The story is out there, circling the internet. It goes something like this: President Obama has invited a trove of dissenting Catholics and critics of Catholic teaching to the White House reception for Pope Francis. I delayed writing about it because I couldn’t track it back to the original source. I wasn’t able to get an official list of invitees. The internet sources I found linked to one another in a circular fashion. Then, I stumbled across the GLAAD site.... Read more
Pro life people must not confine their pro life thinking to the tiny intellectual boxes created by the two major political parties. The Democrats and the Republicans have created this silo mentally for their own self-serving purposes. It does not benefit the cause of the sanctity of human life. It can actually harm it. I wrote about this for the National Catholic Register. Here is part of what I said: My Grandmother used to say, “That’s like a choice between... Read more
My family and I had a rough weekend with Mama. Here’s a summary of part of it that I wrote for the National Catholic Register. If you could spare a prayer for me and mine, it would be much appreciated. From the National Catholic Register: I woke with a jolt — one of those soldier-coming-awake-in-a-foxhole snaps from dream sleep to full awake without a step between. The house was quiet and dark. I hauled my tired self out of bed... Read more
Aleteia has an interesting article written by a priest who, as a young man, encouraged his then-girlfriend to have an abortion. The article is about repentance and forgiveness. It talks about the mercy of the Church. I would like to emphasize that the Church is merely the conduit of the real Mercy, which is the Divine Mercy, the mercy of Christ and Him crucified. Many years ago, I referred young women for abortions. Then, after my conversion, I worked as a... Read more
Folks, I had a rough weekend with Mama. I’ll monitor your comments when I get myself together. In the meantime, don’t think that I’m ignoring you and refusing to let you have your say. I’m just not able to face some of the ugliness that shows up in the comboxes right now. I’ll be ok in a little bit and get it done for you. Thanks for your patience. Read more
60 Minutes covered the plight of Iraqi Christians Among other stories, they found an American military veteran, in Iraq, training Iraqi Christians in self defense. He’s there because he’s a Christian who wants to help Christians defend themselves in this time of genocide. From 60minutesovertime.com. Lone vet returns to Iraq to fight ISIS MARCH 22, 2015, 6:30 PM|“I’m not here serving my country–I’m here serving Christians,” says former U.S. soldier Brett Felton, who returned to Iraq to train Christians how to... Read more
Things are hopping in the culture wars. It seems that a clerk at a Chicago Office Depot refused to print a pro life flyer quoting facts about the government monies received by Planned Parenthood. The reason? The flyer was deemed to be “persecuting pro abortion” people. Evidently, Office Depot is standing behind this bit of nuttiness. Does this, as the woman who was refused service claims, violate her First Amendment rights? I say no. I wrote a post about this... Read more
This is another take on the question of judicial overstep by the judge who imprisoned Kim Davis. I wrote it for Catholic Vote. Here’s a bit of what I said: Kim Davis, Democrat, went to jail rather than violate her Christian values. For this, she is getting hammered by those who think they own the Democratic Party and can decide who gets to be a “real” Democrat. Donald Trump, Republican, supports sending her to jail. Meanwhile, Republican Governor Bobby Jindal has issued an order in his... Read more
We can convert this culture. The only thing lacking is leadership. That’s my take in a post I wrote for the National Catholic Register on two of the most recent polls about the Catholic Church in America today. Here’s part of what I said: … The trouble with “opinion” polls is that interpretation of the results rests in the hands of the interpreters. That’s why a recent poll that indicated that fully 90% of Catholics approve of the Pope, and a... Read more
There really ARE two kinds of people in the world: those who will go to jail rather than do what’s wrong and those who will send them there. Robert George, McCormick Professor, Princeton, Charman, US Commission on International Religious Freedom Kim Davis has been released from jail. Judge David Bunning, who ordered Davis jailed in the first place, says that he is satisfied that her deputies have fulfilled their obligations to issue marriage licenses to gay marriages. His order releasing Mrs... Read more
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