Wesley Smith nails it: Big IVF–for that is what it has become, a rich and politically powerful industry–objectifies human beings and distorts familial and other relationships in the name of making babies. It objectifies women as egg farms and womb leasing merchants. It objectifies embryos as a culling often happens sorting out the fit from the unfit (however that might … Read More
Abby Johnson on Use of Graphic Abortion Images During Clinic Prayer Vigils
Last week former Planned Parenthood director and now pro-life advocate Abby Johnson was in here in mid-Missouri to give a lesson in sidewalk counseling outside abortion facilities. I got quite a bit of video from it that I’m just now getting uploaded. In this one, Johnson explains why graphic abortion pictures are not very helpful tools – at least not … Read More
Stay By the Cross
This Sunday we heard the Gospel account of Lazarus being raised from the dead (Jn 11:1-45 or 11:3-7, 17, 20-27, 33b-45). I love this passage from St. Therese’s autobiography and her view of the death and resurrection of Lazarus “the One whose heart watches even when he sleeps (Song of Songs 5:2) made me understand that to those whose faith … Read More
The Shrill Cry of an Old, Dying, Barren Generation
During last week’s seemingly endless debate about the Federal budget, which largely came down to a “debate”, if you can call it that, about de-funding Planned Parenthood, the Nation’s largest abortion chain, Nancy Pelosi said that the GOP was waging a “war on women” (h/t Creative Minority Report) There is “a war on women,” House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi says, … Read More
TOB Tues.: True Love and Virtuous Chastity
Only the chaste man and the chaste woman are capable of true love…Conversely, it is only through love, i.e. the affirmation of the person, that chastity becomes a virtue. -JP II, Love and Responsibility See also: Love = Affirmation of the Person
Abbie Dorn: a Glimmer of Hope and Prayers for an Even Brighter Future
Last year I highlighted the story of Abbie Dorn (shown here with her mother, niece and nephew in 2010), a mother who was severely brain damaged after giving birth to triplets. Her story is terrible on a few different levels. As if it wasn’t bad enough that Abbie’s husband, Dan, abandoned her not long after her brain injury, which left … Read More
A Few Good Counter-Culteral Reads
First, Paul Zummo does a good job taking on a few liberal responses to a statement from Kay Hymowitz lamenting the lack of responsibility among today’s 20-30 year olds. She noted that several years ago most people in their 20s and 30s were busy raising families instead of playing video games and enjoying other mindless entertainment. As you can imagine … Read More
TOB Tuesday: The Task of Every Man and Woman
Christ – who in the Sermon on the Mount gives his own interpretation of the commandment “You shall not commit adultery”…assigns the dignity of every woman as a task to every man; at the same time (although this conclusion follows only indirectly from the text) he assigns also the dignity of every man to every woman. -JP II, TOB 100:6 … Read More
Think Big!
As I’ve said multiple times on this blog, we have such a tendency to focus on everything that a disability takes away that we lose sight of all that is still possible. Come on, people! This is the 21st century, where there are incredible opportunities and advancements in medicine and technology that allow people with disabilities to live “normal”, productive … Read More
The Doctor and the Bioethicist
Via Wesley Smith: Bioethicists are a mixed bag. On the one hand, you’ve got exemplary defenders of life and human dignity like Leon Kass, on the other you have people like Peter Singer, who think “quality of life” should determine a person’s dignity and worth. In other words, bioethics is like a box of chocolates – you never know what … Read More
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