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Two stories: British Medical Association drops euthanasia opposition The same BMA overwhelmingly rejects calls to reduce the upper limit on abortions from 24 to 20 weeks

Fascinating article about a British millionaire who has turned his estate into a venue for religiously-themed theater The son of a market gardener, Hutley amassed a £110m fortune in property development, and bought Wintershall in the early 1960s. At the time, his wife, Ann, was suffering from depression. When she heard about sightings of the…

Went to Ann Arbor yesterday for a talk, now I’m back. Will be working and blogging this afternoon, especially since rain is a comin’

Up Milwaukee way.. When Regala’s husband, Emilio Regala Jr., a physician, died of a cerebral hemorrhage in 1992, she felt lost. Her children were carrying on their lives, some living in Hawaii and Florida. So, she sold the family home in Hartford and went to Florida with Catholic Volunteers to provide health services for migrant…

At NRO, Kathryn Jean Lopez interviews Robert George in re/ Embyronic Stem Cells, and specifically Cuomo’s NYT op-ed Robert P. George: One really does wish that Governor Cuomo would defend his views with arguments. If he really thinks that human embryos are something other than human beings at the earliest stage of their natural development,…

After Mass, the Pope appeared at the Wednesday General Audience, in which he asked for the prayers of the people for him, the Bishop of Rome: In a reference to ecumenical affairs, the Pope prayed "that the Virgin Mary will grant us that the Petrine ministry of the Bishop of Rome will not be considered…

One of the more fashionable ways of talking about faith these days is to use the image of the "story." We’re told that what faith is essentially all about is finding a "story" (or "narrative" or "myth") that is meaningful to you, that fits, that informs your life and gives you strength for your journey.…

Gleaned from a couple of entries from my dad’s Rome journal: The street shots are from our windows. One, of the two men, one standing and one seated, is of the mystery establishment. Ever since we arrived, we have been trying to figure out what was going on across the street. On many evenings, that…

5/13…. San Clemente is small in size but especially rich in history, even for Rome. There are three levels open for examination. The church of today was built in the 12th century The next level down dates from the 4th century. Beneath that are a maze of chambers and corridors that in the 2nd century…

Well, not really an update, but some interesting information on the Staten Island parish in which the pastor expelled the 300 non-Mass attending families from religious ed. Bill Cork found this article, from the NCR(egister), in which the pastor in question describes the positive effect Communion and Liberation has had on his parish. Father Michael…
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