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In Wake of Komen Uncertain Defunding of PP NYC Mayor Bloomberg Gives 250K, Lance Armstrong 100K

Brian Kelly — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:56:26 +0000

LifeNews.com: New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has an interesting way of helping women in the Big Apple. In response to the dustup over Komen’s decision to yank funding from Planned Parenthood, he’s giving the abortion business $250,000. More here.

LifeNews.com.: In the wake of the Komen-Planned Parenthood controversy, Lance Armstrong, cancer survivor, champion cyclist and Livestrong ... ...Read More »

Color Flyer of Chapel Project

Catholicism.org — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 01:43:41 +0000

View the new color PDF flyer on our IHM Chapel building project.

So far, we have raised $139,660.00 in pledges, out of our $750,000 goal. Thank you!

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Christ’s Commission and Obama’s Mandate: A Teachable Moment

Brother André Marie — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 21:59:53 +0000

The big news in American Catholic circles is the Obama administration’s “contraceptive mandate.” This latest unethical intrusion of big governmnet stipulates that employers, including religious institutions, provide their employees with insurance coverage for contraceptives, sterilizations, and specific abortifacients such as Ella and Plan B.

Catholic Action League Executive Director C. J. Doyle summarized the situation: “If ... ...Read More »

Sen. Marco Rubio Sponsors Bill to Block Obama Contraception Mandate

Catholicism.org — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:29:24 +0000

The New American – As tension mounts over the Obama administration’s ill-advised mandate requiring religious employers to include free contraception in their insurance coverage, one lawmaker is pushing back against the White House with a legislative countermove.

As reported by TheHill.com, on January 30 U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-Fla., left) introduced the Religious Freedom Restoration Act ... ...Read More »

Breast Cancer Charity Apologizes, Will Continue to Give Grants to Planned Parenthood

Brian Kelly — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:18:38 +0000

Komen for the Cure has consistently refused to acknowledge the link between breast cancer and abortion. There was speculation among pro-lifers that Komen was opening its eyes to the truth and that that was perhaps why the organization announced a hold on further contributions to PP. Sad to say, that was not the case. The ... ...Read More »

Brother André Marie to Speak in Louisiana

The Slaves of the Immaculate Heart of Mary — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:23:43 +0000

On Wednesday, February 8, 2012, Brother André Marie will be speaking at Sacred Heart of Jesus Church in Lacombe, Louisiana. The title of his talk is “Penance and the Conversion of America.” It will begin at 6:30 PM.

The talk is sponsored by the Mysterium Fidei Latin Mass Society. All are welcome.

Five Underground Priests Arrested Near Mongolian Border

Brian Kelly — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:33:54 +0000

UCANews: Five “underground” priests from Suiyuan diocese in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region were “taken away” by police yesterday, according to Church sources. They were arrested in Erenhot, a city near the border with Mongolia. More on this here.

Mystic Monk Coffee

Catholicism.org — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 06:00:49 +0000

If you click here and purchase Mystic Monk coffee, you will be supporting Saint Benedict Center. We’re involved in Mystic Monk’s affiliate program. Besides helping our apostolate, you will also contribute to a traditional monastic community in Wyoming, the Carmelites, who make the coffee. God bless and Mary keep you!

Mexican Actor Turned Pro-Life Crusader Addresses 500 at Fundraiser for Pregnancy Center in Denver

Brian Kelly — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:04:12 +0000

It was great news to hear that Verastegui’s own Guadalupe Medical Center has opened in Los Angeles. He calls it an “oasis of life” in a “desert of death.”

CNA reports: Former Mexican soap opera star turned pro-life activist Eduardo Verastegui told a crowd of over 500 that he thinks abortion in the U.S. will one day ... ...Read More »

Wal-Mart Ready to Add Private Indian Businesses to Its List of Crushed Retailers

Brian Kelly — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:03:07 +0000

CatholicOnline: Wal-Mart has also been proven to decimate local economies. According to some estimates, for every Wal-Mart that opens, 100 stores in the area are forced out of business. Ten years after Wal-Mart arrived in Iowa in 1990, “the state lost 555 grocery stores, 298 hardware stores, 293 building supply stores, 161 variety stores, 158 ... ...Read More »