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September 2012

September 28, 2012

Christian Persecution: Conversing with Killer Bees

I'm not a long-time, big-time star blogger like many of the folks you'll find here...

September 28, 2012

Christian Persecution: Can Christianity Survive in the MIddle East?

Archbishop Louis Sako of Kirkuk. Credit: ACN. Kirkuk, Iraq, Sep 7, 2012 / 04:01 am (CNA

September 28, 2012

Christian Persecution: Nigerian Church Bombings Continue

More Nigerian Church Bombings by John Campbell September 25, 2012 A woman cries during...

September 27, 2012

Supreme Court Directs Response to Challenge on Abortion Funding in Obamacare

www.LC.org Washington, DC - Today the U.S. Supreme Court opened its new term and directed...

September 27, 2012

The Year of Faith Oct 11, 2012 – Nov 24, 2013

I thought you might like to read the Holy Father's Apostolic Letter proclaiming the Year...

September 27, 2012

Marriage is a Mess and Homosexuals Didn’t Do It

I support traditional marriage. I have a public track record and the scars to prove...

September 26, 2012

President Obama, Human Trafficking and the Catholic Church

I first heard about the attempts to force Catholic shelters for trafficking victims to refer...

September 26, 2012

The Church, Same Sex Marriage and Biased Reporting

Archbishop John J Meyers, of the Archdiocese of Newark, went out on a limb and...

September 25, 2012

I Guess I Can Get My Rosary Out of the Trash

I guess I can get my Rosary out of the trash and pull my statue...

September 23, 2012

The REAL Welfare Queens: The Overbearing, Election-Buying, Congress-Owning, Almighty Money Changers

Let's talk for a moment about people who feel "entitled" to government hand-outs. I don't...

September 22, 2012

Speaking of Hypocrisy and Why It Matters

Mark Shea, over at Catholic and Enjoying It, just put up a post that I...

September 22, 2012

Pope Benedict: Defending Traditional Marriage is Prophetic

Vatican City, Sep 21, 2012 / 04:38 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Against the backdrop of an...

September 22, 2012

Cardinal Dolan Explains Catholic Opposition to the HHS Mandate

Cardinal Timothy Dolan gave a brief interview a few months ago concerning the HHS Mandate....

September 21, 2012

Huge Increase in Vocations Among Cloistered Nuns in Spain

This video of young women in love with Our Lord was the tonic I needed...

September 20, 2012

American Bishops Urge Renewal of Economy

Bishop Stephen E. Blaire of Stockton, Calif. Washington D.C., Aug 15, 2012 / 12:03 am...

September 19, 2012

Love Jesus and Hate Religion? Count Me Out.

I am not one of those people who "loves Jesus but hates religion." I am...

September 18, 2012

Patronizing the Faithful: Catholics for Obama

Mr President, don't patronize Catholics. Stop attacking religious freedom. Repeal the HHS Mandate.

September 17, 2012

Religion, Politics and Lilies The Fester

To Dolan or not to Dolan? That was the question. Cardinal Timothy Dolan and his...

September 15, 2012

The ACLU, the HHS Mandate, and Religious Freedom

For decades, the American Civil Liberties Union has been the self-appointed defender of civil liberties...

September 15, 2012

Pope Benedict Calls for Christians, Muslims to Unite Against Violence

The Holy Father made a statement on Vatican Radio yesterday calling for Christians and Muslims...

September 14, 2012

She Could Have Been Me

She could have been me. I didn't get to that thought at first. My...

September 12, 2012

Homeschool vs Govt Schools: Vatican Says Let Parents Decide

Public schools do not offer an equal chance for a good education to all students....

September 09, 2012

What Other World Leader …

What other world leader would go into a troubled area like Lebanon? The Holy Father...

September 09, 2012

Christian Persecution: British Charity Accused of Funding Boko Haram

Men look at the wreckage of a car following a bomb blast in Abuja last...

September 06, 2012

Are Pro-Life Democrats Being Hunted to Extinction by Their Own Party?

I've got a strong pulse for somebody who's supposed to be extinct. I am battered,...

September 05, 2012

My Archbishop is Not a Wimp

My religious leader, Archbishop Paul Coakley, is not a wimp. Archbishop Paul Coakley of Oklahoma...

September 01, 2012

Public Humiliation, Forgiveness and Cardinal Cordileone

I do not drink when I know that I will have to drive later. By...

August 2012

August 30, 2012

Sonshine and Christopher Closeup

Do you need a spoonful of sugar to help the cynicism and anger of this...

August 30, 2012

Labor Day and the Dignity and Value of Working People

Deacon Greg Kandra, over at The Deacon's Bench, has a post today that pays a...

August 29, 2012

I am Proud of the Bishops

I am proud of the way that the United States Catholic Bishops have handled the...