By and large, we no longer refer to the profoundly disabled by the nasty term “human weeds” anymore, but that doesn’t mean we’ve stopped treating them as less than human. In fact, we’ve just come up with another, equally degrading and dehumanizing term to refer to them as. We call them “vegetables” and we use this term to justify denying … Read More
Cloning Humor
Cloning hasn’t been in the news for quite some time, but that doesn’t mean that it’s not going on right now. Recall: we did not find out when the first embryos were cloned until after scientists wrote a report about their experimentation that had been going on for probably years. If nowhere else, we know it’s definitely going on in … Read More
An IVF Change of Heart
Meant to post this last week. A rare case of ‘good news’ regarding third party reproduction: Dr Anthony J. Caruso is a Chicago doctor who worked in the field of in vitro fertilisation for 15 years before he quit in 2010. We interviewed him by email about the reasons for his change of heart. MercatorNet: You ran a successful IVF … Read More
In America: My Kind of ‘Pro-Life’ Movie
I can’t remember the last time I was so impressed with/moved by a movie. In America, a movie about an Irish family adjusting to their move to New York City, has been on my list of movies to watch for nearly ten years now and I finally sat down to watch it last night. What a delight! This is my … Read More
TOB Tuesday: The Liturgical Dignity of Work
May 1 is the feast of St. Joseph the Worker. St. Joseph was regarded in the Bible as a good and just man and was referred to by his profession (“is this not the carpenter’s son?” Mt. 13:55). The emphasis on Joseph’s work in the Bible and throughout tradition speaks to the importance of our own professional work. I love … Read More
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