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January 2013

January 26, 2013

Bill Maher, Prophecy Fulfiller or Just Another Atheist Crank in Love With Death?

Bill Maher, the aggressive atheist/talk show host, managed to fulfill a prophecy a few months...

January 24, 2013

Vatican: Pro Life Marches in the United States Impact the Whole World

You are not marching in vain. That is the message from the Vatican to the...

January 23, 2013

Stop Slogan-Voting. Stop Hate-Voting. Stop Being Manipulated. Part 4. I Vote Pro-Life = Slogan-Voting

Power corrupts. Lord Acton You cannot serve both God and mammon. Jesus Christ I vote pro-life! Pro-life...

January 23, 2013

Video Tribute to 40 Years of Abortion on Demand: Watch Once, Shower Twice

I didn't write about the 40th Anniversary of Roe v Wade yesterday. I didn't because,...

January 22, 2013

Three Ways to Betray Jesus, Excommunication and the Power of Elections

Historically and scripturally there have been two ways that most people betray Jesus: 1. The...

January 20, 2013

Katrina Fernandez: Courage with a Word Processor

Katrina Fernandez, who blogs at The Crescat, has courage. She also has wit, enormous talent...

January 19, 2013

Lila Rose, Live Action Founder, Describes Her Call and Vocation

“We’re not meant to be passive people of faith, we’re meant to use our gifts...

January 17, 2013

Protecting Life: How Does Your State Rank?

American's United for Life is a great organization. I've partnered with them on legislation in...

January 10, 2013

Justice Department Loses Case Against Pro Life Demonstrator

A rather obvious case of the Justice Department mis-using the law to harass a peaceful...

January 09, 2013

333,964 Abortions: Planned Parenthood Breaks Their Own Record

Planned Parenthood set a new record. They performed 333,964 abortions in 2010-2012, which is...

January 06, 2013

Archbishop Coakley: Pray for Life, Marriage and Religious Liberty

This letter from Archbishop Paul Coakley of the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City was read in...

December 2012

December 22, 2012

Should Catholic Universities Support Catholic Teaching?

Should Catholic universities support Catholic teaching? Secular universities are often seen as teaching anti-Christian, anti-Catholic...

December 20, 2012

If You Go to San Francisco …

Instead of going to the Walk for Life in Washington, DC, I may go to...

December 19, 2012

Irish Government to Re-Write Abortion Laws

DUBLIN (AP) — Ireland's government pledged Tuesday to pass a law soon that will allow women to receive...

December 14, 2012

Abby Johnson: I May Have Said Those Words Myself

Abby Johnson was part of Planned Parenthood for years, working her way up from volunteer...

November 2012

November 27, 2012

Dorothy Day’s Pro Life Witness Demonstrates God’s Mercy

Public Catholic reader Manny, who has his own blog at J's Cafe Nette posted a link...

November 27, 2012

Dorothy Day: The Woman Who Loved Much

Her sins--and they are many--have been forgiven, so she has loved much. But a...

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 16, 2012

Is This Your First Blob of Tissue?

No matter how much they may claim that killing is a "right" people who advance...

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 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 07, 2012

If You’re Going to Win the Kentucky Derby, You Need a Horse

Republicans could easily have taken the White House this year. But they didn't. Why? Their...

November 04, 2012

John Paul II and Tuesday’s Election

Blessed John Paul II is one of my favorite thinkers. He said quite a few...

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 30, 2012

Romney vs Obama: Secret Ballots and Reasons Why

I may have a higher regard for the secret ballot than most Americans. To me,...

October 29, 2012

Supreme Court Won’t Hear Personhood Challenge to Roe v Wade

The United States Supreme Court has refused to hear a challenge of legalized abortion based...

October 22, 2012

Reverend Katharine Marple at Stand Up for Religious Freedom Rally

Reverend Katharine Marple blogs at Keep Life Legal. She is one of Public Catholic's most...

October 10, 2012

China: Angry Protests Follow Brutal Seven-Month Forced Abortion | LifeNews.com

China: Angry Protests Follow Brutal Seven-Month Forced Abortion | LifeNews.com. I hear that this terrible...

October 10, 2012

Romney Code to Pro-Choicers: You Have Nothing to Fear From Me

"There's no legislation with regards to abortion that I'm familiar with that would become part...

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...