Back in October, the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) published a new definition of infertility. The definition changed from just trying for a kid and not having one to now also include sexual identities that are by nature not […]
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Fiducia Supplicans: Text vs. Media vs. “Spirit”
On Monday, the Vatican released Fiducia Supplicans, which is a document meant to finalize any discussions of blessing gay couples and people in irregular relationships (acting like they are married when they are not). Since then, there has been a […]
Read moreDeisher et al. 2015 on Vaccines & Autism Must Be Retracted Due to Multiple Issues Including Possible Fraud
In 2015, Issues in Law & Medicine published “Epidemiologic and Molecular Relationship Between Vaccine Manufacture and Autism Spectrum Disorder Prevalence” by Theresa A. Deisher, Ngoc V. Doan, Kumiko Koyama, and Sarah Bwabye (Spring;30[1]:47-70. PMID: 26103708) (PDF). Dr. Theresa Deisher is […]
Read more23andMe Hacked: Genetic Privacy and HIPAA
I’m about a month late to the initial revelation that 23andMe got hacked, but more has been coming out over the month. This is a big issue given a bunch of the breech was grabbing whole extended family trees, which […]
Read moreI Hosted a Podcast on Catholic Psychology
Belmont Abbey College has a podcast called conversatio. They rotate hosts, and a few weeks ago, I was asked to be the host for a discussion on psychology with two psychology professors. I think any of you are interested in […]
Read moreAutism and Holy Orders Is a Helpful Book
About a year ago, I got Autism and Holy Orders: How to Help Seminarians with Autism Become Effective Priests by Deacon Lawrence Sutton. I held off reading it as I was writing a review of a prior book of his […]
Read moreKey Laudate Deum Quotes for Everyday Catholics
This morning Pope Francis released Laudate Deum, which is a follow-up to Laudato Si’. The document has a large part on specifics about climate and international conferences that don’t affect the average person as much. You or I can’t change […]
Read more“Fr.” Frank Pavone Listed on Catholic Prayer Gathering as a Speaker
Nine months ago, it was made public that Frank Pavone was dismissed from the clerical state. He is no longer to be called “Father” or “Reverend” in a Catholic context. This was a forced laicization over repeated issues of sexual […]
Read moreOpen Letter to Poilievre on Abortion
Piere Poilievre is an old acquaintance of mine and the leader of Canada’s Conservative Party. He has closed the door on any legislation to limit abortion legality in Canada when the Conservatives have previously been open to at least some […]
Read moreThe Word Set in Stone Is a Good Apologetic Summary of Biblical Archeology
Dave Armstrong is a Catholic Apologist. He recently wrote a book summarizing Biblical Archeology. The title is The Word Set in Stone: How Archaeology, Science, and History Back up the Bible. It goes through the Bible chronologically, examining at various […]
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