Posted in Abortion, Culture, Faith, Society on Aug 3rd, 2010
There has been no greater pro-life voice than the Catholic Church.
From Pope Paul VI’s Humanae Vitae to John Paul the Great’s Theology of the Body and Evangelium Vitae, to all the grassroot initiatives and organizations rooted in Catholic teaching and tradition, to the countless bishops, priests, and lay men and women who have spoken [...]
Popular teen fashion store Forever 21 launched a new line this month. A maternity line.
In a society where fashion and trends define cool, a marketing move like this is suspicious. Which is why Gloss Fashion blog dug a little deeper. What they discovered is that three of the five states featuring this line are [...]
A video has been circulating recently that has caught the eye of many. It’s a video of famous Italian singer Andrea Bocelli telling a story of a woman who ignores doctors’ advice to abort her child because of suspected disabilities. The child was Andrea Bocelli. Bocelli praises his mother for choosing life.
But, in an Italian [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jun 13th, 2010
Friday was an epic sports day for sports fans all over the world. In Chicago, we celebrated the Blackhawks Stanley Cup win with a parade unlike any before. But as one news commentator pointed out, the city of Chicago came together for a celebration only to divide an hour later as the crosstown series, Cubs [...]
Posted in Culture on Jun 11th, 2010
While making breakfast this morning, I was thinking about what to write about. Apple’s latest moral statements came to mind, so did the hypocrisy of murder laws enforced on unborn babies in conjunction with abortion laws, or the President’s spendy campaign to sell the American public on the nation’s new health care law. But those [...]
The title of this post is the title of an album, from a band I don’t remember. But I remember hearing it and writing it down. And I repeat it to myself often when I see or hear of people promoting environmental concern over the concerns of human life. Sometimes, it seems the whales are [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Mar 14th, 2010
New ads in the New York subways stations will provide quite a conversation piece, or at minimum thought provoker, for anyone who encounters them.
Starting this week, the New York City subway system will be flooded with a massive ad campaign that addresses a touchy subject: abortion.
The 2,000 ads, which straphangers will see in nearly [...]
Posted in Society on Feb 25th, 2010
Several months ago, I ran across this song on the radio. It profoundly struck me then, and still does today. Its lyrics tell the story of a young girl being teased by boys at school. That same girl as a young woman trying to break the glass ceiling in the business world. And that same [...]
Posted in Culture, Faith, Right to Life issues on Feb 18th, 2010
These parents taught their son that, every single day of his life.
Check out Sheila Liaugminas‘ appearance on EWTN radio last week. Listen as she shares her experience of conversion, faith, and evangelization. Some highlights:
The world keeps creating desire in us. Desire for goods. Desire for experiences. Desire for pleasures. Desire for more and more and more. And it’s all a lie because none of it will satisfy [...]