Today’s Saint

June 29, 2020

Saint of the Day for June 29: Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul

By Franciscan Media - Peter (d. 64?) Saint Mark ends the first half of his Gospel with a triumphant climax. He has recorded doubt, misunderstanding, and the opposition of many to Jesus. Now Peter makes his great confession of faith: “You are the Messiah” (Mark 8:29b). It was one of the many glorious moments in Peter’s life, beginning with the day he was called from his nets along the Sea of Galilee to become a fisher of men for Jesus.
June 26, 2020

Saint of the Day for June 26: Blessed Raymond Lull (c. 1235 – June 28, 1315)

By Franciscan Media Blessed Raymond Lull’s Story – Raymond worked all his life to promote the missions and died a missionary to North Africa. Raymond was born […]
June 25, 2020

Saint of the Day for June 25: Blessed Jutta of Thuringia (d. c. 1260)

By Franciscan Media Blessed Jutta of Thuringia’s Story – Today’s patroness of Prussia began her life amidst luxury and power but died the death of a simple […]
June 24, 2020

Stop Playing God with Human Genes, by John Stonestreet, Roberto Rivera

By John Stonestreet and Roberto Rivera, CNSNews - For years, I’ve worried and warned about the dangers posed by gene editing technologies, such as CRISPR. In the words of one of its inventors, CRISPR makes the human genome “as malleable as a piece of literary prose at the mercy of an editor’s red pen.”... At least, that’s the promise that has yet to materialize... In 2018, a Chinese scientist announced he’d used CRISPR to genetically modify human embryos. At the time, more “respectable” scientists denounced his actions as “unethical,” given how new the technology was and how little ethical oversight there was for using it.

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