Category Archives: POLITICAL LIFE IN AMERICA

“WELL IT COULD HAVE BEEN WORSE,” NO IT COULD NOT, IT ONLY DELAYED THE INEVITABLE

!!!! MARRIAGE AND JUSTICE ARE WOUNDED, BUT NOT FATALLY June 27, 2013 Matthew J. Franck http://www.firstthings.com/onthesquare/2013/06/marriage-and-justice-wounded-but-not-fatally You know that someone has bad news to relate when he begins by saying, “well, it could have been worse.” That is what the … Continue reading

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IN TIME THERE WILL BE NO DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE DOMA AND ROE DECISIONS

!!!! June 27, 2013 3:44 PM Kennedy’s DOMA Deception Nationalized gay marriage is now inevitable. By Charles Krauthammer   Outside the Supreme Court. Charles Krauthammer Under the Defense of Marriage Act, the federal government does not recognize same-sex marriages even … Continue reading

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G.K. CHESTERTON WAS PRESCIENT IN 1919

!!!!   THE SUREST WAY TO PERSECUTION IS TO SAY: “IT CAN’T HAPPEN HERE” By Father George Rutler http://blog.newadvent.org/2013/06/the-surest-way-to-persecution-is-to-say.html Our parish is blessed with a shrine to Saint Thomas More. The young artist who painted it after Holbein was a … Continue reading

Posted in 'SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE', ANTI-CATHOLICISM, Freedom of Conscience, FREEDOM OF RELIGION, INTOLERANCE, JESUS CHRIST, JUSTICE, LIBERALISM, MORAL RELATIVISM, POLITICAL CORRECTNESS, POLITICAL LIFE IN AMERICA, RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION | Tagged , | Comments Off on G.K. CHESTERTON WAS PRESCIENT IN 1919

CATHOLIC SCHOOLING PRODUCES CITIZENS NOT SUBJECTS FOR BIG BROTHER

!!!! June 25, 2013 Obama Misrepresents Catholic Schools by Peter Smith Recently visiting Northern Ireland for the G8 meeting at Lough Erne, President Obama said this during his now-traditional speech to local young people: If towns remain divided—if Catholics have … Continue reading

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SIGN UP HERE FOR YOUR PILGRIMAGE TO MECCA OR MEDINA

!!!! Happy Warrior  •   June 17, 2013, ISSUE Acceptance, Silence, and Submission By Mark Steyn   THE NATIONAL REVIEW Four years ago in this space, I was anticipating an increase in Islamic-conversion rates in the likes of Amsterdam and Rotterdam: Let’s … Continue reading

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THE PREFERENTIAL OPTION FOR THE POOR REQUIRES US TO AVOID HARMING THE POOR WHILE TRYING TO HELP THE POOR

!!!! A Compassionate Case Against the Immigration Bill June 20, 2013 Pete Spiliakos http://www.firstthings.com/onthesquare/2013/06/a-compassionate-case-against-the-immigration-bill?utm_source=Newsletter+6-21-13&utm_campaign=Newsletter&utm_medium=email The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops has issued a news release in support of the Gang of Eight’s immigration proposal. The problem is that the Gang of Eight … Continue reading

Posted in BISHOPS, FAMILY LIFE, JESUS CHRIST, JURISPRUDENCE, JUSTICE, LIBERALISM, LIBERATION THEOLOGY, MORAL RELATIVISM, POLITICAL CORRECTNESS, POLITICAL LIFE IN AMERICA, UNITED STATES CONFERENCE OF CATHOLIC BISHOPS, UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION | Tagged , | Comments Off on THE PREFERENTIAL OPTION FOR THE POOR REQUIRES US TO AVOID HARMING THE POOR WHILE TRYING TO HELP THE POOR

IF YOU HAD ANY DOUBT THAT OBAMA IS ANTI-CATHOLIC, READ THIS!

!!!! US President undermines Catholic schools after Vatican Prefect praised them by Ian Dunne June 17, 2013 http://www.sconews.co.uk/news/29253/us-president-undermines-catholic-schools-after-vatican-prefect-praised-them/ The US President has made an alarming call for an end to Catholic education in Northern Ireland in spite of the fact … Continue reading

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THE WORLD IS COMING TO AN END: PRO-ABORTS SEEK TO OVERTURN ROE v WADE, BEWARE

!!!! United States Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg A PRO-ABORTION REVERSAL OF ROE? June 14, 2013 Wesley J. Smith http://www.firstthings.com/onthesquare/2013/06/a-pro-abortion-reversal-of-roe Pro-lifers continually pray for the reversal of Roe v. Wade. And with many on both sides of the abortion … Continue reading

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THE JUDAS CRISIS

!!!! What Father Among You: Bishops, Priests, and The Judas Crisis By Fr. Gordon J. MacRae May 22, 2013 http://thesestonewalls.com/gordon-macrae/what-father-among-you-bishops-priests-and-the-judas-crisis/ In his last years, Father Richard John Neuhaus served the Church in the spirit of Saint Matthias. He saw The … Continue reading

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SB303 IS DEAD: PASSIVE EUTHANASIA IS MADE MORE DIFFICULT, BUT THE THREAT IS SURE TO RETURN

!!!! Deuell’s end-of-life bill dead this session, key legislator says By Chuck Lindell American-Statesman Staff http://www.statesman.com/news/news/deuells-end-of-life-bill-dead-this-session-key-leg/nXtfR/ Updated: 11:23 a.m. Friday, May 17, 2013 | Posted: 10:54 a.m. Friday, May 17, 2013 A bitter and increasingly nasty split within the anti-abortion … Continue reading

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