Christopher West has a great article up at Catholic Exchange: The difference between marriage and celibacy…must never be understood as the difference between having a “legitimate” outlet for sexual lust on the one hand and having to repress it on the other. Christ calls everyone – no matter his or her particular vocation – to experience redemption from the domination … Read More
Abortion, Contraception and Breast Cancer
Charnette Messé speaks out about what she believes is the cause of her breast cancer (h/t Semper Vita): Surely you’ve noticed the recent explosion of pink everywhere. It’s on everything from candy to frozen foods. Even football players are getting in on the action wearing pink gloves, sweatbands, towells and cleats during their games. Granted the pink craze has been … Read More
Pope Appoints ESCR/Cloning Supporter *Updated
This was not a welcome sight this morning: Pope Benedict XVI has appointed two prominent scientists to the Pontifical Academy of Sciences: Francis S. Collins, director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and Edward M. De Robertis, a chemical biology professor at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute at the University of California at Los Angeles. Collins was a leader … Read More
Unbelievable: NYT “Picturing (Aborted) Fetal Remains” **Updated
It’s hard to believe, but The New York Times photography blog has a photo exposé of remains of aborted babies (h/t Jill Stanek): The photographs are graphic and detailed, showing the fingers or toes of aborted fetuses whose entire frames are no bigger than a cellphone. Since the mid-1990s, they have appeared all over the country — carried as posters … Read More
Pro-Abortion Protesters Act Like Idiots
During what was supposed to be a presentation by the Canadian Centre for Bioethical Reform hosted by Choose Life McGill who hoped to encourage “respectful dialogue”, pro-abortion protesters “respectfully” make their case by shouting “LEAVE NOW!”, “we don’t wanna hear your side!” and “f**k off!” and then breaking out in children’s songs. This is video 1 of 19 (h/t Big … Read More
Beautiful: Singing Through Labor
A woman sings Psalm 23 while having strong contractions just before the home birth of her son (h/t Jill Stanek): It’s amazing the pain one can endure when one turns everything over to Christ.
TOB Tuesday: The Body Speaks of God
In the preface to Carl Anderson and Jose Granados’ new book about Theology of the Body, Called to Love, Livio Melina, President of the Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family, writes: For you formed my inward parts, you knitted me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you , for you are fearful and wonderful. … Read More
Stop Hyding Behind Henry!
A video from the Susan B. Anthony List: Related: Why the Hyde Amendment Will Not Prevent Abortion Funding Under HR 3200
They are No Longer Two but One Flesh
From this Sunday’s Gospel: from the beginning of creation, God made them male and female. For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh. So they are no longer two but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, no human being must separate.” In … Read More
Respect Life Sunday
Here are a few pictures of the display I set up in our church this weekend. They will be up all through the month of October which is Respect Life Month: Those beautiful fetal development posters are from Heritage House. Our diocese gave them to all the parishes. God has created us to choose life; God the Son Incarnate has … Read More