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August 2013

August 31, 2013

When Is Military Spending ENDANGERING America: Eisenhower’s Military-Industrial Complex Speech, 1961

A commenter in The Debate: When Does Military Spending ENDANGER America? referred to President Dwight...

August 31, 2013

The Debate: When Does Military Spending ENDANGER America?

Is President Obama going to unilaterally take this country to war in Syria against the...

January 2013

January 25, 2013

Stop Slogan-Voting. Stop Hate-Voting. Stop Being Manipulated. Part 5. Women’s Health = Slogan Voting

I am a Jesus-loving, Catechism-following, pro-life feminist. It appears that by simply being my own...

January 22, 2013

Do Pro Abortion Catholics Lack Essential Integrity?

"It represents a lack of integrity for a public official to expect others to accept...

December 2012

December 21, 2012

Fiscal Cliff: Obama wants more than just taxes on rich folks …

Are we heading for a future where the only non-profits will be those with government...

December 19, 2012

Finding Normal

It's still Advent. Christmas is right around the corner. We have to pull ourselves out...

December 11, 2012

The Supreme Court Should Leave Marriage Alone

Same-sex marriage is a compelling issue for many people on both sides of the question....

December 04, 2012

Pro-Life Advocates Urge GOP to Stay the Course on Pro-Life

Pro-life advocates are asking the Republicans to stand strong on their party's pro life position....

December 02, 2012

Someone’s Coming, and We Need to Get Ready

Today is the first day of Advent. A time when we prepare to meet Our...

December 01, 2012

Giving Up the Fight: Should Republicans Drop Pro Life; Should Evangelicals Give Up on Traditional Marriage; Should Everybody But the Catholic Church Run Away?

There has been a spate of articles and interviews, including one with no less a...

November 2012

November 26, 2012

Killing Women in the Name of Reproductive Health

The IUD is making a come-back. Thirty years after lawsuits concerning deaths, hospitalizations and infections...

November 26, 2012

The Pill: Killing Women in the Name of Reproductive Health

Remember Yaz? I've lost count of the Yaz commercials I saw. Here are a couple...

November 17, 2012

Atheists to Obama: Remove ‘So Help Me God’ From Oath of Office

The Freedom From Religion Foundation sent the following letter to President Obama two days after...

November 14, 2012

Today I Took the Oath of Office and Will Begin a 54 Day Novena

5 At Gibeon the Lord appeared to Solomon during the night in a dream, and God said, “Ask for whatever you...

November 13, 2012

Bishops Vow to Continue Fight for Religious Freedom, Marriage and the Family

Baltimore, Md., Nov 12, 2012 / 03:54 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- In the aftermath of...

November 12, 2012

So … What does it look like from your side?

A reader brought me up short yesterday with the observation that Oklahoma is not the...

November 12, 2012

St Martin of Tours and Building a Christian Counter-Culture

St Martin of Tours offers an example for Christians in these times of aggressive secularism....

November 11, 2012

Red Sky At Morning …

Long before this election, I felt that our religious leaders had focused too much of...

November 11, 2012

The Price

Dietrich Bonnhoeffer lived and died in a time when much of the Church, both Protestant...

November 11, 2012

Rev Billy Graham Calls Christians to Repentance and Prayer in Wake of Election

Billy Graham wrote a letter to America after the election this week which I think...

November 10, 2012

Archbishop Chaput: Catholics May Not Be Able to Support Either Republicans or Democrats

Archbishop Charles J. Chaput says that when it comes to voting, Catholics may not...

November 10, 2012

Standing Our Ground for The First Freedom

I've been saving this. I'm not a seer. I don't have a crystal ball. But...

November 10, 2012

Battle for the GOP: Will Republicans Dump Pro-Life Issues?

That didn't take long. According to a LifeNews article, Republican political consultants are "calling on...

November 09, 2012

Christian Persecution: What Does the Election Mean to Christian Freedom?

What does Tuesday's election mean to Christians?We have two polarized political parties who have demonstrated...

November 09, 2012

Archdiocese of Oklahoma City Opposed Anti-Hispanic Law

I was never more proud to be a Catholic than when my archbishop, Archbishop (now...

November 08, 2012

What Happened With the “Catholic Vote?”

I have read and heard lots of comments saying that President Obama "won" the Catholic...

November 08, 2012

HHS Mandate: Obama’s Polarizing Bet and How It Played Out

I'm going to write about the Democratic Party's turn to polarizing wedge-issue campaigning quite a lot...

November 08, 2012

The People Spoke. Case Closed. Done Deal.

The people spoke Tuesday, November 6, 2012. Barach Obama was re-elected President of the United...

November 08, 2012

Gay Marriage, Euthanasia, Abortion, Marijuana: How Did They Vote?

Gay marriage Did Maryland voters legalize gay marriage? YES Did Maine voters legalize gay marriage?...

November 07, 2012

Cardinal Dolan’s Letter to Obama

I thought you might want to read the full text of Cardinal Dolan's letter of...