So, are “bullet rosaries” a thing or not?

Last updated on: November 6, 2024 at 4:32 am By Rebecca Hamilton

So … are bullet rosaries “a thing” or did somebody make it up? Atlantic Monthly recently published an article discussing what it called the “weaponization of the rosary.” The reaction from right wing Catholics was immediate and predictable. They latched onto the article as an opportunity to generate outrage — and clicks and donations and revenue from advertisers — among and from their followers. The whole thing reached such a crescendo that Bishop Baron hopped onto Fox News, to excoriate the... Read more

I Heard the Bomb.

Last updated on: November 6, 2024 at 4:36 am By Rebecca Hamilton

I heard the bomb. The blast rattled the windows of my house. I heard the explosion, heard it continue rumbling after the initial crack. I didn’t know what it was, didn’t know that the extended sound was the building, pancaking down. My three-year-old and I exchanged looks. “What was that?” I said. We had just taken my husband, his father, to work so that we could have the family car for the day. The drive had taken us past... Read more

Peter or Judas? Which one will you follow?

Last updated on: August 14, 2022 at 10:51 pm By Rebecca Hamilton

In the face of this deplorable evil, the church kneels before God and implores his forgiveness for the sins of her children. I myself wish to reaffirm this, with shame and unambiguously. I humbly beg forgiveness for the evil committed by so many Christians against the Indigenous Peoples. Pope Francis I have read that a certain segment of Catholics are upset and angry because Pope Francis apologized to the native people of Canada. They are outraged that... Read more

Two Funerals and a Hack

Last updated on: August 14, 2022 at 10:43 pm By Rebecca Hamilton

It began with a hack. Or rather, it began with me, being a dummy and giving away information that I should have held close. A longtime friend of mine, someone I served with in the Oklahoma House of Representatives, contacted me through Facebook. He told me that he’d lost my info. So, I blithely gave him my phone number and email address. I cooperated with him completely because I trust him completely. The only trouble was that the person I... Read more

Supremes Overturn Roe. Read the Full Decision Here.

Last updated on: November 6, 2024 at 7:42 am By Rebecca Hamilton

The Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade today. I’ve linked to the full decision so that you can read it yourself. It begins with a syllabus, which is basically the Cliff Notes. You can scroll down through that to get to the full decision itself. I haven’t read it yet. But I did glance at it. The decision appears to send the question of abortion back to the states. I’ll read it over the weekend and write about it in... Read more

10 Steps to End Abortion

Last updated on: November 6, 2024 at 3:41 am By Rebecca Hamilton

There are many things you can do to help end abortion, and we provide ten suggestions here, based on some of the most proven and effective pro-life strategies. 1. Pray! Prayer is the foundation of all we do in the pro-life movement, and puts us in touch with the source of our life and freedom, God himself. We should be praying each day specifically for the children in the womb, and for an end to the violence of abortion. At... Read more

2024 Whole Life Agenda

Last updated on: November 6, 2024 at 3:47 am By Rebecca Hamilton

This is the 2024 Whole Life Agenda for those who want to expand their pro life activities and do more. 2024 WHOLE LIFE AGENDA – FEDERAL With the overturn of Roe v. Wade, our nation must make a more significant commitment to providing support and resources to families who want to have children. The pro-life community was unprepared for this challenge and is working double-time to address the needs of pregnant women during and after birth. It has always been... Read more

Pope Francis’ Address World Meeting of Families.

Last updated on: November 6, 2024 at 7:51 am By Rebecca Hamilton

You can read the full text of Pope Francis’ address to the World Meeting f Families here. Read more

You Can’t Explain the Trinity, But You Experience it Every Day.

Last updated on: June 17, 2022 at 12:08 am By Rebecca Hamilton

Before Abraham was, I Am. Jesus I’ve heard a lot of sermons on the Trinity. In fact, I hear a sermon on the Trinity once a year. But I’ve only heard one good sermon. It was well over 20 years ago in a small Episcopalian Church our family attended for a number of years. The priest in question was one of the kindest and best pastors I’ve ever had. Here is a summary of what he taught us on the Trinity.... Read more

“He did it too!” is an Excuse for Children, not Bishops and Priests.

Last updated on: June 15, 2022 at 3:52 pm By Rebecca Hamilton

Clergy sex abuse is a big topic, spanning generations of baby-raping clergy and their innocent child victims. I’m going to write about it in small doses because there’s too much to say to try to put it in one blog post. I want to begin with a small discussion of one of the most common arguments that the bishops and their priests have tried to use as an excuse for the Church’s corrupt, amoral and predatory behavior. “We aren’t... Read more

What is the biblical view of work?