https://pjmedia.com/richardfernandez/2008/06/26/hymn-to-love/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 08:06:40 -0400<![CDATA[The boy upon whose life the movie Lorenzo&#8217;s Oil was based died, aged 30. &#8220;On May 29, the family of Lorenzo Odone celebrated his 30th birthday. He died the next day. He had lived 22 years longer than doctors predicted when they diagnosed him &#8211; at the age of six &#8211; with an incurable, degenerative disease of the nervous system. His continued survival was attributed to an oil which his parents, Augusto and Michaela, had invented.&#8221; Their home, which ought by rights to have been a depressing place, was instead a shrine to love.]]>Thu, 26 Jun 2008 21:32:16 -0400<![CDATA[Richard Fernandez]]>https://pjmedia.com/richard-fernandez/2008/06/26/hymn-to-love-n185666