The pipette appears on the screen and sucks up a dot, which is actually human sperm that has been genetically altered. Then the small laboratory tool pierces the membrane of a human egg, releases the sperm, “and you have changed the genetic destiny of that embryo,” notes television host Bill Whitaker. “Yes, we believe so,” nods scientist Shoukhrat Mitalipov.
When Dr. Cathy Ferrier was announced as the Bishop Adam Exner Award winner by the Catholic Civil Rights League last week, she responded with the deep grace familiar to all who know her.
I have found God inescapable for most of my life. Even when I try to run away, there He is.
If you’re reading this, you are likely racist.
Indian residential schools were established by Canada’s federal government, but Christian churches, including the Catholic Church, bought into the plan with enthusiasm.
We just witnessed the wonderful scene of thousands of Canadians marching in Ottawa to show their support for life. It was encouraging but also raises some serious questions.
They are desperate, poor and usually forgotten until violence erupts and the world takes note of them burying their dead.
As spring turns into summer, Canada is about to face a test of its generosity.
I am writing about a friend. Her name is Tanya Granic Allen. I do not normally write about friends or family, but what happened to her at the hands of supposed political allies needs repeating because it was so grotesque and cowardly.
“Was this story about love, money, conquest or disaster?” That was the question Gordon Sinclair asked week after week on CBC-TV’s long-running Front Page Challenge. If a news story did not have at least one of those four elements, Sinclair surmised, it might be a story, but it wasn’t news.
Vanessa Santili-Raimondo: Plastic pollution a sign of failing stewardship
By Vanessa Santilli-Raimondo, The Catholic Register
When I was 10 years old, I’d spend hours creating posters that screamed out in bold letters: “Save the Whales!”