“The scientists” are whining—are these people never satisfied?—again! This time it is about their inability to buy human eggs, a “problem” they complain is impeding human cloning.A story in the San Diego Union Tribune, carries the scientists’ complaint. . . . . Continue Reading »
German historians are compiling the names of the people with developmental disabilities murdered (in addition to tens of thousands of people with physical disabilities) in the German Euthanasia Holocaust circa 1939-1945. From the story: German historians have started compiling a central register of . . . . Continue Reading »
Readers of SHS may recall the Lauren Richardson situation: Lauren experience a catastrophic brain injury and was diagnosed as in a persistent vegetative state. Her mother wanted to remove her tube sustenance and her father resisted. Litigation ensued. At the 11th hour, Lauren’s parents have . . . . Continue Reading »
One tragic suicide and one ridiculous story in the last week illustrate the impact that cyberspace is having on our interconnectedness and mutual concern. The first is the horrible case of a college student who committed suicide in front of his webcam so it could be witnessed by the multitudes. From . . . . Continue Reading »
Francis Cardinal Stafford, head of the Apostolic Penitentiary in Rome, delivered a lecture on November 17 at the John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family in Washington, D.C. Entitled “Pope Paul VI and Pope John Paul II: ‘Being True with Body and Soul,’” the . . . . Continue Reading »
Overheated partisan rhetoric can create the impression that the world is divided between crypto-communists and heartless capitalists, but philosopher Christopher Tollefsen urges a subtler analysis . The gist of Tollefsen’s argument is that we should acknowledge welfare rights , but it does . . . . Continue Reading »
After reading our daily article by Fr. Neuhaus—a particularly pointed call to Christians “never [to] surrender to the cultural captivity that is the delusion of ‘Christ without culture’”—you might look at George Weigel’s reflection on ” The Two Americas . . . . Continue Reading »
Secondhand Smokette and I are taking a brief sojourn in Missoula, Montana—cold and beautiful—meaning my access to the computer has not ongoing since we are trying to have some fun. And of course, that is precisely when SHS got spammed in the comment sections. My apologies.This . . . . Continue Reading »
Or so the history of children’s literature is usually told. That history, however, is wrong. J.K. Rowling’s success doesn’t just give us a recent series to add as an incidental to the received canon. It also gives us a chance to rewrite the entire list of classic children’s . . . . Continue Reading »
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