More good news on the adult stem cell front. The blind can see. From the story:Patients blinded in one or both eyes by chemical burns regained their vision after healthy stem cells were extracted from their eyes and reimplanted, according to a report by Italian researchers at a . . . . Continue Reading »
Jonathan Perfetto is a person convicted of possessing child pornography who is on probation. He wants to go to church. Seems like a good idea, a sign of repentance and amendment of life. Problem: Perfetto’s terms of probation prohibit him from having contact with children under the age of 16. . . . . Continue Reading »
10. A recent report reveals that Planned Parenthood Federation of America’s (PPFA) audits show the organization spent just $657.1 million between 2002 and 2008 from federal government grants and programs, but the abortion behemoth’s own annual reports show that it took in $2.3 billion . . . . Continue Reading »
In a one of oh so many mendacious maneuvers to help sell Obamacare, Congress segregated a law needed to keep Medicare docs from suffering a huge pay from the bill in chief, even though it clearly was germane to the legislation that centralized federal control over health care. The purpose for . . . . Continue Reading »
The BBC reports this fascinating discovery: Ancient Egyptian city located in Nile Delta by radar.An ancient Egyptian city believed to be Avaris, the capital of the Hyksos people who ruled 3,500 years ago, has been located by radar, Egypt’s culture ministry says. . . . A team of Austrian . . . . Continue Reading »
Last week at The Corner , Daniel Foster quoted a reader as saying, “I’m always astonished by the ability of Economist obits to make you miss someone you never knew existed.” That’s the way I felt after watching this brief clip of legendary coach John Wooden , who passed away . . . . Continue Reading »
In today’s “On the Square” article. R. R. Reno reflects on Walt Whitman and the World at Our Disposal . He argues that despite appearances (that “I celebrate myself” business), Whitman’s hymns to the self do not reflect an inwardly turned selfishness. On the . . . . Continue Reading »
It should be taken as a compliment to Catholicism that, at least within the domain of pop culture, the most acclaimed cases leveled against it do not engage it with arguments, but instead with contrived historical narratives, many of which rise barely above the level of pure myth. Following the . . . . Continue Reading »
Ancient tradition tells us that the early Christian creedal hymn, Te Deum Laudamus, originated spontaneously with Sts. Ambrose and Augustine at the latter’s baptism near the end of the 4th century. It was more likely written in the early 5th century by Nikitas, bishop of Remesiana, whose feast . . . . Continue Reading »
Tomorrow, in “On the Square,” senior editor R.R. Reno will reflect on what Walt Whitman’s self-exaltation taught him about what he fears in our radically democratic culture. In the meantime, vigorous discussions continue of Joseph Bottum’s They Did It from Friday and . . . . Continue Reading »
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