and the spirit of “Hey! What could it hurt?” (resulting in the Bomb). The 21st Century will be dominated by biology and the spirit of “Hey! What could it hurt?” (resulting in the reduction of human life to an object of commerce). Unless, of course, we say no. One obvious ally in keeping human life human is Catholic teaching. One of the reasons Catholic teaching is so wise here is because of it’s devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary. Don’t... Read more

except that I wanted to mark this moment: 09:09 on 09/09/09. Think about it! Read more

Okey doke! I’m off to Sacred Heart Radio (KBLE 1050 AM in Seattle, 970 AM in Spokane) to volunteer for a couple of hours on the air with Jerry Usher for the Fall Pledge Drive. I think Catholic radio is mondo important, especially in the most unchurched city in the most unchurched state in the nation (that’d be Seattle). My standard offer is this: If you live in the broadcast range of either station (live streaming doesn’t count) I’ll come... Read more

…and Not Doodling About. Read more

This, I mean. After all, since when has the amalgam of our state and corporate ruling classes ever believed that weak, costly and inconvenient people should be killed rather than loved and granted their true human dignity? Read more

A reader writes: Roger Martin, chairman of the Optimum Population Trust at the LSE, said: “It’s always been obviously that total emissions depend on the number of emitters as well as their individual emissions – the carbon tonnage can’t shoot down as we want, while the population keeps shooting up.” Eugenics was, and continues to be, the objective of those who engage in pseudo-science. The solution the rich propose to the poor as they ride around in their private jets... Read more

Readers below are asking. And the answer is, “Nothing, in principle.” However, it should also be noted that conversations do not happen in a vacuum. So, for instance, there’s nothing wrong with asking “Is it really the case that every action which causes a fetus to die is an ‘abortion’?” Legit question. And there’s nothing wrong with asking, “Is it really the case that fertilized egg (or a zygote or embryo) are properly what the Church means by a ‘person’?”... Read more

In which we dilate on the raw courage it takes to spit on people who believe in turning the other cheek. Read more

A reader writes: Ads rarely make me speechless but I’m really not sure what to say about this one. I guess they figure it’s more effective to scare people than it is to convince them of the advantages of self control. God only knows what’s next. One of the little things I’ve noticed of late is that as our culture becomes coarser and our belief in humans as moral creatures made in the image of God fades in favor of... Read more

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