Faith and Wonder Amid “Littleness”

It’s Good to Be Here by Christina Chase (Sophia Press, 2019) Christina Chase’s book “It’s Good to Be Here” is as straightforward and challenging as the subtitle promises: “a disabled woman’s reflections on God in the flesh and the sacred wonder of being human.” This is not a book for the bedside pile, to beContinue reading “Faith and Wonder Amid “Littleness””

USCCB leads petition drive to FDA: keep COVID-19 vaccine free from abortion connection

Originally published at Leaven for the Loaf. A letter to the commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration from a coalition of concerned Americans has urged that any vaccine being developed for COVID-19 be derived from ethical sources, without use of cell lines derived from aborted human beings. An associated email petition drive organized through the U.S.Continue reading “USCCB leads petition drive to FDA: keep COVID-19 vaccine free from abortion connection”

Podcast: visiting “The Catholic Current”

My thanks to Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J., who welcomed me to “The Catholic Current” on The Station Of the Cross Catholic Radio Network. New Hampshire’s assisted suicide bill was the launching point for an hour of good conversation about public policy and the right to life. Nothing scripted there: no prepared answers, since I didn’tContinue reading “Podcast: visiting “The Catholic Current””