Yesterday, I happened across a news article about Sarah Palin and her comments about baptism and waterboarding. Folks, if you are still a fan of hers, it is time to move on, especially if you are Catholic. We, as Catholics, cannot support those who support torture. The denouncement of torture is spelled out very...
If I had a nickel for each tweet or facebook status I read last night that complained of the commercials and then the halftime show for the Super Bowl, I think I could probably buy a nice cup of coffee at the local coffee place today. The commercials were too sexual, too misogynistic, too vulgar. Then the half time...
USCCB Responds To Inaccurate Statement Of Fact On HHS Mandate Made During Vice Presidential Debate October 12, 2012 WASHINGTON—The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) issued the following statement, October 12. Full text follows: Last night, the following statement was made during the Vice Presidential...
Earlier today I witnessed what I would describe as a horrible display of understanding of Church teaching I have ever seen and from "solid" Catholics. My heart is so heavy over this and while not despairing, I am close and clinging to Christ Crucified right now. We often hear of the tern "cafeteria Catholic" and it...
CCC 2297 Kidnapping and hostage taking bring on a reign of terror; by means of threats they subject their victims to intolerable pressures. They are morally wrong. Terrorism threatens, wounds, and kills indiscriminately; it is gravely against justice and charity. Torture which uses physical or moral violence to...
“Have you ever bothered to think how absurd it is to leave one’s Catholicism aside on entering a university, or a professional association, or a scholarly meeting, or a congress, as if you were checking your hat at the door?” - the Beloved St. Josemaria Escriva
I just want all my readers to know that I write this blog and I approve all content before things are posted. Joshua, my husband, has posted only one time on this blog and I asked him to do so. I received this comment on my blog, in response to a post I wrote : Joshua, I feel so sorry for you small-minded...
Ron Paul IS Pro-Life Being Pro-Life Is Necessary to Defend Liberty by Congressman Ron Paul Libertarians for Life Copyright 1981 Pro-life libertarians have a vital task to perform: to persuade the many abortion-supporting libertarians of the contradiction between abortion and individual liberty; and, to sever the...
What have you heard about Dr. Paul and his beliefs? What have you heard about his plans for our country, if elected President? Have you relied on second or third hand accounts of his words? Have you heard that he is for legalizing drugs and prostitution? Have you heard that he is an isolationist who does not the...
For a while now, I have been trying to write a post on being open to life. I started thinking about this when I heard or read comments about "planning" children or postponing children because of upcoming plans or deciding to be done because the next baby would require the purchasing of the dreaded minivan. As a...