Folks thought it couldn’t be done. Others may have thought that some of them would get all pastoral, and start squawking about how the HHS Mandate really didn’t matter. But there’s a difference between bishops being pastoral, and bishops being forced to ignore the teachings of the Church. (more…) Read more
Today we pray especially for those killed or injured in the devastating storm named Typhoon Haiyan. Reports are that as many as 10,000 people have died, and widespread damage has occurred with thousands of homes, businesses, and buildings completely destroyed. Have a look at the before and after photographs of one city to get a sense of the destructive power of this storm. We’ve even sent some Marines in to help. (more…) Read more
Reuters reported yesterday that practically no one has signed up for Obamacare so far. Of course, most folks couldn’t even log on to the website run by the Feds. But let’s limit the sample size to the states that run their own exchanges, shall we? How’d they do? (more…) Read more
Good news from the front! Remember the lawsuit Korte & Luitjohan Contractors, Inc. filed last year? Mark them down has having won a nice little victory against the HHS Mandate. Lifenews has the scoop. (more…) Read more
And there was made a great battle in heaven, Michael and his Angels fought with the dragon, and the dragon fought and his Angels: and they prevailed not, neither was their place found any more in heaven. And that great dragon was cast forth, the old serpent, which is called the Devil and Satan, which seduceth the whole world: and he was cast into the earth, and his Angels were thrown down with him. —Revelation 12:7-9 (more…) Read more
There’s a new shampoo in town. And a mane like that is one of the reasons why Loki can’t catch a break. The kids know. Roll clip, (more…) Read more
Father Dwight Longenecker has been noodling a speech on the New Evangelization that was given recently by Cardinal Óscar Andrés Rodríguez Maradiaga. The speech can be read in full over at Whispers in the Loggia. Cardinal Maradiaga, whom John Allen once described as being a good candidate to become “Missionary-in-Chief,” said a number of great things in his speech. Things like, (more…) Read more
Two things. A) It is a survey, not a poll and, B) it was sent to the bishops, not to every member of His Majesty’s ship’s company. EWTN News has the gouge. (more…) Read more
There’s is more where that came from, from St. Francis de Sales’s, Introduction to the Devout Life. (more…) Read more
D’oh! Here’s a refresher if you’re unsure what the Five Solas are. It’s as good a time as any to remember the biblical roots of Catholicism. Ever heard of Father Bampfield? (more…) Read more
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