I have a new opinion piece that was published yesterday in the Hartford Courant: Who Decides ‘Defective?’  about a new process for in vitro fertilization. It begins: Researchers recently announced a new method for in vitro fertilization. The technical term for the process is chromosome aneuploidy screening, and it triples the chances — from 30 percent…

I grew up in a variety of church settings–Episcopalian, Presbyterian, Congregational, non-denominational… We now attend a Vineyard church, and we love the informality of the service, the loving community, the fact that our children can dance in the back of the room where the church meets. I appreciate aspects of all the branches of the…

I remember the moment when I figured out Santa wasn’t real. I was young, maybe six-years old. Sitting on the trundle bed in my room, thinking about the tooth fairy, who was due to come that evening. All at once it struck me: “This is ridiculous. There can’t be a fairy who flies into my…

Every day when I return home from work, as soon as I am through the front door, I can hear Jonathan scampering toward me yelling “DADDY!  Daddy’s home!” I immediately receive a bear hug and a huge smile. Funny thing is that when I return from a quick run to the grocery store, I receive…

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