Category Archives: BISHOPS

And, as a society, we cannot let it remain law that a doctor or hospital can withdraw even ordinary care (including artificial nutrition and hydration) from a patient without their consent, without recourse, and then limit the time a patient and family has to find another facility. We just cannot.

!!!! State Senator Bob Deuell kassiblog.com Wednesday, May 28, 2014 Congratulations to State Senator Bob Hall & Setting the Record Straight (Again)   Well, the run-off election is in the books.  It was quite a night!  The race I was … Continue reading

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THE OCTOBER SYNOD OF BISHOPS REQUIRES A LOT OF PREPARATION BY THE BISHOP DELEGATES, ARE THEY DOING IT?

!!!! THREE TOPICS FOR THE 2014 SYNOD ON MARRIAGE By Dr. Edward Peters   Some lay experts at the 2012 Synod of Bishops The project to justify holy Communion for divorced-and-remarried Catholics seems to be losing steam. That’s good. As … Continue reading

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!!!! Archbishop Carlo Vigano, Apostolic Nuncio to the United States kassiblog.com Wednesday, May 21, 2014 On Spiritual Clericalism & the Bandwagon Fallacy in the Context of SB 303 http://kassiblog.blogspot.com/2014/05/on-spiritual-clericalism-bandwagon.html I wrote the first version of this on May 15, 2013, … Continue reading

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WELCOME, KASSI MARKS, TO BLOGDOM WHERE YOU ARE SURE TO MAKE A GREAT CONTRIBUTION TO THE CAUSE OF PROTECTING INNOCENT LIFE

!!!! Monday, May 19, 2014 Welcome! Let’s Hit the Ground Running about Life and Death Issues, Legislation, Politics, and Church Teaching Obligatory Introduction & Housekeeping Notes   This is my new blog.  Like a home you have just moved into … Continue reading

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KASPER NEEDS TO KEEP KWIET

!!!!   Even if the pope said it, it was reckless to repeat it by Dr. Edward Peters   http://canonlawblog.wordpress.com/2014/05/08/even-if-the-pope-said-it-it-was-reckless-to-repeat-it/ Cardinal Kasper, in a lengthy interview  [with Commonweal Magazine]  that shows no let-up in his push to change Church discipline on … Continue reading

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THE ENIGMA VARIATIONS OF THE FRANCISCAN PONTIFICATE

!!!! Francis, the Pope of “Humanae Vitae” It is the encyclical he has taken as a model, in spite of its being the most contested of the past century. Bergoglio is raising great expectations for change in the domain of … Continue reading

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SAINT ANSELM: A COURAGEOUS BISHOP, A MODEL FOR OUR TIMES

!!!! April 21, 2014 The ABCs of Anselm by Donald S. Prudlo http://www.crisismagazine.com/2014/the-abcs-of-anselm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+CrisisMagazine+%28Crisis+Magazine%29 Between Geneva and Milan lies a stunning valley surrounded by snow-capped mountains, containing the city of Aosta.  This tiny Italian alpine region is one of the crossroads … Continue reading

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APPROPOS OF THE CHARLOTTE HIGH SCHOOL SCANDAL

!!!! Sister Jane Dominic Laurel, O.P. “Let me solemnly assure you, if you do not eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you.”  John 6, 53 “After hearing his words, … Continue reading

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DO YOU WONDER WHY CANON 915 IS UNIVERSALLY NEGLECTED?

!!!! Cardinal Burke Cardinal Wuerl             Canon Fire: Burke vs. Wuerl April 2014 By Christopher Manion THE NEW OXFORD REVIEW (Christopher Manion is Director of the Campaign for Humanae Vitae™a project of the Bellarmine Forum. … Continue reading

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BRAVO BISHOP THOMAS J. PAPROCKI FOR UPHOLDING THE APPLICATION OF CANONS 915 & 916

!!!! Illinois bishop upholds priest’s decision to deny Communion to pro-abort Sen. Dick Durbin by Patrick B. Craine Thu Apr 03, 2014 14:10 EST SPRINGFIELD, IL, April 3, 2014 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Bishop Thomas J. Paprocki of Springfield, Illinois, known for … Continue reading

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