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November 2020

November 06, 2020

Tuesday is Finally Over

I still didn't feel very well. I was sitting up awake on the third...

October 2020

October 30, 2020

My Final Word Before You Vote

I have said again and again that I don't like writing about politics. This...

October 19, 2020

The True Effect of COVID and the Pro-Life Movement on Abortion

Words cannot express how much I dislike writing about abortion. As a Catholic, I believe...

September 2020

September 17, 2020

Diocese of Amarillo: Disregard and Pray for Pavone

I need to speak again, as briefly as I can, about Father Frank Pavone....

August 2020

August 22, 2020

On Voting, Sin, and Spiritual Abuse

I don't like blogging about the presidential election very much. I want to write about...

August 19, 2020

Save Lives or Punish People? Which is Pro-Life?

I'm going to have to write about abortion again. I don't like writing about abortion,...

August 15, 2020

Pavone’s Tweet Is Sacrilege and Bishops Must Act

I was going to write about the Virgin Mary today. It's the Solemnity of the...

May 2020

May 19, 2020

Norma McCorvey’s “Deathbed Confession” Reveals A Decades-Old Con

When I started blogging, I never planned to blog about the giants of the pro-life...

February 2020

February 06, 2020

When Chaos Itself Becomes Victory

Sorry for the radio silence the past few days, folks. I've mentioned February is awful....

January 2020

January 09, 2020

I Voted Democrat Because I Am Pro-Life

They told me I had to vote Republican, because Republicans were pro-life. For awhile,...

January 08, 2020

Catholic Social Teaching Is Not Pizza

There is one thing I want my readers to know, on this terrible news day...

January 05, 2020

Some Things Pro-Life Christians Need To Know About Iran

People who live in big cities in America are-- rightly, I think-- terrified that big...

November 2019

November 07, 2019

Who are the Real “Nones?” A Reply to Bishop Barron

Sometimes, even though I ought to be used to it by now, I am overwhelmed...

October 2019

October 10, 2019

Abby Johnson, Rehumanize, and The Ongoing Scandal

I know I said I'd get away from the topic of Abby Johnson's public...

September 2019

September 01, 2019

What if we Applied Pro-Life Rhetoric to Guns?

I was raised to believe that human life is important, and I believe it. I...

May 2019

May 19, 2019

Let’s Look at the Latest Abortion Legislation

Pour yourself a stiff drink. Today's post is going to be a long one. And it's...

May 17, 2019

For Anyone Struggling with the News This Week

I have many, many things to say about the news of the past week....

May 09, 2019

Ohio Bill Could Kill Women With Ectopic Pregnancies

You have surely heard by now that Georgia passed an extremely strict "heartbeat bill,"...

April 2019

April 23, 2019

About that Pro-Lifer who Stranded a Woman on a Highway

Today I read a rather disturbing article about a woman who had an abortion. The...

February 2019

February 06, 2019

Babies, Bombs and the State of the Union

I was trying to watch the State of the Union address. The president declared...

February 02, 2019

Responding to Questions on the Governor Northam Controversy

Questions, I get questions. I get so many interesting questions on my blog posts that...

January 2019

January 31, 2019

Is a Do-Not-Resuscitate Killing?

It's been more than eight days since the fiasco at the March for Life. It's...

January 18, 2019

The Pro-Life Movement and the Abduction of Baby Hitler

As I feel that I have said a thousand times on this blog, I...

December 2018

December 10, 2018

A Word on Justice Kavanaugh’s First Pro-life Ruling

So. A couple of months ago now, when just about every rape survivor...

November 2018

November 07, 2018

Looking Back and Ahead One Election Day: What Now?

That was quite an evening. My stomach went up into my throat more than...

November 03, 2018

My Pro-Life Vote This Year

"A Catholic would be guilty of formal cooperation in evil, and so unworthy to present...

September 2018

September 27, 2018

Why Brett Kavanaugh?

I've got a question for the group today. I am probably going to moderate comments...

July 2018

July 02, 2018

Frank Pavone Addresses the Immigration Crisis

I don't really like talking about the infamous Frank Pavone. I don't really like...

June 2018

June 29, 2018

Three Things that Should Not Be Controversial About the Family Separation Crisis

I'm known as a bit of a pest in the blogging world, and that's...

April 2018

April 10, 2018

White Nationalism Is Not Just Another Opinion

There's been a bit of a kerfuffle. Kristen Hatten, the ethnonationalist writer who publicly...