I put together a quick collage of teachings on marriage from Scripture, the Catechism and a couple of Apostolic letters written by Blessed John Paul II. I want to emphasize that Blessed John Paul II was reiterating what the Church has taught for two millennia. Synods reaching back to antiquity have consistently taught these same things. This is what the Church teaches about gay marriage. The sentence that I put in bold states the position those of us in... Read more
I’m not going to do a post mortem on the arguments the Supreme Court heard on the Hobby Lobby/HHS Mandate case. I won’t give you a run-down of which justice twitched, which one pulled his or her earlobe and who coughed. Trying to divine how the Court will rule by studying the questions justices asked and the expressions on their faces has become a kind of sport, like handicapping a horserace. Only it’s not nearly so accurate. I think... Read more
World Vision, which is an evangelical Christian organization, has evidently decided to hire “married” gay couples. Rev Franklin Graham has issued a statement condemning this action. I hadn’t intended to comment about this. Public Catholic is a Catholic blog, and the World Vision-Franklin Graham argument is taking place among Evangelical Protestants. My first thought was that it would be best to let them tend to their own chickens. I’ve changed my mind because there is only one Jesus, and... Read more
I recently posted a statement that if you want to disrespect the Pope, you need to go to another blog. That post garnered quite a few complaints from would-be Pope dis-respecters, including attempts to get around it by use of innuendo and leading questions. It’s interesting how committed these people are to disrespecting the Holy Father. Michael Voris of The Church Militant recently put up a YouTube video in which he addresses the same issue. It turns out that... Read more
Today’s the day in which the United States Supreme Court will hear arguments in Sibelius vs Hobby Lobby. The question at hand is not whether the HHS Mandate is Constitutional. The question which is being brought before the Court is whether or not the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 protects Hobby Lobby against the fines and penalties of the HHS Mandate. The Obama Administration has argued in previous court appearances that the First Amendment only applies to formal worship... Read more
Join tomorrow’s Religious Freedom Tweet Storm. From Stand Up For Religious Freedom: Tomorrow is the big day. The Supreme Court will hear the Sebelius v. Hobby Lobby and Conestoga Wood v. Sebelius cases challenging Obama’s HHS Mandate. Now more than ever, we need to make people aware of these historic cases and the threat the mandate poses. You can help by joining in the Tweet Storm for Religious Freedomtomorrow, Tuesday, March 25, from 9:00 a.m. to 12 noon eastern time.... Read more
This is a casual grouping of You Tube videos demonstrating the push to normalize both polygamy and “polyamory.” We’re being taught to accept this folks, the same way we were taught to accept gay marriage. We are being offered Kool-Aid that is laced with spiritual and societal hemlock. Don’t drink it yourself, and point out what’s happening to those around you. Most important of all, talk about it with your children and teach them how evil it is. Here’s the... Read more
And you shall not let any of your children pass through the fire to Molech. If you do, you are dishonoring the name of your God. I am the LORD. We are made in the image and likeness of God. Human life does not belong to us. It belongs to Him. God so completely identifies people as made in His likeness that He told us that the sacrifice of human beings, the grave sin of “passing your children through... Read more
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