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Gratitude
By Judie Brown Donald DeMarco, PhD, one of our favorite Catholic philosophers, once wrote, “There can be no happiness without gratitude.” I agree with that statement one hundred percent. Further, DeMarco wrote of the 10 lepers who were cured by Christ, reminding us that only one—a Samaritan—returned to Christ to thank Him for curing him. And Christ said, “‘Were not all ten made clean? The other...
Pushing Evildoers off the Cliff – of Taxpayer Funding
The sinister schemes of Planned Parenthood remind me of the possessed man in Mark 5:2. Christ encountered the troubled man and, at one point, the man said, “My name is Legion,” meaning multitude.
There is no such thing as a pre-embryo
Howard W. Jones, Jr., M.D has written an editorial in Fertility and Sterility [2002.77:658-659] entitled: “What is an embryo?” It is an outrageous effrontery to the science of Human Embryology. Jones manipulates and parses the language of this science into...
Ensoulment
The question raised regarding ensoulment of the human zygote is indeed a critical question of the day. While it is true that the Magisterium has not committed itself on this issue to an affirmation of a philosophical nature, it constantly reaffirms the moral...
When does human life begin? The final answer
A human embryologist speaks out about socio-legal issues involving the human embryo. Since 1973, when Roe v. Wade was adjudicated, there have been many socio-legal issues involving the human embryo. Abortion, partial-birth abortion, in vitro fertilization, fetal...
ABAC – Personhood
WHEN DOES HUMAN LIFE BEGIN: THE FINAL ANSWER By C. Ward Kischer, Ph.D.An embryologist speaks out about issues involving the human embryo. WHEN DO HUMAN BEINGS BEGIN? By Dianne N. Irving, Ph.D.Science says one thing…political correctness says another....
Pre-implantation Genetic Diagnosis
Director of the American Bioethics Advisory Commission Pre-implantation Genetic Diagnosis (PGD) refers to the screening of human embryos for genetic defects. IVF is often used to generate such embryos in the lab. It is critical to note that such human embryos are...