MEXICO’s capital has legalised abortion, defying the Church but delighting pro-choice advocates in the world’s second-largest Roman Catholic country. Mexico City politicians voted 46 to 19 to pass a leftist-sponsored bill allowing women to abort in the first three months of pregnancy. Yes, Our Lady, who once came to this city to save her Mexican children, most certainly is in … Read More
Alleluia!
Rejoice in the Risen Christ! This is the day the Son of Man appeared to his apostles who had lost hope after his passion and death. Yes! Christ’s Resurrection from the dead brings hope to all mankind. It is too easy in the right to life area to lose all hope of ever turning things around with the ever increasing … Read More
John Paul II and the Culture of Life
The late great John Paul II passed away two years ago this evening. My family and I had the very fortunate opportunity to greet the late pontiff in Feb. of 2001. Once we found out that handicapped people, people in wheelchairs, automatically get to go up and greet the pope after his general audience we couldn’t get to Rome fast … Read More
Contraception Prevents Abortion, Doesn’t It?
Not so as Fr. Euteneuer explains in the first of a series of video emails explaining common contraception msiconceptions. As I said in the comments section of my previous post on this subject, the Sean Hannity contraception flap is not just about Sean and Fr. E. knows it. That is what prompted this video series. As he mentioned in on … Read More
The Fiat Heard Round the World
Today we celebrate the feast of the Annunciation, when the Archangel Gabriel appeared to Mary and announced that she had found favor with God and would conceive and bear a son who would be called the Son of the Most High. This day calls to mind two very specific moments which correspond with the culture of life. The first is … Read More
Where Does Your Church Stand?
The Center for American Progress has an article on embryonic stem cell research and the differing viewpoints in some of the major religious denominations. What position does your church hold? Assemblies of God: The Assemblies of God oppose embryonic stem cell research, saying, “Potential medical benefits do not justify destroying human life at any stage of development.” The Assemblies also … Read More
Happy St. Patrick’s Day
Here is some good Irish entertainment for your St. Patrick’s Day. From the Quiet Man: Check out more clips from The Quiet Man at YouTube. If you’re interested in what, or who, this day is really about check out: St. Patrick at New Advent HT: this idea came from CVSTOS FIDEI
Hope For Hannity
I do not wish to add further commentary on this issue, but I do want to say that I would like to see some good come out of this, namely that Sean will come to a further understanding and acceptance on the important issues of his Catholic faith. So I offer this passage from the news article on LifeSite, which … Read More
Going on Retreat
I leave for my yearly retreat tomorrow morning. There are a couple of posts that I am working on, but they will have to wait. The previous post on openness to life took way too long and now it’s way too late. I have to leave early in the morning. Have a great weekend! Please keep me in your prayers, … Read More
Calling All Catholics
Kathryn Jean Lopez has an article on Townhall.com about the recent resignation of the MSM’s favorite “Catholic” darling, Frances Kissling as head of Catholics For Free Choice. For those of you who don’t know, though the name pretty well speaks for itself, CFFC is a group claiming to be Catholic and openly rejecting Catholic Church teaching on the sanctity of … Read More