Archive for April 2025
Big News! The Prenatal Human Development Education Bill passes!
The legislature just passed the Prenatal Human Development Education bill. Now it moves on to Governor Reynolds to sign into law! This bill provides that fetal development related to pregnancy…
Read MoreIs U.S. poverty really a thing?
Jesus said, “For you have the poor with you always” (Matthew 26:11). But is He correct? The U.S. official poverty rate was 11.6% in 2021, but that number doesn’t count…
Read MoreGreatest love songs ever: #42 “Ring of Fire”
By Tom Quiner “Love is a burning thing!” This line propels “Ring of Fire” out of the starting measure at breakneck speed. This is a love song about passion. Passion…
Read MoreGreatest love songs ever: #43 “I’m a Believer”
By Tom Quiner What a shift! From the jazz-drenched “In a Sentimental Mood” last week to this week’s rocker from the sixties, “I’m a Believer!” Baby Boomers know the song…
Read MoreConflicted justice
The case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia roils the nation. Mr. Garcia made headlines when the Trump administration expelled him from the U.S. to his native country of El…
Read MoreGreatest love songs ever: #44 “In a Sentimental Mood”
By Tom Quiner Critics tend to disparage sentiment. They prefer Stephen Sondheim’s cynical take on love over Oscar Hammerstein’s sentimental outlook. Duke Ellington falls into a different category completely, as…
Read MoreDid MercyOne buck Catholic teachings in malpractice case?
MercyOne Medical Center (formerly Mercy Hospital) is part of Catholic Health Initiatives-Iowa. In a recent medical malpractice case, they made an un-Catholic argument that the death of an unborn baby…
Read MoreGreatest love songs ever: #45 “You Make Me Feel Like A Natural Woman”
By Tom Quiner Carol King is one of the greatest living songwriters. You and I could have a lively debate on which of her many love songs is the best.…
Read MoreJoin us for “An Evening of Glory”
Click to Get Tickets HERE Mark your calendar for Friday, May 2nd and experience “An Evening of Glory” at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Waukee, Iowa. Pulse Life Advocates is…
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