of the pope’s U.S. visit can be found here . Raymond Arroyo and our own Fr. Neuhaus preside over the coverage. (It may take a few seconds to load fully. Remember the words of St. Augustine: “Patience is the companion of wisdom.” He also contended that the damned will not demerit . . . . Continue Reading »
You all knew it was just a matter of time, didn’t you? Yes, some ethicists have said that it is morally wrong to decapitate flowers and appear to have opined there is something of a right to life for plants. From the story: PLANTS deserve respect, a group of Swiss experts says, arguing that . . . . Continue Reading »
What a disaster the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine has been. Management incompetence, fat executive raises in spite of the incompetence, conflict of interest charges sparking an official investigation, the list goes on and on. And now, it appears the CIRM tried to take credit that it . . . . Continue Reading »
One of the best bits of reporting I’ve seen during the coverage of the Holy Father’s visit is this fantastic Hank Stuever piece in the Washington Post . It’s an exposé on the giant clash within the American Catholic Church—is schism too strong a word?—over . . . . . . Continue Reading »
For those in the New York area this weekend, here are two events to put on the calendar: 1. Friday: Papal Candlelight Vigil , 9:00 pm - 12:00 am, 5th Ave at 72nd Street. The Archdiocese will provide 1000 candles for the faithful outside the Pope’s window. I wouldn’t be surprised if he . . . . Continue Reading »
Update: I am not surprised that the story turned out not to be true. From the story: The story about Aliza Shvarts’ project, published Thursday in the Yale Daily News, swept across blogs and media outlets— including the Drudge Report, Fox News and The Washington Post—before Yale . . . . Continue Reading »
I probably don’t say this often enough, but most biotechnological research is entirely ethical and exciting. Case in point: The FDA is poised to approve a test that picks up “biomarkers” that could tell researchers whether a drug is harming a patient’s kidneys during human . . . . Continue Reading »
PETA won’t like it, but this underwater treadmill run was actually a scientific study testing the fitness of shrimp. The good news is that it wasn’t on the U.S. taxpayer’s . . . . Continue Reading »
David Martosko is with the food industry-financed Center for Consumer Freedom, aka PETA’s Worst Nightmare. David’s genius is that he is as edgy and committed to fighting animal rights as PETA is in advocating the ideology. (The Center created the “PETA Kills Animals” . . . . Continue Reading »
THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary _________________________________________________________________ For Immediate Release April 16, 2008 REMARKS BY PRESIDENT BUSH AND HIS HOLINESS POPE BENEDICT XVI IN ARRIVAL CEREMONY South Lawn 10:38 A.M. EDT PRESIDENT BUSH: Holy Father, Laura and I . . . . Continue Reading »
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