In my last post here I highlighted the BBC’s program Human Planet, which shows the amazing diversity of the human race. It reminds me of one of my favorite passages from the autobiography of St. Therese of Lisieux in which she explains how God loves and is occupied with all human life equally despite such diversity: Jesus deigned to teach … Read More
Human Planet
After all the stunningly filmed documentaries highlighting every plant and animal species known to man, it’s nice to see one focused on…well, man – the one creature that the rest of the living world was created specifically for. From the BBC: Check out Human Planet Explorer. h/t to I Am Whole Life on Facebook, who said: “Human Beings. Worth knowing, … Read More
Trouble in iPS Cell Paradise?
Ever since the process was discovered, pro-lifers have held up induced pluripotent stem cells – adult cells that have been reprogrammed back to an embryonic-like (pluripotent) state – as a great ethical alternative to creating, using and destroying human embryos to obtain embryonic stem cells. Even some ESCR proponents have abandoned their previous work with ESCs to work exclusively with … Read More
Cute Ninja Baby Fights for Kisses
What a silly commercial: h/t AlphonseComic
Interview With Man Cured of HIV by Adult Stem Cell Transplant
Here’s another follow-up to a story I mentioned here a few years ago: Timothy Ray Brown tested positive for HIV back in 1995, but has now entered scientific journals as the first man in world history to have that HIV virus completely eliminated from his body in what doctors call a “functional cure.” Brown was living in Berlin, Germany back … Read More
TOB Tues: Benedict on the TOB
On May 13, Pope Benedict met with the Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family to help celebrate its 30th Anniversary. There he talked about the importance of ‘connecting the theology of the body with the theology of love.’ The National Catholic Register has more: The human body is a God-given instrument for communicating love, although … Read More
Music for Your Monday: a Pro-Adoption Rap
Darryl “D.M.C.” McDaniels and Sarah McLachlan, both adopted, sing “to every life and every soul that has been touched by the reality of the experience of adoption” (h/t Jen) The girl gave birth to a baby boy He’s not a burden, he’s a bundle of joy She was just a young girl in her youth And her parents tried real … Read More
The Delicate Pro-Life Balancing Act
The tagline of a recent Pampers commercial states: “Every baby is a little miracle to celebrate, support and protect.” To which Patheos blogger Julia Becker asks: Is it a trite advertising tagline? Or a profound truth?… Should we celebrate babies born to teenagers? Babies born through in vitro fertilization? Is there a way to celebrate the life of every baby … Read More
Face Development in the Womb
How perfect is the construction of life in the womb! A little too perfect to just happen by chance. h/t Jivin J This video is from the BBC program “Inside the Human Body.”
TOB Tues: Keep Holy the Marriage Bed
Sex is not merely some recreational activity designed for human pleasure. St. Paul tells us that when husband and wife come together as one flesh, the language of their bodies is a “great mystery” that is meant to prophesy to the world the union between Christ and the Church. Therefore: Both husband and wife should be fully aware of the … Read More