Dear readers, please accept these photos of the cutest little baby Gator you’ve ever seen in your life, as a consolation for failing to publish any of the three or four posts I started this week (and to celebrate the start of college football!). I will try to do better next week! This was me and my nephew Cruz just … Read More
James Foley, Prayer and Interior Freedom
The persecution of Christians and other innocent civilians half a world away suddenly hit close to home for Americans this week with news that kidnapped journalist James Foley had been beheaded by members of the Islamic State. In the wake of his death, a letter has emerged from Foley to his alma mater, Marquette University. In it, he wrote of … Read More
Pope Francis Visits Children with Disabilities in Korea
Before praying at the abortion memorial in Korea this weekend, Pope Francis also visited the “House of Hope” Rehabilitation Center Saturday afternoon. He spent almost an hour at the center where he embraced and blessed many of the patients and greeted teachers and health workers. According to CNA, Bishop Gabriel Chang Bong-huh, Bishop of Cheongju, addressed the Holy Father and … Read More
Pope Prays at Cemetary for Aborted Children in Korea
During his visit to Korea last week, Pope Francis prayed in silence in front of the symbolic cemetery displaying hundreds of small white crosses to represent aborted children. #453682888 / gettyimages.com Yep, the pope is (still) pro-life.
In Sickness and Health…
GAH! Have I mentioned lately how much I love the Thais and the beautiful, moving commercials they produce? Here’s another great one I came across recently. To have and to hold, from this day forward; for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness, and in health, to love and to cherish, to death do us part. As Frank … Read More
The Difference Between Begotten and Made
Over at the Register, Rebecca Taylor comments on the recent surrogacy scandal from Thailand involving an Australian couple and a surrogate from Thailand who gave birth to twins, one of whom has Down syndrome. The couple took home the healthy baby girl, leaving the future of her twin brother with DS in jeopardy. The Vatican newspaper L’Osservatore Romano ran an … Read More
Crowd Funding for IVF
According to the NY Post there is a growing trend of people launching GoFundMe campaigns for help purchasing their future children. GoFundMe reports that the total value of donations made to people seeking IVF funding in its “Babies, Kids and Family” category worldwide stands at $1.1 million since its 2010 launch. And those numbers are growing: The amount donated between … Read More