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November 2012

November 24, 2012

491 Canadian Babies Survived Abortions and Left to Die

The grisly logic of abortion is most apparent in the debates and discussions concerning what...

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 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 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 07, 2012

Cardinal Dolan’s Letter to Obama

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

November 05, 2012

Ted Kennedy’s Widow Comes Out Against Euthanasia in Massachusetts

This op-ed piece from Victoria Reggie Kennedy, the widow of Senator Edward Kennedy, is from...

November 03, 2012

Calling Evil Good: How Many People Do You Have to Kill Before It’s Wrong? Part 1

Euthanasia in the Netherlands 1. 17% of euthanasia victims were euthanized by doctors without the...

November 03, 2012

Marriage and Euthanasia: Your Most Important Vote May Be Further Down the Ballot

"The vote in Massachusetts on doctor-prescribed death will be one of the most consequential votes...

November 03, 2012

Attorney General’s Wife Co-Owned Abortionist Office Building

Attorney General Eric Holder's wife, Dr Sharon Holder, and her sister, Margie Tuckson, were co-owners...

November 02, 2012

I’m a Doctor, and I’m a Catholic for Ohio

"This HHS Mandate is going directly going impact my ability to care for some...

October 2012

October 31, 2012

Calling Evil Good: Dr Death, Euthanasia and Rights Talk

Evil begats evil. It also glorifies it. Dr Jack Kevorkian, the serial killer with a...

October 28, 2012

This Came From the President of the United States? Part Two

That didn't take long. There is already a parody of the First Time ad that...

October 25, 2012

When Your Doctor Is Your Executioner

Euthanasia is a growing problem throughout the Western world. I would guess that this is...

October 20, 2012

HHS Mandate: It’s That Simple

The strum und drang surrounding the HHS Mandate complicates the issue beyond comprehension for a...

October 20, 2012

Less of Me: The Diet, Week Three

I skipped posting about The Diet last week. The only thing I could've said was...

October 19, 2012

Thousands Call Planned Parenthood Asking for Imaginary Mammograms

According to Abby Johnson, former Planned Parenthood clinic director and one of the organizers of...

October 18, 2012

Today is Call Planned Parenthood, Schedule an Imaginary Mammogram Day

Live Action News has declared today, October 18, 2012 "Call Planned Parenthood and Schedule an...

October 18, 2012

Stop Slogan-Voting. Stop Hate-Voting. Stop Being Manipulated. DELAYED UNTIL NEXT MONDAY

I'm going to delay this week's installment of Stop Slogan-Voting. Stop Hate-Voting. Stop Being Manipulated....

October 18, 2012

The HHS Mandate: Erasing the Bill of Rights

Frank Weathers, who blogs at Why I Am Catholic, usually says it better. His post,...

October 17, 2012

Presidential Debate 2: Abortion, Planned Parenthood, HHS Mandate

President Obama raised the specter of a war on birth control during the debate last...

October 13, 2012

The War on Girls: NYC Schools Pushing Plan B on Young Girls

In an act of disregard for the health and welfare of young girls, the New...

October 13, 2012

Biden vs Bishops: Say It Ain’t So, Joe

WASHINGTON (RNS) In a rare public rebuke, Catholic bishops chided Vice President Joe Biden for...

October 11, 2012

First Day of the Year of Faith and I’ve Swiped My Mother’s Wheel Chair

Today is the first day of the Year of Faith. I began this auspicious year...

October 10, 2012

Number of Unchurched in USA Increases to One in Five

According to a recent Pew Forum poll, one in five American adults say they do...

October 09, 2012

Reps Hamilton, Peterson File Amicus Brief in Abortion Drug Supreme Court Case

I thought you might enjoy seeing this. The only public statements I will make about...

October 06, 2012

Less of Me: The Diet, Week Two

So much for great plans and good intentions. One of the good people who offered...

October 06, 2012

The Gate of Hell: Prescription Drug Addiction

Through me you go to the grief wracked city; Through me you go to everlasting...

October 04, 2012

The New Morality: I am so important to me. Nobody else matters.

Mark Shea wrote about it earlier this week. I'm going to write about it in...

October 03, 2012

Women Organize Against HHS Mandate

What can we do? That is the question faith-filled women ask me whenever we discuss...

October 01, 2012

Miracle Story: Baby Prayers are the Best

Bob Seidensticker, an occasional atheist commenter here at Public Catholic, has called for miracle stories...