From John Donne, the great seventeenth-century lyric poet and Catholic-turned-Anglican churchman, we have this lovely poem on the mystery of the Incarnation. It comes near the beginning of his sonnet sequence La Corona , which takes key moments the story of Redemption—mysteries of the . . . . Continue Reading »
I really hope this doesn’t become a pattern: German police say at least one of the identical twin brothers Hassan and Abbas O. may have perpetrated a recent multimillion euro jewelry heist in Berlin. But because of their indistinguishable DNA, neither can be individually linked to the crime. . . . . Continue Reading »
As if the economic crisis weren’t depressing enough already: Complimentary elevenses have been scrapped in courthouses across the county of Kent in an attempt to save around £20,000 a year. The decision has caused uproar among the normally subdued ranks of JPs, with some arguing . . . . Continue Reading »
For primary-school students in the UK, studying history might soon become, well, history : Primary school pupils should learn how to blog and use internet sites like Twitter and Wikipedia and spend less time studying history, it is claimed. A review of the primary school curriculum in England will . . . . Continue Reading »
The appetite from some sectors of the biotechnology community for funding and ethical license, is never satiated. Only days after President Obama euthanized President Bush’s ESCR policy—and in the wake of the New York Times calling for revocation of the Dickey Amendment that prohibits . . . . Continue Reading »
Over at Vox Nova Henry Karison has a question : Given that the United States, as a nation, has been actively involved with many intrinsic evils (unjust war, torture, the promotion of abortion, et. al), is it appropriate for a Catholic University to fly the American flag? Does that act itself give . . . . Continue Reading »
In Chinese region of Xinjiang, an overpopulation of Gerbils is threatening the ecosystem. Government officials have found a “good way to tackle the desert rat plague.” Their solution? The contraceptive pill . . . . . Continue Reading »
As we have discussed here at SHS, PETA has killed tens of thousands of dogs and cats at its Norfolk, VA headquarters in the last ten years—apparently including adoptable animals. But based on public records studied by the non profit, food industry-financed Center for Consumer Freedom, the . . . . Continue Reading »
Here’s one more striking example of how in vitro fertilization turns a human being into a commodity: If you’re angry about the AIG scandal or Bernie Madoff’s Ponzi scheme, check out what’s happening to the infertile couples and surrogate mothers involved in a California womb . . . . Continue Reading »
Among the downsides of IVF has been the overproduction of embryos, that were then put into the deep freeze. Because most of these nascent humans will never be gestated to birth, they are now looked upon as mere things to be used in research.The reason we have about 400,000 embryos in cold storage is . . . . Continue Reading »
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