Last week I talked about drug and alcohol addiction and a community that brings life to suffering addicts. Yesterday I discovered an excellent article from Kevin Whelan at Catholic Exchange on how this community demonstrates the healing message inherent is John Paul II’s Theology of the Body. The body, in fact, and only the body, is capable of making visible … Read More
7 Quick Takes Friday
Over the past month I have had several posts featured a few other blogs. I’ve linked to most of them here already, but since I noticed that there was 7, I thought I might as well do a little round-up here for a 7 Quick Takes Friday: First, many thanks to the Archbold boys for giving me some space on … Read More
IVF is Evil
I’m more convinced of it now than I ever have been before. My rant (and final post) at Creative Minority Report this week: On Wednesday (last week), Matt highlighted here at CMR two very disturbing stories involving IVF: Mom To Have Dead Son’s Baby and World’s First IVF Lottery. If that’s not enough to sicken you for one week, here’s … Read More
From Death to New Life
Abortion, embryonic stem cell research, euthanasia, divorce, sexual immorality – the culture of death has many faces. One of those faces that doesn’t really get discussed a lot in the pro-life movement is drug/alcohol addiction. Not only does addiction slowly kill the addict (physically, spiritually and emotionally), but sexual immorality is often associated with drug and alcohol abuse, which leads … Read More
The Sanctity of Married Life
Since I didn’t do a TOB Tuesday post yesterday: The sanctity of married life is not something that takes place alongside of marriage, but by and through marriage. The vocation to marriage is a vocation to happiness, which comes through holiness and sanctity. Unity of two in one flesh is not something that God tolerates, but something that He wills. … Read More
Disabled People Are “Sexy,” Too!
Gianna Jessen rocks my world! On Twitter the other night she said: “i write about the realities of limping through this world, and the pain of it. but what’s funny is, i feel sexy as hell. so i’m still on the painful road, but i don’t believe i’m ugly anymore. and i believe this road of much sorrow will grant … Read More
Endurance
Do not grow slack in zeal, be fervent in spirit, serve the Lord. Rejoice in hope, endure in affliction, persevere in prayer (Romans 12:11-12) image via: Art of Manliness
La Vita è Bella!
With a great effort the Don opened his eyes to see his son once more. The massive heart attack had turned his ruddy face almost blue. He was in extremis. He smelled the garden, the yellow shield of light smote his eyes, and he whispered, “Life is so beautiful.” -Mario Puzo, The Godfather p. 392 See more: Godfather Wisdom
There is Beauty in Human Weakness
At the National Right to Life Convention I went to several presentations that dealt with euthanasia, assisted suicide, and society’s view of people/life with disabilities. It got me thinking about a post I did a while back on the beauty of human weakness, which I sort of re-visited in a post for Creative Minority Report last week: G. K. Chesterton … Read More
One Year Ago Today!
For those of you who are not aware, I was on an episode of EWTN’s Life on the Rock last July. Still one of the coolest opportunities I’ve ever been offered. It really was a wonderful privilege to share my faith with such a wide audience. The best part: I met some great people and made a few new great … Read More