Title Varies Slightly

Today, I noticed these two headlines:
(Via Wheelie Catholic) National Down Syndrome Society Responds to American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists’ New Recommendations for Prenatal Testing
and
Down Syndrome Brain Function Improved In Mice
Prenatal testing, in itself, may not be good for everyone. Some of us are worriers, who deal well with crises when we are in the [...]

I don’t know whether it’s a coincidence, or a concerted effort, but I’ve noticed that Catholic Answers Live has had several African-American guests this month. Check out their shows if you haven’t done that before; you can stream them or download them as .mp3 files.
In my Protestant days, I made it a point to attend [...]

Today, in our church Lenten study, I brought up one of my favorite movies, Lilo & Stitch.
Stitch is a big-eyed genetic experiment, who has been designed to be evil and destructive. Banished, he escapes with a space cruiser and crash-lands in Hawaii. Stuck on an island, his destructive programming can’t trigger properly. Instead, he learns [...]

Ruth of Wheelie Catholic (I think she’s my only reader) was talking on Sirius radio about being inspirational. In my untenured state, I’ve been keeping this blog sort of anonymous. But although this post may give me away to those who’ve heard it before. I still have to tell the story.
One of my favorite [...]

Here it is, folks, a juxtaposition you won’t find anywhere else.
Last week, the Rosary Army podcast got a severe case of the bawdy sillies over the double meaning of the word “mount”.
And today, the library world is all atwitter with consternation over where the rattlesnake bit the dog.
Now, in neither case was the [...]

Feminists for Life cites a student newspaper report that pregnant students at UCLA may be pressured to abort.
Lila Rose, a sophomore at the University of California-Los Angeles, posed as a pregnant student seeking support for an unplanned pregnancy from the UCLA health center. The Advocate, a new student newspaper, reported today that university health center [...]

Perhaps in my life I shall not heal the world, change my profession, or sow a seed that leads anyone to respond to divine grace.
And I consent to that. But, Lord, please, don’t let me pass from this life and be remembered only as a scandal or a dirty joke.
And may it not be so [...]

Despite the trouble I’ve had finding my blogging “voice,” and the lack of consistency in sitting down to write, I have evidence I am a real blogger now.
I had my first comment spam. I feel oddly fulfilled.

Wheelie Catholic provides a beautiful video clip of competitive wheelchair dancers.
Interesting to see the different kinds of wheelchairs. Wonder if there is a special sport chair for dancing as there is for some other sports? Also, do all these people have perfect trunk control? I only saw one woman who seemed to be wearing [...]

Cathy of Alex has a thoughtful post on The Bully Pulpit, in which she considers the decline of intelligent debate on blogs and perhaps in the culture generally. Well worth your time to read.
It’s odd to me how computer communication leads simultaneously to new intimacy and new callousness. I recently met a longtime online acquaintance [...]