Yesterday morning I testified at a MO House committee hearing in favor of a bill placing pro-life protections on some life science research grants (so that the money cannot go toward human cloning/ESCR). During testimony, two cloning advocates spoke up in opposition to the bill – one a major cloning lobbyist for Washington University near St. Louis. That two cloning … Read More
TOB Tuesday: I Believe in Love!
Today’s contribution to the Register’s Theology of the Body Symposium comes from Fr. Jose Granados: Is it possible to believe in love? To our culture, love seems funny, interesting, desirable, maybe necessary … but certainly not trustworthy. It does not seem to be solid and lasting enough so that one can build one’s entire life on it. Pope John Paul … Read More
TOB: Past, Present and Future
Two more articles to highlight at the Register’s Theology of the Body Symposium. Last week Sr. Prudence Allen wrote about how the TOB is important in understanding “the complementarity of marriage and continence for ‘the Kingdom of heaven’ in their meaning and manifold importance.” In the early autumn of 1979, Pope John Paul II introduced to the universal Church his … Read More
How to Take Care of a Pregnant Wife
I love the Art of Manliness website…probably because I love men. Today, Brett has a sweet post giving advice to men on how they can help take care of their pregnant wives: A lot of guys find the pregnancy process a little bewildering. Not knowing what to do, they end up nervously backing away instead of stepping up the support … Read More
Duelling Youth on Defunding Planned Parenthood
I was a little disgusted to come across this first video late last week featuring young people proudly confessing fornication and their support for Planned Parenthood: I have to admit, that video did make me weep for our youth and the future of our country. I still do, but I was happy to also come across this video and be … Read More
Baby Joseph Transferred to St. Louis Hospital!
This is great news for Baby Joseph and his family! From FoxNews: The baby who was hours from being pulled off life support at his Canadian hospital has been rescued by the national director of Priests for Life and taken to the U.S. for treatment. Thirteen-month-old Joseph Maraachli, who is currently kept alive by a respirator and was recently denied … Read More
Minnesota Seeks Ban on Human Cloning
Lawmakers in Minnesota have proposed legislation to make human cloning illegal throughout the state. Good for them! I hope they have better success than we did in Missouri a few years ago (see this post for an explanation of that disaster). It is a common misconception among Americans that our country prohibits human cloning. But, then, most people also think … Read More
Update: Immigrant Woman Who Was Being Starved to Death is Alive & Being Fed!
Good news! This update just in from Wesley Smith about Rachel Nyirahabiyambere, the severely brain damaged Rwandan immigrant whose feeding tube was removed after her family was removed from making medical decisions for her. She was off sustenance for more than two weeks. Yet, she lives! My sources have told me that the family obtained legal counsel, a court ordered … Read More
Theology of the Body, Chastity and the New Evangelization
A few more articles added to the Register’s Theology of the Body symposium. Janet Smith on how the TOB’s teaching on chastity affects pastoral practice, and how do we teach and live chastity as a result: It is important to remember that the theology of the body was not written to provide a program for teaching chastity. John Paul II … Read More
Love…Naturally
The following videos present a great overview of the benefits of modern day “NFP” science – the Creighton Model FertilityCare System and NaProTechnology: IVF = circumventive therapy & contraception = suppressive therapy. The Creighton Model FertilityCare System and NaProTechnology actually help identify and treat problems associated with PMS, postpartum depression, infertility, male-infertility, frequent miscarriage and much more! And, as the … Read More