Oh, internet, you’re such a wonderful thing sometimes. This mashup/medley makes my Beatles loving heart do a hap-hap-happy dance (watch the annotations to see which parts of each song are playing at the same time): Also love this. I never thought that my favorite song of all time could be improved on, but in this video, George Martin and Dahni … Read More
Two Great Saints
Today is the feast of two of my very favorite saints. First, St. Gianna Molla, who sacrificed her own life to give birth to her forth child, Gianna Emanuela. Today also marks the 50th anniversary of her death. Her example of total self giving and abandonment to Divine Providence as well as the great love between her and her husband … Read More
Why Would Pro-Life People Oppose IVF?
People can be confused by the objection of the pro-life movement, and the Catholic Church, to IVF. Isn’t the whole point that we want people to have babies? Actually no. What we want is for the laws to treat babies like people. From Hilary White’s must-read article on how control over human fertility over the years has lead to the … Read More
Taxpayer Funded Surrogacy
This ABC News story reports on the increasing number of military wives who are turning to surrogacy as a way of supplementing their husbands’ salaries – sometimes even doubling them with just one pregnancy. The story is from 2010, but I can’t imagine things have changed a whole lot since then (and if they have, they’ve probably only gotten worse). … Read More
Welcome Conversion Diary Readers!
My, but you are a curious bunch! Hello and welcome!! I knew I would get a bounce when Jen generously gave me a shout-out on her blog the other day, but, I just checked my stats and…WOW! You guys far exceeded my expectations! Seriously, this is the biggest bounce in views I’ve seen here since my own appearance on LOTR … Read More
Music for Your Monday: Pregnant and I Know It
Oh, my heavens! I can’t think of a more delightful note to start the work-week off with than this hilarious spoof. Some of you may have seen this already. It went viral about a month ago, but I only just discovered it this weekend. “Waddle, waddle, waddle, waddle, waddle, yeah!” Haha! How cute is she? Happy Monday, everyone. 🙂 The … Read More
Crafty
Saw this on Facebook today. So great!
Setting the Record Straight on the Latimer Case
In 1993, Robert Latimer murdered his 12-year old disabled daughter, gassing her to death with fumes from his truck. He was convicted of second degree murder with a mandatory sentence of life in prison with no chance of parole for at least 10 years. For nearly two decades, Robert has received widespread sympathy and support from the Canadian public as … Read More
News Flash: It’s Not Just Eggs and Sperm That You’re “Donating”
The Tablet has an excellent article from Simi Lampert who explains why donating her eggs seemed like an easy way to make money — until she thought about her family and the fact that she was not only selling her eggs, but also, potentially, her biological children. She begins: I decided to sell my eggs. The notion got into my … Read More
Dick Clark, Requiescat in Pace
Sad to hear about the passing of Dick Clark today at the tender age of 82. I really think Dick the world a favor when he returned to his post as the host of Dick Clark’s Rockin’ Eve after a devastating stroke. Why? Responding to critics of his “cringe-worthy” return who said that he should have “gracefully (left) the stage” … Read More