Conversion Must be From the Heart

1. Here's an excellent piece by a woman who was adamantly pro-abortion and has now become ardently pro-life, demonstrating that emptiness of the most common pro-abortion arguments. Sadly, reason is not all that is necessary to convert people, although it certainly works on some. Overcoming hardness of heart and fear needs different tactics -- primarily love. But speaking the truth is a great starting point.

2. I don't know what to make of this -- childless adult women who play make-believe with realistic infant dolls called "Reborns". There has to be a core of unresolved grief from infertility, miscarriage and abortion here. So sad.

3. No matter how accommodating one is, intolerant fanatics will always hate the Church, merely because it's the Church and speaks the truth as taught by Jesus Christ. Here, hateful graffiti is painted on the walls of what is generally considered a "pro-gay" Catholic Church, because the Archbishop of San Francisco had the nerve to support Prop 8. This was foreseen, and we were warned -- see Luke 21:12-19.

4. News Flash #1: Study shows that for kids who already have good moral values and stable families, abstinence pledges have no additional effect on their sexual behavior. News Flash #2: The news media totally mis-reports the study: see here and here. News Flash #3: None of us are surprised by either story.

5. So it appears that the "Gang of Three" have reached their selling point (powerful leadership positions and some unclear kind of maybe-maybe-not amorphous "understanding" about the same-sex "marriage" bill), and the Democrats will indeed control the New York State Senate. Prepare for the worst -- Tom Duane is going to be Chairperson of the Senate Health Committee and Eric Schneidermann will head Codes. St. Joan of Arc, pray for us.

6. You may have asked yourself the burning question, "Will there be lawyers in heaven?" (You may also have asked yourself questions about lawyers burning in that other place, but that's for another time) Anyway, the answer is: maybe. Hey, come on. You were expecting a clear answer from a lawyer?

7. Posting later today at my official ArchNY blog on "Sorry, Mr. Obama, you're no Lincoln".