1. Iraqi Christian leaders plead with US, Iran to sort things out
2. 1.7 million human embryos created for IVF thrown away
3. Washington is first state to allow for composting of human bodies
4. Jeff Jacoby: Is abortion on the way out?
5. Chelsea Patterson Sobolik in USA Today:
No one should be forced into lifelong parenting if they don’t want to take on that role. My own birth mother was unable to parent me. However, she didn’t abort me in the womb. She made the brave and courageous decision for me, and allowed me to be adopted by a couple in a position to love and raise a child. I’m able to advocate for the lives of others, particularly for the little ones in the womb, who can’t speak for themselves.
And her book, Longing for Motherhood, is beautiful.
6.
Of Note: The share of children in foster care living with relatives is growing https://t.co/QnZXHzI5jl via @ChildTrends
— Inst. Family Studies (@FamStudies) May 22, 2019
7. Bishop Robert Barron: It’s time for Catholics (and all religious people) to wake up to the danger of the California Confession bill
8. Andy Ferguson on Knock Down the House
Also, if you’ve not read his Atlantic pieces since joining them, print them out for Memorial Day weekend or something. They are all worth reading, he always is.
9. Speaking of the Atlantic, Sohrab Ahmari writes: Abolish the priesthood? Count me out.
10. Speaking of priests, a reflection, even on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/FrHarrison/status/1130838192586805254
And a homily for today on the vine and the branches
11. The September 11th Museum and St. Patrick’s Cathedral: Siblings, years apart
12. High school valedictorian earns more than $3M in scholarships amid homelessness, loss of father