Last April, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops organized a petition drive to urge the federal Food and Drug Administration to make sure any COVID-19 vaccine be derived from ethical sources, not involving cell lines originating from fetuses killed by induced abortion. So what has happened since? Some vaccines are in the testing stage already.Continue reading “COVID-19 vaccine progress”
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“When you claim Christ you choose exile”
“…when you claim Christ you choose exile, and therefore will be held to a different standard, entirely, than the world’s.” The best thing I can do for my readers today is point them to someone else’s blog. Elizabeth Scalia has written something at Word On Fire to prompt reflection and prayer. It is a timelyContinue reading ““When you claim Christ you choose exile””
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””
Ellen Kolb 