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March 2015

March 31, 2015

Indiana’s Religious Freedom Law and Holy Week

Indiana's governor is at the center of a firestorm because he signed a religious freedom...

March 21, 2015

Church Turns to Congress for Relief from Attacks on Religious Freedom

The city of Washington, DC has passed two laws that directly attack religious freedom. The...

March 20, 2015

Purple Prose Aside, Oklahoma Did Not Limit Marriage to People of Faith

My former colleague, Representative Todd Russ, recently passed a piece of legislation, HB 1125 that...

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...

February 13, 2015

Are Wealthy US Foundations Paying to Suppress Religious Freedom?

Are wealthy US foundations paying to suppress religious freedom? John Lomperis of the Institute for...

January 2015

January 31, 2015

300 Pakistani Muslims Attack Christian Boys School in Retaliation Against Charlie Hebdo

Now this makes sense. A publication in France published a cartoon that at least some...

January 29, 2015

Oklahoma Legislators Take Aim at Gay Marriage

Oklahoma legislators have introduced 4 bills concerning gay marriage and civil rights for homosexuals...

January 27, 2015

Bromance Aside, Obama Speaks for Religious Freedom, Women, in India

President Obama made some tough comments in a speech he gave during his visit to...

January 26, 2015

Bromance Between President Obama and Indian Prime Minister: Why?

It appears that there’s a budding bromance between India’s Prime Minister and President Barack Obama....

January 24, 2015

ISIS and the Braggadocio of Serial Killers

ISIS is organized murder’s answer to every lone serial killer who yearns for recognition. Just...

January 24, 2015

Did the Supreme Court K-O the Seal of the Confessional?

Evidently, the Louisiana State Supreme Court woke up one morning and decided to K-O the...

January 17, 2015

Home Movies from Papa’s Trip

Pope Francis' Flying Zucchetto Hurricane Haiyan: When I saw from Rome that catastrophe, I...

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,...

October 2014

October 21, 2014

Haters Gonna Hate: Christian Ministers Forced to Perform Gay Marriage or Face Jail Time

Photo Source: Catholic News Agency Remember the lies? Gay marriage would not lead to...

October 14, 2014

Freedom from Religion Foundation Hits Oklahoma City School

Kathy Schiffer brought this to my attention. Then I discovered that the Blaze...

September 2014

September 24, 2014

Christians are Suffering and Dying for Christ. We Must Stand Witness.

The first genocide of the 20th Century, the "forgotten genocide,” was the genocide of Armenian...

September 19, 2014

Miriam Ibrahim Interview: My Faith was the Only Weapon I Had

Miriam Ibrahim gave an interview to Megan Kelly. I pray that Holy Spirit will give...

September 04, 2014

Five Top Reasons to Homeschool Your Kids

It’s school time again. What this meant to me as a homeschooling mom was organizing...

August 2014

August 28, 2014

If You Don’t Like Black People, You’d Better not Plan on Going to Heaven, Because There’s Going to be a Lot of Them There

Opio Toure Opio Toure was my friend. We knew one another before either...

August 25, 2014

James Foley’s Home Parish Celebrates His Life with a Memorial Mass

James Foley's family and friends celebrated a memorial mass for his life in the family's home parish...

August 12, 2014

Vatican Unambiguously Denounces and Condemns Unspeakable Jihadist Acts

Public Catholic reader Ken brought this to my attention. The Vatican has released a...

August 12, 2014

Free Speech is a Civil Right: IRS and the Freedom from Religion Foundation Disagree

So … we’ve got an organization whose sole purpose is to drive religious expression...

August 08, 2014

Jihadist Flag in East London, Anti-Semitism in Europe ‘Worst Since the Nazis.”

I am overwhelmed by the news. So, I’m not going to comment on these stories....

August 08, 2014

Oriental Bishops Call on Islamic Leaders to Issue Fatwas Banning Attacks Against Christians

If ever there was a needful thing, this is it. The bishops of Oriental Churches...

August 08, 2014

Oriental Bishops Call of Islamic Leaders to Issue Fatwas Banning Attacks Against Christians

If ever there was a needful thing, this is it. The bishops of Oriental Churches...

August 08, 2014

St Michael the Archangel, Defend Us in Battle

July 2014

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

President Obama Signs ENDA Executive Order

President Obama issued his much-ballyhooed executive order on employment discrimination concerning sexual orientation (ENDA) today....

July 19, 2014

Get Real Fellas.

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