SHS Funnies

by Wesley J. Smith

The transhumanist psychologist’s last words, uttered moments before he suddenly realized that he had been chasing the literally impossible . . . . Continue Reading »

27 Aug 2008 0

I Hadn’t Heard He Was a Vampire

by Nathaniel Peters

If you’re at all sick of non-stop political reporting on the election, here’s the perfect antidote: Dave Barry is reporting daily from the Democratic National Convention in Denver. His pieces for August 24 , 25 , and 26 are currently on the Miami Herald’s website, with more to . . . . Continue Reading »

27 Aug 2008 0

St. Thomas More’s Advice to Bloggers

by Ryan Sayre Patrico

An excerpt from a letter of St. Thomas More to Erasmus, written on the 14th of June, 1532: Congratulations, then, my dear Erasmus, on your outstanding virtuous qualities; however, if on occasion some good person is unsettled and disturbed by some point, even without making a sufficiently serious . . . . Continue Reading »

27 Aug 2008 0

Pelosi Pinned By Bishops

by Stefan McDaniel

This past Sunday on Meet the Press , Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi claimed that, having studied the matter carefully as a “fervent, practicing” Catholic, she had learned that doctors of the Church have historically had no fixed position on when human life begins; therefore, one . . . . Continue Reading »

27 Aug 2008 0

New Federal Regulation Favoring "Conscience?"

by Wesley J. Smith

The Department of Health and Human Services has a proposed regulation up for public comment that would apparently provide protection for doctors who do not wish to perform abortions. From the story:The proposed rule, which applies to institutions receiving government money, would require as many as . . . . Continue Reading »

27 Aug 2008 0

McDaniel and George on CNN

by Nathaniel Peters

Recently Robert George, McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence at Princeton and a frequent contributor to First Things , was on CNN’s Glenn Beck Show with some of his students to discuss life on college campuses, specifically the acceptability of conservatism and the hook-up culture. One of the . . . . Continue Reading »

27 Aug 2008 0

“Nobody wants a theocracy.”

by Amanda Shaw

From ZENIT this week, an interview with Archbishop Charles Chaput of Denver on his new book, Render Unto Caesar: Serving the Nation by Living Our Catholic Beliefs in Political Life . “Nobody wants a theocracy,” says the archbishop, but if we do want democracy, we need a culture of . . . . Continue Reading »

27 Aug 2008 0

Are Newborns People?

by Nathaniel Peters

Dennis Byrne, a columnist in the Chicago Tribune , reminds us yet again that the question about abortion has changed for this election. It’s not just a question of whether abortion is permitted in the womb, but whether infanticide is legal when the mother doesn’t want to keep a newborn . . . . Continue Reading »

27 Aug 2008 0

SHS Political Funnies

by Wesley J. Smith

This isn’t presented as a political statement, but I love good political cartoons. This one from The Times of London is tops. . . . . Continue Reading »

26 Aug 2008 0

Science Helps Paralyzed People Walk

by Wesley J. Smith

So much good is happening in science that has nothing to do with controversial areas such as human cloning—that lest we forget that most scientific research is not controversial—I feel duty-bound to bring it to the attention of SHSers. Case in wonderful point: An engineer, who is himself . . . . Continue Reading »

26 Aug 2008 0