“He wanted to write about these cats, but the election to the Papacy foiled these plans, now he has to take care of the global Church instead of the little cats at the Via Aureli.”

by Ryan T. Anderson

Read about it here . (hat tip: MOJ ) . . . . Continue Reading »

7 Jan 2008 0

Swimming with Scapulars

by Amanda Shaw

“I’m the spiritual offspring of Walker Percy and Flannery O’Connor—or, more accurately, I’d like to be. For now, I’m just a young(ish) guy who has had a gradually deepening appreciation of his Catholic faith, and of the profound difference that faith makes.” . . . . Continue Reading »

7 Jan 2008 0

Men and Abortion

by Mary Angelita Ruiz

Here’s a conflicted piece in this morning’s Los Angeles Times —transparently contemptuous of pro-life activism but respectful of the pain of men dealing with their complicity in abortion. . . . . Continue Reading »

7 Jan 2008 0

Are We Too Fat or Too Skinny?

by Wesley J. Smith

First we were warned that we are becoming an obese society, indeed, that we are drowning in our own fat. Of course, that means we have adult stem cells to spare, but never mind: The fat police are so concerned that some say obese people should be denied certain medical treatments.But now, . . . . Continue Reading »

7 Jan 2008 0

Beware Untested Stem Cell Treatments in China

by Wesley J. Smith

The hype generated by ESCR advocates has a lot of ill and injured people very anxious to receive stem cell treatments. China, unsurprisingly, is willing to sell stem cell treatments of the fetal and adult variety—even though most of the treatments provided are far from proven either as to . . . . Continue Reading »

6 Jan 2008 0

What’s So Amazing About Randi?

by Anthony Sacramone

Andy Rau over at ThinkChristian , a smart blog hosted by Gospelcom.net, has a fun post with a serious intention on the Amazing Randi’s evisceration of con artist Peter Popoff. James Randi has also taunted so-called psychics Sylvia Browne and Allison Dubois (the inspiration for the TV show . . . . Continue Reading »

6 Jan 2008 0

Mass Murder of Rats in India!

by Wesley J. Smith

This is a reality check: Oh, how the animal liberationists must be writhing in anguish and grief about this story from India. It seems a tribe of lowest caste Indians is making a decent living killing rats to protect the crops of local farms:In this impoverished tribal belt in southern Tamil Nadu . . . . Continue Reading »

6 Jan 2008 0

Islam in the Times

by Ryan T. Anderson

This week’s New York Times Book Review is ” The Islam Issue .” Some of the articles are worth checking out. . . . . Continue Reading »

6 Jan 2008 0

Mormonism in the Times

by Ryan T. Anderson

This article on Mormonism in the New York Times Magazine is certainly worth reading. . . . . Continue Reading »

6 Jan 2008 0

Albert Mohler to Run for President

by Anthony Sacramone

. . . of the Southern Baptist Convention . (Sorry—should I have put that in the headline?) Moderates (presumably those of an Arminian bent) will not be pleased. Mohler is one of a growing number of conservatives within the SBC seeking to bring Baptists back to their Calvinist roots. It was . . . . Continue Reading »

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