Originally published November 2018 The inaugural TCL Vancouver Showcase is dishing up unusual opportunities. The eight-team women’s basketball portion of the event tips off Thursday at the Vancouver Convention Centre, with the Notre Dame Fighting Irish as headliners. They’re the reigning NCAA champions. They’re also
The crime trafficking in persons (TIP) is considered “the fastest-growing type of organized crime” and “the third-largest criminal activity in the world.” If that weren’t disturbing enough, get this: the International Labor Organization’s most recent estimates report global profits for traffickers reaching $150 billion USD annually. We don’t
A group of religious sisters in Santo Domingo, Ecuador has installed the country’s first baby drop-off box, as an alternative to abortion for mothers who find themselves unable to care for their newborns. The Missionary Benedictine inaugurated the country’s first “Cradle of Life” baby drop-off
When you become a parent, you immediately begin to worry about all sorts of things. Formula or breastfeeding, best and safest car seats, the balance of child care versus stay-at-home parenting, sleep training, when to introduce solids, vaccines. Porn probably doesn’t top that list. Or
The 28 Benefits of Gratitude This piece from Happier Human is a good starting place when exploring the benefits of gratitude (Amin, 2014). The benefits are split into five groups: Emotional benefits Social benefits Personality benefits Career benefits Health benefits There are many benefits of gratitude,
Katrina Trinko is the editor-in-chief of the Daily Signal “See, if you want to cut off a leg or an arm, you’re mentally ill, but if you want to cut off healthy breasts or a penis, you’re transgender.” Those are the words of Dr. Michelle
The NHS is setting up support centres across England for victims of female genital mutilation – eight walk-in centres where women aged over 18 “will be offered expert care.” (‘New clinics to help victims of female genital mutilation’, Telegraph, September 14, 2019). Understandably, these victims of
This past week marked National Suicide Prevention Week in the United States, a week where mental and public health advocates share tips and advice on suicide prevention and spotting the warning signs of suicide. On Monday of that week, popular evangelical pastor and mental health
Here’s a narrative recently promoted nationally, beginning in Seattle, by the Associated Press. In May, a 75-year-old man with cancer named Robert Fuller obtained a lethal drug overdose under Washington State’s “Death with Dignity” Act, and planned his suicide down to the last detail –
We live in a strange age. It’s an age marked by contention, strife, and factionalism. This is true in the Church and in the realm of politics (both in the U.S. and in many other countries). To take just one example, here’s some objective evidence
