The following is from Deacon Greg Kandra’s stellar blog, The Deacon’s Bench. All of Deacon Greg’s homilies are great food for thought, and he posts them weekly. I’d love to repost them all, but would rather people visit The Deacon’s Bench themselves, as Deacon Greg offers up so much more throughout the week. However, I [...]
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Homily for July 3, 2011: 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Atlas, Deacon Greg Kandra on July 2, 2011 |
New York and Gay Marriage, Nothing New
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Gay Marriage, New York on June 25, 2011 | 11 Comments »
For all of the political drama in New York these past weeks, last night’s historic vote in favor of gay marriage by the NYS Senate was actually rather anti-climactic. It was a fight over political and philosophical nomenclature, not over new realities. As the losing side licks its wounds this morning, we should realize that [...]
Pepsi, Aborted Babies, Ethics, and Tasteful Research
Posted in Biomedical Ethics, Uncategorized, tagged HEK 293, PepsiCo on June 1, 2011 | 11 Comments »
There is a growing chorus from within the pro-life movement against PepsiCo for their use of a cell line (derived from a baby aborted in the 1970′s) for testing response to new flavors in the lab. This is biologically straightforward, and ethically problematic. From a consumerist and moral perspective, it’s even murkier. Pepsi is just [...]
Cutting $400 Million for U.N. Abortions a Simple Vote Away
Posted in Uncategorized on May 14, 2011 | 2 Comments »
We finally have a direct say in Congress cutting $400 million in U.S. funding for the notorious United Nations Population Fund. What follows is taken from my friend Jill Stanek’s site. Thanks to Jill for her great work. The poll will be open until May 22, but vote now. Here’s Jill: Well, for once, here’s [...]
Back In the Saddle
Posted in Uncategorized on May 10, 2011 | 4 Comments »
Sorry about the two week absence. I picked up pneumonia and had the devil’s own day shaking it off. While having some down time, I’ve been doing lots of reading and number crunching. Lots of good stuff to report. I’ll be posting later today Hope everyone had a good Easter!
Is It True?
Posted in Uncategorized on April 24, 2011 | 13 Comments »
Is it true? (the whole Jesus and resurrection thing) I get asked that question quite a bit. Over the years a few Jewish friends have asked that question. Some have pressed me further. How do I KNOW that Jesus was (is) God? How does a man of science put so much stock in the unseen? [...]
Gay Marriage and the Pro-Life Movement
Posted in Uncategorized on April 4, 2011 | 43 Comments »
I have had no shortage of emails from readers asking my opinion on gay marriage and how I see it relating to the pro-life movement. I’ve begged off of that question for months, knowing that my response will anger people on both sides of the debate. In prayerfully discerning the issue, I’ve decided to throw [...]
Abortions & Funerals, Bishops & Politicians: The Dance of Death
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Bishops, Funeral, Geraldine Ferraro on March 29, 2011 | 12 Comments »
I’ve seen so much death, corpses in the hundreds. Friends, family, neighbors, parishioners, friends’ relatives, classmates… There is a finality in a corpse that is chilling. It’s over for that individual, their destiny sealed for all eternity. It’s over. Wakes and funerals cause me to reflect on my own mortality, and at age fifty, I [...]
And Then It Snowed
Posted in Uncategorized on March 18, 2011 | 5 Comments »
It’s just too cruel, cruel beyond words. A magnitude 9 earthquake, massive tsunami, nuclear meltdown, lack of electricity, heat, food and potable water… and now snow has begun to set in. Word has come today that the U.S. has sent charter flights to evacuate American citizens as the nuclear reactors in the stricken zone have [...]
For Pro-Lifers: A Reprieve From Death Threats
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Alix Kates Shulman, Operation Counterstrike, Theodore Shulman on February 26, 2011 | 14 Comments »
Something I’ve kept hidden on the blog this past year. News yesterday from Troy Newman of Operation Rescue and Jill Stanek that Theodore Shulman,49, who has sent many of us death threats over the past few years, has been arrested by the FBI and is being held without bond at the Metropolitan Correctional Facility. Listen [...]
Thank You
Posted in Uncategorized on February 5, 2011 | 5 Comments »
In late December I received a phone call from my cousin telling me that my Aunt Vivian, who is also my godmother, had only days to live. Back then I asked for prayers, and so many responded graciously. Those prayers effected a rally on Aunt Vivian’s part that bought her another month with us, vaulting [...]
Evolution?
Posted in Uncategorized on January 31, 2011 | 5 Comments »
Via Deacon Greg Kandra, an interesting video of a Gorilla that has begun walking upright like humans. I must say that his posture is better than mine. But can we get him to balance a book on his head when he walks…. …and no cracks about in-laws!!!
Congresswoman Giffords, Blame Game, and Memory Lane
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Congresswoman Giffords, Political discourse on January 10, 2011 | 34 Comments »
There are some who are trying to tie the senseless shooting of Congresswoman Giffords to Sarah Palin and the Pro-life movement. The local Sheriff suggests the bitter acrimony in US politics, and others claim such acrimony to be the staple of the right. So calling attention to the slaughter of over 53 million Americans is [...]
The Softer Side of God
Posted in Uncategorized on January 10, 2011 | 10 Comments »
When I was in college back in the early 80′s (a million years ago), pitched battles raged among some of my friends about the nature of God, who reveals Himself as Father. My feminist friends insisted that He has a feminine side, that God could also be addressed as Mother. I’m too old, too jaded, [...]
Prayer Request
Posted in Uncategorized on December 31, 2010 | 6 Comments »
I just received news tonight that my Aunt Vivian, who is also my Godmother, has taken a precipitous turn and is unlikely to live more than one to three days. I’ll be taking some time away over the next few days to attend to family matters. May I ask that people lift up my aunt [...]
