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January 2018

January 20, 2018

President Trump’s Week Marked by Strong Pro Life Actions

President Donald Trump made pro life history this week. He gave a speech addressing the annual...

October 2015

October 12, 2015

Synod Leaders are “Log Rolling” Say Cardinals

A group of Synod Fathers, including Cardinal Dolan, have written a letter to Pope Francis...

August 2015

August 03, 2015

Tyndale Publishers Awarded Permanent Injunction Against HHS Mandate

We won one. The United States District Court for the District of Columbia has granted...

July 2015

July 14, 2015

10th Circuit Rules First Amendment Protections Don’t Apply to Little Sisters of the Poor

The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that the Little Sisters of the Poor...

June 2015

June 09, 2015

“Freedom to Worship” is NOT Freedom of Religion

Oklahoma's Senator James Lankford raised the question, and it's a good one. President Obama has...

June 03, 2015

Obama’s Approval Sinks. What Would it Be if They Asked About Religious Liberty?

CNN recently polled Americans' approval of President Obama's job performance. It turns out that President...

May 2015

May 29, 2015

Crisis Pregnancy Centers are Under Attack for Saving Lives

Two days ago, the California Assembly passed a bill attacking crisis pregnancy centers. Among other...

May 21, 2015

Breaking: Federal Court Forces Notre Dame to Follow HHS Mandate

The 7th US Circuit Court of Appeals rejected the University of Notre Dame's appeal against...

May 20, 2015

Hypocritical Clergy Shut the Door of the Kingdom of Heaven in People’s Faces

My colleague, Linda LaScola writes a blog over on the Atheist Channel. The focus of...

May 15, 2015

The Christian Basher in Chief Explains Pope Francis

Christian/Catholic bashers come from all sectors of society. Some of them come from the left....

April 2015

April 17, 2015

HHS Mandate Loses Another Round with the Supremes

The United States Supreme Court issued an order yesterday that will block the federal government...

February 2015

February 25, 2015

Novena for the Persecuted Church, Day 1

Then war broke out in heaven. Michael and his angels fought against the dragon, and...

January 2015

January 21, 2015

Cherry Picking the Prez’ Big Speech

I’ve known for several months now that I had a job of work ahead of...

December 2014

December 13, 2014

Notre Dame and The Little Sisters of the Poor

I thank you Father … that you have hidden these things from the wise and the learned,...

December 12, 2014

President Obama is an Idiot 2

I don’t know that I’ve ever used a title that provoked such comment as...

December 09, 2014

President Obama is an Idiot

What kind of political idiot would pick a fight with the Little Sisters of the...

August 2014

August 08, 2014

St Michael the Archangel, Defend Us in Battle

July 2014

July 25, 2014

HHS Mandate: NOW Obama Says He Wants to Compromise

Talk about giving the last drop of political blood. President Obama defended the HHS Mandate...

July 25, 2014

Planned Parenthood, Teaching Sexual Fetishism and Other Perversions to Kids

Watch the videos below and consider this: Our government puts $542 million into Planned...

July 22, 2014

Nurse Who Won’t Prescribe the Pill Sues Clinic for Not Hiring Her.

This is the story that irony built. It seems that Sara Hellwege is a...

July 22, 2014

Will Obama’s One Man ENDA End Up in Court?

One of my Facebook friends called him “the great divider.” Even though I am both...

July 21, 2014

The Catholic Bishops Aren’t ‘In Bed’ with President Obama. They’re In Court with Him.

I hate it when I have to spend my good time sweeping up...

July 19, 2014

Obama to Issue Special Protection Order to Gays, Transexuals; No Religious Exemption Allowed

I stole this headline from the place where I first found the story: New...

July 19, 2014

Get Real Fellas.

Senators Joe Manchin and Bob Casey are generally pro life. I accept that. But when...

July 17, 2014

Washington Post: Reid, Pelosi Hobby Lobby Commentary is Not Factual

The Washington Post took Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi...

July 16, 2014

First Vote on S 2578 is In. They Didn’t Stop a Filibuster.

The first vote on S 2578, the bill to overturn the Hobby Lobby decision by...

July 16, 2014

As S 2578 Goes to a Vote, Here’s Who We Should Watch

Senate Democrats are going to do their best to overturn the Hobby Lobby decision...

July 15, 2014

Cardinal O’Malley, Archbishop Lori to Senate: Oppose Bill that Attacks Religious Freedom

I received a blanket email from the USCCB last night, asking me to contact...

July 12, 2014

If You Think Hobby Lobby’s Owners Don’t Deserve Constitutional Rights for Trading with China, What are You Gonna Do About Your Cell Phone?

The argument gets repeated a lot these days. It’s a one-two-three punch that goes like...

July 09, 2014

Senate Democrats Move to Overturn Hobby Lobby Decision

Senator Harry Reid, the Majority Leader of the United States Senate, is leading the...