Jul
30
Raising awareness of ALS – one man’s journey
July 30, 2007 | Leave a Comment
In this article, Bobby, who was told 14 years ago that he had three to five years to live, is shown living life to the fullest. That includes skydiving and getting a ride in a NASCAR race car.
It also includes raising awareness of ALS and working toward a cure. Bobby emailed me and asked [...]
Jul
24
Catholic Carnival 129: Prayer….
July 24, 2007 | Leave a Comment
is here.
Jul
19
There is a tremendous burden on troops and their families right now with the surge and multiple deployments. The Army and Marines are carrying the bulk of this burden with no increase in troop numbers. As Catholics, there are ways we can provide comfort to the troops.
Chaplains are receiving more requests for ranger rosaries, combat [...]
Jul
18
Dear friends, please take a moment to read about Katie here. She lives in the UK and is turning 13 in a few weeks and would love to get birthday cards from every state in the US!
To date the only states she is missing are:
Maine, NH, VT, SC, RI, ND, SD, KS,IN,KY,MA
Jul
18
Catholic Carnival #128 is up
July 18, 2007 | Leave a Comment
…here.
If you’re a Catholic blogger, consider submitting posts to the carnival. It’s a good way to get to know other Catholic bloggers and have them learn about your blog too.
Jul
15
Australian Christian Woman magazine piece
July 15, 2007 | Leave a Comment
I received my copy of the July August 2007 Australian Christian Woman magazine, which features an article entitled Tapestry of Disability. Its author, Melinda Tognini, interviewed me for the article and I spoke about spiritual inclusion in churches. Also included in the article are interviews with a 12 year old, Ella Witham, who was born [...]
Jul
15
Lives of the Disabled Saints
July 15, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Bio: St. Germaine Cousin (my favorite disabled saint) is the patron of child abuse
Germaine was born with a right hand that was deformed and paralyzed . Her cruel stepmother severely abused her as her father looked the other way. Germaine was fed so little she learned to crawl to get to the dog’s food bowl. [...]
Jul
12
Sr. Maryanne Pierre: a CNN hero
July 12, 2007 | Leave a Comment
“The maternity ward at St. Raphael’s Hospital in central Baghdad is crammed with wailing newborns. The abundance of premature babies is a little-known consequence of war, explained Sister Maryanne Pierre, the hospital’s director.
“The fear caused many women to have premature births,” she told Catholic news service ZENIT. “Three-hundred fifty babies were born in two weeks.”
The [...]
Jul
9
This resource provides details to the influence and history of the Church no longer addressed in the mainstream. Great for all ages, students and adults as well.
Jul
8
Tinkering with Humans: NY Times review
July 8, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Over my coffee this morning, I read the review of the Case Against Perfection on the subject of genetic engineering. Its author questions the “old fashioned” view that genetic engineering and aiming toward a “perfect” society would rob us of our dignity and humanity.
I profoundly disagree and I have a few thoughts on the matter [...]
