Last year when Obama said that his views on “gay marriage” were evolving, I wrote that my views had also evolved on the marriage debate. I explained how I went from not-really-caring to wide-eyed-activism. Well, I think I’m ready to admit the next stage, a firmer … Continue readingMy “Let It Be” Stage on “Gay Marriage”
The two lifelong friends chatted in the booth of the Sweet Basil Diner, with their mothers and siblings, anticipating waffles and chocolate chip Mickey Mouse pancakes. “What should we name our first born?” They agreed on “Bacon.” In the years they’d known each other they’d gone … Continue readingMarriage Lives in the Hearts of Children
I’ll probably never write a book, or at least I don’t think I have one in me right now, but I’ve spent years writing scientific papers and reports, and although I don’t do that any more it probably has affected my approach to writing blog … Continue readingHow to Write a Blog Post
The Wall Street Journal had an article about a woman who had her eggs frozen in her late 30s so that she could plan her family in her 40s when her fertility is gone. She spent almost $50,000 to freeze 70 eggs, obliterating her savings … Continue readingLiving the Rebuttal to Egg Freezing
The Venerable Archbishop Fulton Sheen once gave a talk on the Devil and at the end of it he said that when there is silence, day or night, he is startled by a cry. The first time he heard it, the cry came down from … Continue reading“A Man on a Cross” Fulton Sheen