For those of you who were wondering, there is something foul in the Wisconsin air these days. It appears that even though the state legislature is pressing ahead for passage of a bill that would require all hospitals

Perhaps you have not heard much about Samuel Golubchuk. He is a senior citizen in Winnipeg, Canada whose life is literally hanging by a thread as I write.

That is the closing line in a new commercial put together by Planned Parenthood Golden Gate and expected to run in the San Francisco area on such venues as MTV, VH-1, Comedy Central and TLC and on KMEL-FM, a San Francisco Clear Channel radio station.

I am so sorry it took me two months to read Pope Benedict XVI’s remarkable encyclical, Spe Salvi. It is a gift to Catholics and I think to pro-lifers in particular. The encyclical is not confusing to read and indeed is something well worth your time and study.

I frequently thank God for the great minds within the pro-life movement who have to struggle with the latest announcement from scientists, particularly in the case of stem cell research.

When I was growing up my parents had a favorite saying that always irritated me.