Category Archives: Human Development and Life

The Gospel’s Social Relevance

Posted on June 2, 2011 by Deacon Bob

Here is something worth reading:  The Gospel’s Social Relevance It is a copy of an address that Fr. Raniero Cantalamessa delivered to the general assembly of Caritas International on May 27. Cantalamessa is the preacher of the Pontifical Household, and a Capuchin … Continue reading →

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To My Astonishment….

Posted on May 17, 2011 by Deacon Bob

I posted a couple of days ago about legislation that is working itself through the Iowa legislature in an attempt to keep a late-term abortionist from setting up shop in the state, and how a writer in Des Moines was … Continue reading →

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Would You Believe This!?

Posted on May 15, 2011 by Deacon Bob

Thanks to Susan Kehoe over at A Deacon’s Wife, I learned of an argument pro-abortion advocates are using in the state of Iowa. There is a late-term abortionist across the border in Nebraska who wants to open shop in Iowa. … Continue reading →

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Attention All Deacon’s Wives… and their husbands too

Posted on April 16, 2011 by Deacon Bob

I want to alert you to a new blog I have added to the “Good Blogs” listing to the lower right. It is entitled, A Deacon’s Wife and is the creation of Susan Kehoe who hails from the Des Moines, … Continue reading →

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A Witness for Life

Posted on April 2, 2011 by Deacon Bob

Thanks to The Anchoress, I read a wonderful witness to the value of life written by Lecticia Velasquez. She reflects on the death of Terri Shiavo, John Paul II and on the life of her daughter with Down syndrome. As … Continue reading →

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A Word of Life

Posted on March 21, 2011 by Deacon Bob

“We know from science that the moment of conception is a moment unlike any other. An amazing event takes place at the moment of conception. The union at the moment of conception constitutes an absolutely new and utterly exceptional moment … Continue reading →

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For Your Consideration…..

Posted on March 15, 2011 by Deacon Bob

(Comments made by Fr. Mark Ivany during his homily on January 24, 2011 in Washington, D.C.) “I was watching a show about seals. It was a very well done show that followed a group of scientists on the West Coast … Continue reading →

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Illinois Abolishes the Death Penalty

Posted on March 9, 2011 by Deacon Bob

This morning, Governor Pat Quinn of Illinois, signed into law the bill abolishing the death penalty in Illinois. This bill was passed by the state legislature just a couple of days ago. Shortly thereafter Governor Quinn commuted to life in … Continue reading →

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Abortion News from the State of Virginia

Posted on February 26, 2011 by Deacon Bob

The Virginia legislature passed a law on February 24 that requires all abortion clinics to meet the same standards as hospitals. Opponents of the bill are saying this will lead to the closure of 17 of the state’s 21 abortions … Continue reading →

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Did You Know…?

Posted on January 8, 2011 by Deacon Bob

New York City’s Department of Health and Mental Hygiene released a statistic recently that is startling. Forty-one percent (41%) of all pregnancies in New York City end in abortion. Forty-one per cent! The national average is 23%, according to the … Continue reading →

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Reflection for the Day

Posted on December 23, 2010 by Deacon Bob

I received this from an college friend of mine, who happens to be my insurance agent now. I believe he read it in the pope’s encyclical, Evangelium Vitae. “Man is called to a fullness of life which far exceeds the … Continue reading →

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Wisdom of our Elders

Posted on August 30, 2010 by Deacon Bob

I was listening to a television rerun last night.  The scene was a room full of nursing home residents who had been essentially “dumped” into the facility by family. A few of them commented, “People treat animals better than us. … Continue reading →

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The Dignity of the Worker

Posted on August 24, 2010 by Deacon Bob

Bishop William F. Murphy of Rockville Centre, New York had some interesting things to say recently in the U.S. bishops’ annual Labor Day statement. “More than ever, the dignity of the worker is a foundation upon which we should measure … Continue reading →

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Markets Created by Abortion

Posted on August 14, 2010 by Deacon Bob

I just received the latest Ethics and Medics. The entire issue is a partial reprint of Victoria Evans’ thesis, “Commercial Markets Created by Abortion: Profiting from the Fetal Distribution Chain,” presented to the Pontifical Athenaeum Regina Apostolorum in Rome. Victoria … Continue reading →

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50th Anniversary of “The Pill”

Posted on August 10, 2010 by Deacon Bob

My good friend Deacon Joe recently sent me a couple of links to a two-part article written by Michelle Bauman, a junior at the University of Dallas where she is studying politics and journalism. Despite its widespread use, the birth … Continue reading →

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Capital Punishment

Posted on June 20, 2010 by Deacon Bob

I would like to direct you to a brother deacon’s blog, Catholicos Diaconos, for a thought provoking essay on capital punishment he posted attributed to George Orwell entitled, The Hanging. Deacon Scott Dodge is a deacon of the Diocese of Salt … Continue reading →

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The Call to Celibacy

Posted on May 20, 2010 by Deacon Bob

Celibacy is a special vocation to live life without sexual intercourse and to integrate one’s sexuality completely into one’s life — into all that one does and says. All of us are called to live an integrated life, expressing our … Continue reading →

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The Health Care Debate – Statement of Cardinal Francis George, President of the USCCB

Posted on March 18, 2010 by Deacon Bob

If you are news aware at all you know that the Congress is nearing some decision on the health care reform bill before it. I would like to share with you an excerpt from a statement of the President of … Continue reading →

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The Church’s Message of Hope

Posted on February 9, 2010 by Deacon Bob

The Holy Father spoke to the Scottish bishops during their ad limina visit a few days ago. He accented how the Church’s teachings, especially in the area of family and human life, must be presented in a positive manner that inspires … Continue reading →

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Benedict XVI on the Rights of Children

Posted on February 8, 2010 by Deacon Bob

I’d like to bring your attention to an address the Holy Father gave today to the plenary meeting of the Pontifical Committee on the Family. His whole address can be found at the Vatican website (see link to the lower … Continue reading →

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