As the Christmas season quickly approaches (no, we’re not there yet!) I pause to observe how Christmas has been commercialized to the point where a truly traditional Christmas celebration would seem archaic to most people in the USA today. Also, many stores have eliminated all references to Christ, Christmas, and in a few cases, even [...]
Archive for December, 2008
Remembering the Reason for the Season
Posted: December 20, 2008 in UncategorizedTags: Christmas, holiday, holy day
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"Muslim Convert to Catholic Faith Founds Pro-Life Political Party in Europe"
Posted: December 4, 2008 in UncategorizedTags: abortion, Europe, Muslim, pro-life
Given the usual news about radical Muslims in the news, this is quite an uplifting story! It’s also quite promising to see pro-life sentiments being propogated in Europe – a continent where abortion has been licit for quite some time longer than in the USA. http://www.catholic.org/international/international_story.php?id=30814
PVS and Catholic Moral Teachings
Posted: December 2, 2008 in UncategorizedTags: medical ethics, persistent vegetative state, PVS, Terri Schiavo
Every now and then, a story about PVS comes out and I am reminded of Terri Schiavo. Terri Schiavo suffered from PVS (Persistent Vegetative State) and was allowed to die from dehydration. Regardless of whether or not she was conscious, allowing her to die in such a manner has uneqivocally been denounced by the Holy [...]
