I stand corrected. I wrote yesterday that the trustees of Marymount Loyola University — a Jesuit-run, Catholic university — voted that the school would not provide abortion coverage as part of their employee insurance plans. I read today that while they had indeed voted to not provide abortion coverage in their employee insurance plans, they also voted to provide aide in helping employees find coverage that will pay for their abortions. I don’t know if this is in response to... Read more
John Allen, the respected Vatican analyst, digs into the issue of anti-Christian abuse around the world. “I don’t think it takes any religious convictions or confessional interests at all to see that defense of persecuted Christians deserves to be the world’s number one human rights priority,” Allen, a noted Vatican journalist and author, told CNA in an Oct. 2 I’m going to order the book and then review it here on Public Catholic. In the meantime, you can read... Read more
Eight members of Congress were arrested yesterday in an act of civil disobedience. The arrests occurred at a rally in favor of immigration reform near the Capitol building. I would imagine that most of the other protestors had to come from a distance — probably some of them a great distance — to participate in this rally. But Reps John Lewis (D-GA), Luis Guiterrez (D-Ill), Raul Grijalva (D-Ariz), Keith Ellison (D-Mn), Joseph Crowley and Charles Rangel (both D-NY) were able... Read more
Pope Francis has set the date for an Extraordianry Synod on the Family and Evangelization. I am delighted to read that the Holy Father has done this. Catholic families are in serious need of support and guidance from their Church. Read more
It’s interesting how people with an agenda can take anything and use it for that agenda’s purposes. A few commenters on this blog, as well as more than a few commenters in the news media, have drawn unsupportable conclusions that Pope Francis’ comments that the Church shouldn’t focus on abortion to the exclusion of other Gospel teachings means that Catholics should be silent on the subject. The Pope’s comments were a much-needed call to a healthy return to the full... Read more
Buckle your seat belts. The list below contains a few headlines from the culture of death. Look at them and remember why we fight this fight. Wendy Davis, winner of the Texas pro choice filibuster, runs for Governor UK Takes Step Toward Three-Parent Babies Belgian Transsexual Dies of Euthanasia After Botched Sex Change Surgery Number of Dutch Deaths by Euthanasia Rises by 13% Abortion Contracts and $45,000 for abortions Read more
Pope Francis is planning to do more than tweak the way the Vatican is organized. He’s going to make a major overhaul. Read more
The shut down continues. The stock market responds to the shut down with a rumble, but basically keeps its head (so far), and people around the world are scratching their heads over the American shenanigans. I hadn’t thought much about the response of non-Americans to all this. But for those who are wondering: We aren’t living in Mad Max land here in the USA. Our governance, and the powers that go along with it, is divided into so many pieces... Read more
Will the shutdown end soon? It just might. Here’s why: GOP Donors Revolt Against Republican-Led Shutdown Read more
Is the communion burger in poor taste? When I first saw that headline, (in which, I guess, the pun was intended) I was dumbfounded. I still don’t have a lot to say, except that we live in a post Christian world, and this is part of our new reality. Obviously, this restaurant does not care if Christians forego eating there, but I certainly hope that Christians will forego eating there. From CNN: Kuma’s Corner, a heavy-metal themed joint with an “Eat... Read more
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