Former PA Sen. Rick Santorum has a moving piece int he Philadelphia Enquirer honoring the second birthday of his daughter Bella: ‘Incompatible with life.” The doctor’s words kept echoing in my head as I held my sobbing wife, Karen, just four days after the birth of our eighth child, Isabella Maria. Bella was born with three No. 18 chromosomes, rather … Read More
Catholic Actor Keeps the Faith, Loses Role
What profit would there be for one to gain the whole world and forfeit his life? Or what can one give in exchange for his life? (Mt. 16:26) Actor Neal McDonough, who played 1st Lt. Lynn ‘Buck’ Compton in Band of Brothers, one of my favorite movies, seems to have really taken these words to heart in his career. A … Read More
The Butterfly Circus **Updated
Life with a disability is NOT without value, hope, meaning or purpose. You must watch this film! A few sites that I have seen link to this say it’s only a one day preview – so hurry up! You will not be disappointed. “The greater the struggle, the more glorious the triumph.” Film information: At the height of the Great … Read More
Verastegui’s Gift for Saving Babies
I wish I had this gift. From 40 Days for Life: John Anthony is helping lead the 40 Days for Life vigil at Family Planning Associates (last Saturday), the busiest abortion facility in Los Angeles. He knew Saturday would be a difficult day, and was praying as many volunteers as possible would be on hand to stand witness. Those prayers … Read More
The Intimacy of a Kiss
I meant to post this last week: A kiss is not just a kiss to actor Kirk Cameron of Fireproof, a movie about the importance of preserving marriage and what it must be founded on. During an interview on the Today Show last Tuesday he revealed that the woman he is seen kissing in the movie is not the lead … Read More
Reaching Out to Hispanics
Bella star Eduardo Verastegui helps reach out to Hispanic voters on abortion and Barack Obama: The full length video includes some graphic abortion pics and can be seen at www.durarealidad.com h/t: Catholic in Film School See previous post: Swell Bella Fellas, on a Mission for God
Unborn Baby Pics!!!
I love ultrasound pictures of unborn babies. There is a reason that these pictures cause many women thinking about abortion to choose life instead. Recently a few of my friends have passed along pictures of their own unborn children: Twins: Jack and Irene I joked with Meredith that their names had me singing, “little ditty ’bout Jack and Irene…” Baby … Read More
Here Today, Gone Tomorrow
I just called our local theater that started running Bella last weekend and they informed me that they will no longer run it after this Thursday. If it’s because no one went, that’s because nobody knew it was there to begin with. Besides the email to area churches and pro-life groups, I told several people yesterday who had no idea. … Read More
Instead of Fred Claus…
Why not go see Bella this weekend, encourage others to go, or bring new people to see it with you for a second time? Yes I am still in “Bella mode,” trying to help promote the film. It has done incredibly well so far. Last weeks numbers were probably even more impressive as it was up against two big budget … Read More
Love the Suffering
My post yesterday, and further reflection on the movie Bella, got me thinking about the importance of loving those who are suffering. How do we know the love of Christ on earth except through the love of others? Owe nothing to anyone, except to love one another; for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law. The commandments, “You … Read More