Smoothie Anyone?
I could hardly believe my eyes when I read the news about a man who chose to lace his pregnant friend’s smoothie with mifeprex (RU-486, the abortion pill).
May his soul rest in peace. Amen.
In remembering Congressman Henry Hyde and all the struggles he endured during his years in Congress, I am reminded most frequently of his kindness and humility, even when he and I did not agree on a particular statement he had made.
Planned Parenthood’s Intoxicating Lies
Every week, when the Stop Planned Parenthood Report (STOPP Report) is issued I read it from end to end and am usually not surprised
Victory or defeat? State the case for personhood
On any given day in the world of media headlines, one can find at least one erroneous statement that absolutely must be refuted.
Sexual Saturation has Consequences
A recent USA Today headline caught my eye, not for what it said but for what the news report did not say. The noticeable bold type read: “Chlamydia cases top 1M, while STDs rise slightly overall.”
Schizophrenia Abounds
Sometimes when I read a sentence in a news report, like the one I am going to quote to you, my head hurts! I simply cannot understand how any thinking person could possibly be so duplicitous.
Amazing Discovery
When we first heard the news about the breakthrough in stem cell research I was, frankly, quite leery. So often we have seen scientific news, proclaiming some “ethical” marvel that has turned out to be nothing more than a step further down the road toward evil. But this latest news is for real!
Quintuplets All Spared
It is always a blessing to read good news, particularly so close to a holiday where we traditionally praise God in thanks for all that He has done for us.
Truthfullly Some Simply Lie!
Headlines yesterday were enough to send me into a state of total disbelief. It seems that there are far too many people involved in the pro-life effort who cannot see why the only goal worthy of our effort is personhood
Politics Does Not A Bishop Make
The bishops tell the reader that, “The direct and intentional destruction of innocent human life from the moment of conception until natural death is always wrong and is not just one issue among many.”
Sacrilege, scandal and murder – or civility?
When a bipartisan group of American Catholics signed on to an innocuous document entitled “A Catholic Call to Observe Civility in Political Debate,” my initial reaction was based on the horrific nature of the rhetoric.
Bishops Meeting Begins Today
It’s Monday, November 12, and the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops is hosting a national meeting of the nation’s bishops this week. We need to pray for our bishops during this meeting.