The House of Representatives may vote today on a pro-life amendment to the health care bill (the Stupak amendment). It could be the most important Congressional vote on abortion since Roe v. Wade. It could block potentially massive federal subsidies for abortion. I have two links (here and here), one from the washington post, another from lifenews.com. PLEASE read the info, contact your U.S. Representative TODAY, and please pass this message on. Let us pray especially for our Catholic Congressmen. Read more

I’m sitting here in the hotel restaurant, waiting for Sherry Weddell to turn up so’s we can have breakfast, go to the capitol and see some dinosaurs. Not the dinosaurs who work in the capitol: the dinosaurs at the Natural History Museum. We’re also gonna go to Mass at the Cathedral! The flight down was just the way I like it: boring. I met the delightful Frank Indiano, whose brainwave this trip was (backward rolled the sentences until reeled the... Read more

If you could put up another prayer request for me I’d be grateful – work-related challenges continue, I’ve got difficult & important (as in, job-on-the-line important) deadlines to meet this week and next. Also, a friend is in a pretty tough situation and contemplating doing something really bad and I’m really worried for him; prayer for this situation would be even more appreciated. (Regarding the previous prayer request, stuff has happened with the non-work-related issues as well; so I got... Read more

A reader writes: A while ago I got word of the death of a dear cousin of mine, Isabel Mackey. She was in her early 70s and lived in St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada. Please ask your readers to pray for the repose of her soul. She had a strong faith, and kept a positive attitude in spite of the many physical challenges she faced throughout her life. I will miss her very much. Remember also her sister and brothers who... Read more

Here’s the schedule: November 5 Archdiocese of Denver First Thursday Prayer Breakfast for Catholic Professionals Topic: 101 Reasons Not To Be Catholic. Contact: Frank Indiano November 5 6:00 Evangelization Forum at John Paul II Center, Denver, CO. Topic: 101 Reasons Not To Be Catholic. Contact: Frank Indiano November 6 Theology on Tap, Denver, CO. Topic: 101 Reasons Not To Be Catholic. Contact: Frank Indiano November 7 10:00 AM. St. Mary’s Parish in Littleton, CO. Topic: Care and Feeding of the... Read more

A reader writes concerning the atheist who is embarrassed by ignorant philistines like Richard Dawkins: A nice post, although I noticed he said that the Pope telling Africans not to use condoms was “evil.” Might be nice if he looked into that mistaken belief a bit more. Yeah. There seems to be a contractual requirement for atheists to make the ritual confession of the Pope’s evilness in the matter of AIDS and condoms. Cuz a) everybody knows all African fornicators... Read more

Wrong thinking will be punished if you do not believe and profess that Homosexuality is the source and summit of all that is noble, good, right, and beautiful. Read more

here he is, engaging in a fascinating conversation with a guy who wants God to be more obvious. It’s a little known point in our theologically illiterate culture, but the Church does not regard the question of God’s existence as a matter of “faith”. His existence can be known, according to the Church, by the light of natural reason and it doesn’t require “faith” so much as unhindered common sense to get that far. Recall that the Faith was born... Read more

…doesn’t mean you can’t be a fool. What’s interesting here is how New Scientist observes the tribal pieties of the Chattering Classes by picking Dubya as their example instead of, oh, say, Richard Dawkins or any one of a host of very bright and very stupid Clever People who observe the same tribal pieties as the editors of New Scientist. Dubya is indeed an example of a person with a fully functional brain who doesn’t seem too interested in expending... Read more

is officially recognized in Britain, the Land Where All Religions Are Equally Superior to the Catholic Faith. John C. Wright weighs in with his own inimitable contribution. Read more