Abby Johnson, the former Planned Parenthood Abortion Clinic director, speaks from her heart to abortion workers in this video. I understand how she feels. No one could be more pro choice that I was at one time. God rescued me and forgave me. Once I realized the full horror of what I had done, the hardest part was forgiving myself and accepting God’s forgiveness. I finally came to the realization that I had to let go of it because doing... Read more
This interview with the Metropolitan Tarasios Primate of the Greek Orthodox of South America. The interview sheds light on Pope Francis, as well as the gracious personality of the Primate himself. Read more
Pope Francis is an outgoing informal man, while Pope Emeritus Benedict is shy and introverted. But don’t let those differences in style confuse you. Both are holy men of fidelity to the truth of our Catholic faith. To learn more, watch the video below. Read more
This is the story you didn’t see: The positive story of the March for Marriage in Washington, DC Read more
Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone is the of San Francisco is chairman of the US Bishops’ Subcommittee for the promotion and defense of marriage. He spoke to Catholic News Service about Catholic teachings on marriage. Here is what he had to say. Read more
Deacon Greg Kandra always has the story, and this is no exception. He has also introduced me to someone who is my new hero. Mike Forbes is a soon-to-be newly ordained Deacon. On April 13, Bishop Joe Vasquez, bishop of the Diocese of Austin, will ordain 11 new deacons, including Mr Forbes. A former member of the United States House of Representatives from New York, Congressman Forbes was originally elected as a Republican, but switched parties. He had criticized the... Read more
American has a two-tier public education system. It works likes this. Those who live in the “right”areas get the best teachers, clean schools with great facilities and all the resources they need to succeed. Every child has a textbook, there are many engaging extra curricular activities. Their parents have enough time after work to be involved in their children’s education. These kids are on the “track” that leads to the best colleges and the good life. Those who live in the... Read more
Two students at George Washington University have begun a campaign to use the university’s regulations to silence a Roman Catholic priest. Their reason? Because the priest follows Roman Catholic teaching. According to one news story I read, the two seniors, Blake Bergen and Damian Legacy, “feel alienated because the chaplain at George Washington University’s Newman Center rejects homosexuality, and they aren’t going to take it anymore.” An article in the school’s newspaper, the GW Hatchet, says that the two students “have... Read more
I’ve written posts recently that I said were “man bites dog” stories. I suppose that makes this one a “dog bites self” story. According to the Cardinal Newman Society, Gonzaga University which bills itself as a Catholic university and whose mascot is the bulldog, banned the Knights of Columbus from their campus. This evidently came after a year of stone-walling by the University administration. The reason this dog decided to bite itself? Because the Knights of Columbus is a Catholic organization. Dr... Read more
Easter isn’t all new clothes, gorgeous masses in stunning church buildings and arguments about red shoes and foot washing. In some places, Calvary is present in the lives of the people. The Church itself and all its Christian people hang on the cross of persecution. In other places, such as the United States and Great Britain, society is moving along the continuum toward violent persecution. Christians in those two countries have come to expect and accept that they will... Read more
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