Not a Loving Alternative

THE CULTURE OF Death often tries to tell us that euthanasia is actually loving; saying that it is loving to end suffering by the act of killing.

OK, for the sake of argument, I'll play along with that game.

Suppose that ending the life of someone who is suffering is indeed loving.  True love, of course, will do anything for the beloved, no matter the cost.  Assuming that you do think that euthanasia is indeed loving, are you willing to forsake everything to accomplish that act?  Are you willing to sacrifice your career, fortune, property, inheritance, freedom, and even your very life itself for it?

No?  Well, then that isn't love.

Plans for the Sanctuary of the Divine Mercy

THE DIVINE MERCY is to be venerated at a remarkable new sanctuary to be built in Chicago.  See the article Second Spring: Chicago's Sanctuary of the Divine Mercy over at Creative Minority Report.

A Most Remarkable Dream

I HAD the most remarkable dream the other day.  This was not my typical incoherent, but visually interesting dream, but rather it was theological in nature!  It was a discourse on the Third Person of the Blessed Trinity, quite appropriate for the Feast of Pentecost.

At the loud words HOLY SPIRIT I suddenly woke up, finding myself in church with the priest, in the middle of his homily, looking directly at me and looking somewhat perturbed.

I completely blame my somnolence on the wonderful Mother's Day lunch and good drinks I had earlier enjoyed at my brother's house.  Note to self:  always go to Mass before breakfast.

Siamese Cat

My brother's cat.

Photos of Sacred Heart Church, in Valley Park, Missouri