Category Archives: LIFE ISSUES

SHARIA HONOR KILLINGS ARE ON THE RISE IN THE WEST

I HAVE POSTED BEFORE ABOUT THE HORROR OF SHARIA HONOR KILLINGS AND THE SUBJECT KEEPS COMING UP IN THE NEWS OFTEN ENOUGH THAT I FEEL IT IS IMPORTANT TO POST ABOUT IT AGAIN AND AGAIN. WHILE THE ITEM BELOW CONCERNS … Continue reading

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BIRTHDAYS COME AND BIRTHDAYS GO; ONLY GOD IS COUNTING

When I turned 87 years of age on June 9, I figured that it was time for a little reflection! I thank God for my parents and for the gift of life which God gave me through them! I thank … Continue reading

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BELGIUM PROVIDES A PREVIEW OF THE COMING USA ORGAN HARVESTING INDUSTRY

Belgian Doctors Euthanized Disabled Patient and Harvested Her Organs Saturday, May 8, 2010, 4:17 PM Wesley J. Smith http://www.firstthings.com/blogs/secondhandsmoke/2010/05/08/belgian-doctors-euthanized-disabled-patient-and-harvested-her-organs/ I found the article about the Belgian euthanasia coupled with organ harvesting referenced in my critique yesterday of a bioethics journal … Continue reading

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SOMETIMES COURAGE IS REWARDED WITH A GREATER LOVE THAN ONE CAN IMAGINE

YOU WOULD THINK, WOULDN’T YOU that a woman who was enjoying a meteoric rise in her political career would be the last person on earth who would want to give birth to a child knowing that it was predicted by … Continue reading

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THE QUIESCENT BRAIN AND PUBLIC EXECUTION, Part Two

Mark Steyn has republished two articles he wrote five years ago on the occasion of the judicial murder of Terri Schiavo, here is the second of those articles: ********************************************************* HERE’S YOUR SHROUD AND WHAT’S YOUR HURRY? Five Years Ago Sunday, … Continue reading

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ARCHBISHOP RINO FISICHELLA, PRESIDENT OF THE PONTIFICAL ACADEMY FOR LIFE, MUST BE REPLACED !

Head of Pontifical Academy for Life Should be Removed Say Five Pontifical Academy for Life Members By Hilary White, Rome correspondent ROME, February 17, 2010 LifeSiteNews.com http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2010/feb/10021701.html Five prominent members of the Vatican’s Pontifical Academy for Life are calling on … Continue reading

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FROM ITS FIRST INSTANT, THE LIFE OF MAN IS CHARACTERIZED BY THE FACT OF BEING A HUMAN LIFE

VATICAN CITY, 13 FEB 2010 (VIS) – This morning the Holy Father received in audience members of the Pontifical Academy for Life, the president of which is Archbishop Rino Fisichella. The academy is currently meeting for its annual plenary assembly. … Continue reading

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RANDALL TERRY HAS ISSUED AN APOLOGIA TO ARCHBISHOP BURKE

IN MARCH, 2009, RANDALL TERRY, THE LEADER OF A VERY ACTIVE AND LARGE BODY OF PRO-LIFE PEOPLE WAS GRANTED INTERVIEWS WITH A NUMBER OF VATICAN OFFICIALS.  THE MOST IMPORTANT OFFICIAL FROM THE STANDPOINT OF THE WORK OF RANDALL TERRY AND … Continue reading

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A YOUNG PRIEST HAS THE RIGHT PERSPECTIVE ON THE FUNERAL OF TED KENNEDY

IN MY POST ON WHY I THOUGHT IT WAS IMPORTANT FOR THE CLERGY AND LAITY to speak on the scandal of the funeral of Ted Kennedy I pointed out that there are times in the Church’s history when it is … Continue reading

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THE USCCB GAMBIT ON HEALTH CARE

THE USCCB GAMBIT ON HEALTH CARE by Phil Lawler || category Commentary Posted Sep. 14, 2009 12:17 PM http://www.catholicculture.org/commentary/blog.cfm?id=483 Last week, in response to President Obama’s speech on health-care reform, Richard Doerflinger– a veteran staff member for the US bishops’ … Continue reading

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