I’m quite proud of this week’s Angelus News column, in which I make a connection between David Cronenberg’s 1987 body-horror movie The Fly and today’s horrifying movement toward “designer babies.” Happy Halloween.

I’ve been in Philadelphia most of the week, drinking in the art, the grand old buildings of brick and stone, the autumn foliage and a whole bunch else that will time to process.

One highlight was a trip to Maple Farm in Chestnut Hill, which was flowing over with pumpkins, squash, Indian corn, apple cider doughnuts, home-made jams, jellies, pickles, and candies, bright bouquets, fresh produce…my friend and I took advantage of the pick-your-own zinnias feature which, because it’s late in the season, were 10 bucks for a hundred blooms!

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