Father’s Day is coming up in a little less than two weeks and tomorrow marks the beginning of the end of the Year for Priests. In anticipation of these two events, I like Fr. James Farfaglia’s column over at Catholic Exchange on spiritual and natural fatherhood: [S]ome men are called to be fathers of a family through the sacrament of … Read More
iPhone 4 Ad With Ultrasound
Apple has a very cute, family centered ad for its new iPhone, complete with a pregnant woman sharing her baby’s ultrasound image with her husband serving overseas. Click either screen shot below to watch: Pretty impressive little piece of technology. The iPhone 4 will be available later this month. My dad, the Macaholic, will be getting one of these for … Read More
Protest the Pill With “Green Sex”!
Besides the fact that it’s just plain immoral there are actually plenty of other practical reasons for opposing hormonal contraceptives, especially if you consider yourself an environmentalist. That was the focus of this today’s “The Pill Kills” Protest the Pill Day. Click on the image below for more details. How many self-professed “greenies”, I wonder, (especially those who condemn the … Read More
Fertilization 101
Will the bastardization of science never end? No doubt you have heard some abortion advocates oppose initiatives to define human personhood as beginning at the moment of conception by claiming that such legislation would give human rights to an egg – nevermind the fact that that egg must be fertilized by a human sperm, in which case it completely ceases … Read More
NCBC Offers 24/7 Free Emergency Ethics Consultation
Thanks to Gerard Nadal for pointing out the National Catholic Bioethics Center’s free 24 hr. consultation service. From their website: The National Catholic Bioethics Center regularly provides consultation services for institutions and individuals on critical issues which affect Catholic identity in health care. Institutional issues are related to the faithful observance of the Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health … Read More
Andrea Bocelli Tells a “Fairy Tale” About Abortion
It is worth contemplating here that, had his mother taken the advice of her doctor, not only would Bocelli himself not be alive today, but neither would his two children and the world would have been deprived of the great gift he has of bringing to life the beautiful music that God often uses to attract souls. See On Beauty’s … Read More
Pope’s June Prayer Intention: Respect Life!
Our Holy Father’s prayer intention for the month of June: That every national and transnational institution may strive to guarantee respect for human life from conception to natural death. Let’s pray for this every month!!
TOB Tuesday: The Trinity and the Heart of Marriage
This Sunday Catholics celebrated the feast of the holy Trinity, three Persons in one God – Father, Son and Holy Spirit – existing in an eternal exchange of love. From all eternity the Father makes himself a gift to the Son and the Son receives this gift and makes Himself a gift back to the Father in return. This love … Read More