Teddy Kremer and the Reds: A Love Story

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It was one of the most heartwarming moments of the 2013 baseball season. On April 18, after a pep-talk from his “best friend and greatest batboy,” Cincinnati Reds third baseman Todd Frazier ripped a two-run homer to center field off John Maine, extending the Reds lead to 11-1 over the Miami Marlins in the sixth: I know there’s no crying … Read More

Enterprise Ethics

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Warning: it’s about to get mighty nerdy up in here. One of my favorite television shows when I was younger was Star Trek: The Next Generation. I’ve been watching some old episodes of the series on Netflix and recently I was very surprised and impressed with an episode called “Ethics” and the way it dealt with the issue of disability … Read More

5 pm EDT Today — Tune In Live!

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Dear readers, in just a few hours I will be on the radio in Lexington, KY. Today we will be discussing the bioethical complexities of transhumanism and performance enhancing drugs — which was the subject of episode 3 of BioTalk. Click the image above to tune in to the Mike Allen Show live at 5pm EDT.

The Overlooked Ethics of Reproduction

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Absolute must-read from Jennifer Lahl at Christianity Today: The fact that so many people fail to consider the moral implications of IVF suggests that in the age of fertility treatments, surrogates, and modern family-building via parenting partnerships, a woman’s womb has come to be seen as a somewhat arbitrary location. NBC’s The New Normal quips that women are “Easy-Bake Ovens” … Read More

Pray, Fast for Peace

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What can we do to make peace in the world? As Pope John said, it pertains to each individual to establish new relationships in human society under the mastery and guidance of justice and love (cf. John XXIII, Pacem in Terris, [11 April 1963]: AAS 55, [1963], 301-302). All men and women of good will are bound by the task … Read More

Disability, Service, and Stewardship

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We have such a tendency to focus on everything that a disability takes away that we lose sight of all that is still possible. 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 and very active lives. Consider the case of Andy Phelps. At … Read More