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Hidden Treasures is a beautiful new blog designed for families who might be new to the diagnosis of Trisomy 21. Its goal is to help parents obtain a better understanding of the diagnosis -- an accurate and up - to - date picture of Down Syndrome. Check it out here.

Leticia at causa nostrae laetitiae and cause of our joy will be on be interviewed at 4:30 EST on the Drew Mariani Show by Fr. James Kubicki of The Apostleship of Prayer . Click here to listen online. Let's keep her in our prayers and ask the Holy Spirit to grant her peace and assist her in communicating clearly to parents of children with Down syndrome about The Dr. Jerome Lejeune Society . I will also be praying for the intercession of St. John Chrysostom, patron saint of speakers, and St. Gabriel, patron saint of communicators and radio.

Go over to Team Hsu and enjoy the posts about our children and church. Via Leticia at Cause of our Joy.

It's up at Cause of our Joy. Come and visit the carnival , meet some amazing moms, and learn some more about what Down syndrome really is, versus the popular misconceptions. Carnival logo button via A Catholic Mom in Hawaii.

You may not have noticed people with Down syndrome - mainly because they hardly exist because of abortion. I've seen one person once at a Catholic function. Playwright Arthur Miller, famous for his social activism, had a Down syndrome child next to no one knew about - and he made sure of that. It's a story of both sadness and joy (as you'll see if you read the whole article) From Vanity Fair (very long article, here an excerpt) Read the rest of Gerald's post here.

The Wichita Eagle's attempts at demonstrating they are fair-minded about presenting human life issues is laughable. The majority of their articles defend late-term abortionist George Tiller and his political cohorts who accept blood money from him for their campaigns and look the other way when he breaks the law or give him a little slap on the wrist. To demonstrate that they are unbiased the Eagle published this short article on Senator Brownback's pro-life stance today. Today's Wichita Eagle presents an adapted excerpt from Kansas Sen. Sam Brownback's new book, "From Power to Purpose: A Remarkable Journey of Faith and Compassion" (Thomas Nelson). It's a straightforward excerpt of the Senator's position and thoughts on the The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists new guidelines recommending that all pregnant women be offered screening to determine whether their child may have Down syndrome, the consequences of that recommendation, a...

Mercatonet has a story on the French doctor who discovered that a patient with Down's had an extra chromosome at the 21st pair. ...The genetic diagnosis known as Trisomy 21 was born, establishing the first ever link between mental disability and a chromosome disorder -- and heralding a new era in genetics. It was a discovery of incalculable importance to people with the condition and their families -- if only at first from a symbolic point of view. The embarrassing and misleading term "mongolism" was gradually retired (although it still crops up) and the term Down's adopted after John Langdon Down who first described the syndrome. But Lejeune's contribution went beyond the scientific into the realm of what we might call "public relations" as he sought to open people's eyes to the human dignity of those affected by the syndrome and their claim on our love and effort. With his trademark combination of precise observation, moral insight and poetry he o...