The birth of new human life is always an amazing blessing upon the earth and this year has been filled with many of these new blessings to be thankful for! Two of my best friends from grade school and high school had baby boys a few months apart from each other. First came Ryan in June: And then Kale in … Read More
Thank You to All Veterans
Many thanks to all of our veterans (especially you, Paul) for your service to our country. It is not easy fighting for life in a time of war, and my prayers are with all of our men and women who have served and are serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. R.I.P. Darin Thomas Settle and all who never made it home … Read More
Obama/Biden = “Victory” for African Americans/Catholics?
Our Nation has a history of treating certain groups of people as second class citizens, or worse, considering them to be not human at all. Between slavery and segregation, this has been especially true of African Americans. And even after the abolition of slavery and the end of legal segregation many blacks in America still feel discriminated against and disadvantaged … Read More
Hail to the Chief
Congratulations, Barack Obama. You were not my choice, but you will be my President. My prayers are with you. Good luck and Godspeed. May the most just, the most lovable, and the most high Will of God be done, be fulfilled, be praised and exalted in all things forever. Amen!
Come Holy Spirit!
It is hard to believe that Election Day is finally upon us! I hope you all take the opportunity to practice your civic and moral duty to vote. May you and all voters today be guided by the will of the most Holy Spirit! Let’s make some good Sacrifices for Life on this last day for an end to abortion … Read More
Loving Our Political Enemies
Bishop Hermann in St. Louis has another wonderful column this week in which he offers some advice on how we can learn to love our political enemies: We live in hope. In this Sunday’s Gospel, Jesus tells us to love God above all things and our neighbor as ourselves. Our neighbors are not only those children who are destroyed by … Read More
St. Gianna on Suffering
Quotes from Saint Gianna Molla who gave up her own life so that he unborn child would live: To Pietro, her husband, as she was dying in the hospital: Pietro, I am cured now. Pietro, I was already over there and do you know what I saw? Some day I will tell you. But because we were so happy, we … Read More
One Week to Go!
The campaign days are winding down and soon Election Day will be upon us. We say it every election year, but this year there really is a lot at stake, especially when it comes to protecting innocent human life. And in American politics there is no issue of greater importance – not the war, not the economy, not gas prices, … Read More
I Love These Blogs (and You Should Too)
Very humble thanks to Regular Guy Paul (whose blog I love) for tagging me with the “I Love Your Blog Award” last week. Since October is Respect Life Month I thought I’d award some blogs specifically dedicated to life issues and bioethics that have become great resources for me. Check them out: Second Hand Smoke – anyone at all interested … Read More
Pray for the Supreme Court Today!!
The Supreme Court opened a new term today. Since the Supreme Court decided Roe v. Wade and Doe v. Bolton 49,640,776 babies have been surgically and medically aborted – millions more have been killed chemically – under the full protection of the law. This is unacceptable in a nation that boasts of being “one Nation under God” and prides itself … Read More