John Allen has a good articleabout the upcoming Roland Joffe film, There Be Dragons. TBD is a fictional story which includes the real character of St. Josemaría Escrivá, the founder of Opus Dei. Fun quote: Six years ago I published a book on Opus Dei, attempting to sort myth from reality about the controversial Catholic group. One question I hoped to answer was this: What was it about St. Josemaría Escrivá, the founder of Opus Dei, which inspired hundreds of... Read more

Last week in an 8-1 decision, the Supreme Court ruled in Snyder v. Phelps in favor of Westboro Baptist Church. These are the crazies at who protest the funerals of soldiers KIA because they believe that God is punishing the U.S. for its leniency towards gays* and, thus, God is allowing soldiers to be killed until the U.S. changes its policies. In fact, they believe that the more soldiers are killed, the better. Utter lunacy. But this lunacy is protected... Read more

When I was growing up, my mom would recount her answer to someone she knew who was anti-Semitic. In a Los Angeles Jewish accent: “When you get to Heaven, this beautiful young Jewish girl is going to welcome you and say, ‘I want you should meet my son Jesus. He’s a good Jewish boy.” (!!!) Unfortunately, anti-Semitism continues around the world which is precisely why Pope Benedict’s new book, Jesus of Nazareth,Vol. 2, is making headlines. While the Catholic Church... Read more

So I just learned that one of the voting members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is a former actress who became cloistered Benedictine nun: Mother Dolores Hart. Entertainment Weeklyhas a great article describing her film career, her decision to become a nun, and her involvement in the academy. I really enjoyed some of her quotes. Why she doesn’t share or recommend all of the films to the sisters in her community – I don’t think that... Read more

It’s not every day that I’m sympathetic to an abortion article in Mother Jones. Actually, today I’m not either; but I’m sure that how some will read my critique of the proposed South Dakota legislation that would make it legitimate to kill someone who is threatening the life of a fetus/unborn child. I’m all for pro-life legislation, but I think we pro-lifers have to be certain that it’s good legislation and strategically sound. In the case of South Dakota, I’m... Read more

I may sound like a big lib to some conservatives, but I don’t care. I think it’s great that the First Lady issupporting breast feeding initiatives including a push to make workplaces more friendly for nursing moms. Before someone starts condemning working moms, the reality is that many women have to work (especially the single moms who might otherwise have had abortions). One friend of mine actually had a child care provider who would bring the baby to her so... Read more

Mark Steyn has a provocative piece highlighting the fact that despite being legal, abortion is hardly “safe.” And at more than 1.2 million abortions a year, it is the most common surgical procedure. So much for “rare.” Oh well, I guess it’s still “legal.” Read more

As I mentioned in my previous post, the question of whether Live Action acted wrongly in attaining it’s videos of Planned Parenthood, is hardly settled. Read more here. Read more

So the recent Live Action investigation of Planned Parenthood is now coming under fire from committed pro-lifers. It’s an interesting question – was the Live Action team wrong in its investigation because it lied to Planned Parenthood? Honestly, it’s not the first question that came to my mind. I was just glad that someone was doing the work of revealing PP. (I still think it’s appalling that the manager seemed like she’d talked with a pimp about prostituting young girls... Read more