I’ve decided to post a blessing and a prayer from Blessed John Paul II. I feel almost as if I am sending it to you as a gift on this Sunday before the election. It is a call to Christians, everywhere. We were made for these times, my friends. It is our duty, our call, our privilege, to stand for Christ in today’s world. Pray for our country and our world today. Take time to reflect on what’s before us... Read more
Euthanasia in the Netherlands 1. 17% of euthanasia victims were euthanized by doctors without the patient’s consent. 2. In 2006 the Royal Dutch Medical Association said that “being over the age of 70 and tired of living” was an acceptable reason for euthanasia. 3. Since 1994, it has been legal to euthanize people for being in mental anguish. 4. On March 1, 2012, the Dutch Association for a Voluntary End to Life launched mobile euthanasia units. The sick and their families can make application... Read more
“The vote in Massachusetts on doctor-prescribed death will be one of the most consequential votes in America this November.” National Right to Life The most important vote you cast next Tuesday may not be when you chose between President Obama and Governor Romney. Your most important vote might very well be quite a bit further down the ballot. Voters in several states are faced with culture-destroying, life-ending votes on a couple of important issues. FIRST, four states have votes on the... Read more
Attorney General Eric Holder’s wife, Dr Sharon Holder, and her sister, Margie Tuckson, were co-owners of the building where indicted abortionist Dr Tyrone Malloy had his abortion clinic. According to an article in Human Events, the co-ownership is held through a trust. The story was uncovered by Jill Stanek, the pro-life nurse who blew the whistle on President Obama’s history of killing the Infant Born Alive Act in Illinois. Stanek says: Thanks to pro-lifers Michelle Wolven and Catherine Davis, a small... Read more
“This HHS Mandate is going directly going impact my ability to care for some my patients … there is no reason for the government to tell me how I must practice medicine “ How does the HHS Mandate affect Catholic doctors? One Ob-Gyn discusses it here. Read more
Evidently, academic freedom and the right of citizens to petition their government is a hit and miss thing at Gallaudet University. Dr Angela McCaskill was placed on administrative leave from her position as chief diversity office at Gaudet University for exercising her right as an American citizen to sign a petition calling for a vote of the people. The petition in question sought to allow the voters of the state of Maryland the opportunity to vote for or against allowing... Read more
I am going to re-blog this article in its entirety. I want Public Catholic readers to have a base of information about these groups so we can discuss them later. The article is from Catholic News Service. You can read other fine articles like this one here. Emphases are mine. Catholics United urges ‘gay marriage’ surrender By Kevin J. Jones Washington D.C., Oct 26, 2012 / 03:12 pm (CNA).- The group Catholics United, which until now has avoided directly contradicting... Read more
According to a CNA article, at least two Catholic colleges in the swing states of Colorado and Ohio have ended up hosting discussions by Catholics for Obama. Among those who attended were representatives of Catholics United, a group which opposes the Church’s teaching on traditional marriage. I’ve experienced the lengths some people will go to in order to find a way into forums that hold opinions different from theirs. Public Catholic has attracted more than its share of this. I... Read more
Denver, Colo., Nov 1, 2012 / 12:02 pm (CNA).- The Catholic bishops of Denver have called on Catholics across the U.S. to pray for the country ahead of the Nov. 6 elections, encouraging parishes in their archdiocese to organize rosaries and holy hours. “As Americans we have a civic responsibility to vote and to participate in the political process,” Archbishop Samuel Aquila of Denver said Oct. 30. “As Catholics, we have a moral duty to vote with an informed conscience,... Read more
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