Supporters of traditional marriage are showing up to march all over the world. Paris saw two enormous marches for marriage this past year. The last one drew close to a million people. Puerto Ricans joined in February 18 when more what media experts estimated that between 100,000 and 200,000 people marched for marriage. This is an enormous showing on an island with a population of only 3.5 million. Despite this, the news coverage outside the religious press was scanty to... Read more
Nuns and brothers who took their perpetual vows in 2012 are mature adults with work experience who come from Catholic families. That’s the basic result of a survey conducted by the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate at Georgetown University. The survey shows that today’s newly professed religious are well-educated, individuals who have had to overcome discouragement from others in seeking a vocation to religious life. One thing that interested me is that age appears to be no impediment... Read more
Deacon Greg Kandra, who always has the story, published a recent post about a priest in San Francisco who removed the portrait of Pope Benedict XVI because members of the parish complained that they felt hurt by things the Holy Father had said about LGBTQ people. The priest said he was “saddened” by this, but removed the portrait. In his letter to the parish, he wrote about people who “will not accept us as we are” and what we should... Read more
Archbishop William Lori of Baltimore, who is chair of the USCCB’s Ad Hoc Committee for Religious Liberty, has voiced support for the Health Care Conscience Rights Act, authored by Representative Diane Black (R-TN). Archbishop Lori issued the following statement: “I am grateful to Congresswoman Black and other sponsors for their leadership today. I welcome the Health Care Conscience Rights Act and call for its swift passage into law. While federal laws are on the books protecting conscience rights in health... Read more
Representative Diane Black (R-TN), Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE) and John Fleming, MD (R-LA) announced that they will introduce the Health Care Conscience Rights Act (HCCRA.) It is bill number HR 940. According to Rep Black’s website, HR 940, “offers reprieve from ongoing violations of our First Amendment, including full exemption from the Obama Administration’s Health and Human Services (HHS) mandate and conscience protection for individuals and health care entities that refuse to provide, pay for, or refer patients to abortion providers... Read more
The more I blog, the more I realize that the reactions of unbelievers are predictable, and if you think about them for a moment, understandable. It appears that those who oppose traditional Christianity, or who want things, such as abortion, euthanasia and gay marriage, which traditional Christianity does not support, do not like to hear that anyone, anywhere, disagrees with them. One of their most common shibboleths is that Christians, particularly Catholics, do not believe what their Church teaches and... Read more
Fourteen members of Congress sent a letter to the House leadership asking that conscience rights be included in the upcoming budget bill. They mentioned specific violations of the right to conscience, including the HHS Mandate. Thirteen of the 14 signers were women. This puts the lie to the claim that women support attacks on religious freedom and individual freedom of conscience such as the HHS Mandate. This is an unprecedented move by these House members which could have far-reaching consequences... Read more
Join the discussion on Refuse To Do Nothing or find a link to buy a copy here. I serve on the board of directors of All Things New. All Things New is dedicated to helping women come out of sex slavery, which ranges from trafficking to prostitution. That position brings me face to face with the reality of what we are doing to our women and children in the name of “victimless crimes.” It has made me aware of... Read more
I headed to Hobby Lobby as soon as I deposited my paycheck last week. I don’t buy big, but I try to buy something every month. It’s the least I can do to support them in their fight for my freedom and yours. Hobby Lobby is still embroiled in a bitter court battle with the Obama administration over the HHS Mandate. Owner David Green has said that the company will pay the huge fines the government plans to assess rather... Read more
Cardinal Timothy Dolan recently gave an interview to Catholic News Service in which he discussed what he feels are the three critical challenges our next pope will have to address. I think Cardinal Dolan’s assessment is well worth watching. Read more
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