Last Friday was the big day for Religious Freedom rallies across the country, but we had to be a little different here in Missouri. We decided to have our rally in conjunction with our annual pro-life lobby day, so we had to schedule it on a day that the legislators would be in session. Despite being in the middle of the week, we always get a fairly significant turnout with busloads of people coming from all over the state. Considering the anger at what’s going on in Washington, I expect this year to be even bigger.

Between my busy day yesterday and now this rally, I’m not sure when I’ll get around to doing any regular posting here this week. In the meantime, there are some great reads worth your while over at Catholic Lane:

Sebelius and Paying for Obamacare Through Death and Nonexistence: Dr. Gerard Nadal on the left’s push to decrease our healthcare system’s expenditures by decreasing the number of claimants on the system and how sufficient numbers of Americans agree with them.

What Happened to My Beloved Oxford?: Rebecca Taylor notices that lately her beloved Oxford is nurturing academics who are exporting some seriously pernicious ideas.

Learning the Hard Way About the Empowering Benefits of NFP: Jennifer Brinker shares her personal experience with some unforeseen consequences of using hormonal contraception.

US Pushes “Contraceptive Mandate” on International Community: this is maddening – Timmothy Hermman details how the U.S. tried to manipulate the negotiations process at the recent UN Commission on the Status of Women in order to push an unpopular resolution calling for international access to contraception.

Loving the Rapist’s Child: a moving excerpt from Amazing Grace for Survivors.

A Saint for Africa, and for the West: a former African slave, St. Josephine Bakhita reminds us of the ultimate triumph of hope over despair, of good over evil, of life over death.

Enjoy!