Seasons of Grace

Human Cloning Has Arrived–Like It Or Not

Kathy Schiffer — Wed, 22 May 2013 22:08:34 +0000

Human cloning is finally here—but the scientific community and the popular media are reluctant to tell the story. According to Wesley J. Smith, Senior Fellow at the Discovery Institute’s Center for Human Exceptionalism, an international group of scientists have successfully created scores of cloned human embryos. The team of scientists claimed, in the prominent peer-reviewed journal Cell, [...]

Can’t Get By Without Your Morning Cup o’ Joe? Skip Starbucks, Go to St. James Coffee

Kathy Schiffer — Wed, 22 May 2013 17:00:25 +0000

UPDATE: Your help is needed to keep this great Ministry of Coffee open! St. James Coffee opened last July and has struggled financially; they now have about 8-10 weeks of funds at their current numbers. Sales are improving; expenses are being reduced. Their events are varied, successful and fruitful. But without some help, the [...]

Tongues of Fire: Pentecost and Its Golden Sequence

Kathy Schiffer — Sun, 19 May 2013 03:00:54 +0000

Then there appeared to them tongues as of fire, which parted and came to rest on each one of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in different tongues, as the Spirit enabled them to proclaim. We sometimes take it for granted, this Feast of Pentecost. We know [...]

Saturday Special: A Garden of Roses for Our Mother

Kathy Schiffer — Sat, 18 May 2013 05:45:37 +0000

In this Marian month, I continue my weekly focus on Mary, the Mother of God. This week: the Rosary. “The holy Rosary is a powerful weapon. Use it with confidence and you’ll be amazed at the results.” - Saint Josemaria Escriva I confess: I’ve sometimes had a difficult time praying the Rosary. I could try to persuade [...]

A Life Story, a Love Story in 85 Seconds

Kathy Schiffer — Fri, 17 May 2013 03:14:53 +0000

Getty Images, the world’s leading stock photo agency, offers more than 80 million still images and photos and more than 50,000 hours of stock film footage for business and consumer use. The Seattle-based company targets three markets: advertising and graphic design professionals, the media, and the corporate world. In May 2012, Getty Images touted their [...]