this present time are as nothing compared with the glory to be revealed for us (Rom. 8:18) This is the hope that must always be before us: Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who in his great mercy gave us a … Read More