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

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 this unprecedented aggression against the religious freedom rights of Catholics is allowed to stand, then virtually all Catholic institutions — colleges, universities, secondary schools, hospitals, charities, service providers, fraternal orders, and advocacy organizations — will be forced to pay for procedures, devices, and chemicals abhorrent to the consciences of Catholics.”

by Brother André Marie February 4th, 2012

College President’s Letter to NH Legislators on HHS Mandate


Brian Kelly

The following is an open letter that Dr. William Fahey sent to New Hampshire’s senators and Congressman Guinta voicing his outrage over President Obama and the HHS  mandate requiring submission of all employers to provide contraceptives, sterilizations, and abortions under so-called health insurance for employees.


Restore Communion On The Tongue Only


Brother André Marie

Two priests, Fr. Andrew Wise and Fr. John Speekman, have started a petition effort on their blog called “Restore Communion On The Tongue Only.” They, and the 2484 (so far) signatories to their petition, are asking the Pope to restore the ancient and traditional Roman practice of reception of Holy Communion that was obligatory until Pope Paul VI approved the 1969 Vatican Instruction, Memoriale Domini.


Color Flyer of Chapel Project


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

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Brother André Marie to Speak in Louisiana


The Slaves of the Immaculate Heart of Mary

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 …


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Obama Says Social Policies Motivated by Bible and Teaching of Jesus


Brian Kelly

When most of our foreign aid goes to the militarization of bogus allies and population reduction of African nations through so-called health care, one is again stunned to hear the president ignore these facts and pretend that the purpose of foreign aid is to help feed the poor and the refugees and provide medicines for the sick.


Temporary Fruits of Ecumenical Reflection


Brother André Marie

From the Holy Father’s Address to the Participants of the Plenary Session of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith:
Also the study documents produced by the various ecumenical dialogues have great relevance. Such texts cannot be ignored, because they are an important, though temporary, fruit of the common reflection matured throughout the years. Nevertheless, they are to be recognized


Obama and Administration Wage War Against Pro-Lifers Freedom of Conscience


Brian Kelly

By imperial edict, and as a dark insult to pro-lifers who were preparing their annual march to the Capitol to protest Roe v Wade and the ensuing murders of the pre-born, President Obama and self-deluded “Catholic” Kathleen Sabelius of the Department of Health and Human Services  have given new meaning to the word dictatorial. Genuinely Catholic and pro-life employers have been issued an ultimatum. They have one year to decide if they will serve God or the leviathan state. What boldness! What injustice!


Is There Fight Left in Hungary?


The Philosopher

We hope so. Daniel McAdams exposes the reheated communist apparatchiks and their fellow revolutionary travelers who run the European Union, and who are trying to bring the nation of Saint Stephen to its knees. Now the Hungarians are taking to the streets to insist that their government not be cowed by the threats of a despotic EU leadership.
Are the Hungarians at it again? Fifty-six years ago Hungarians landed what was ultimately the fatal blow to Soviet domination of Eastern Europe.


Multiracial Protest against SPLC ‘Bigots’


The Philosopher

Said one black pastor to homosexual activists: “how dare you compare your wicked, deviant, immoral, self-destructive, anti-human sexual behavior to our beautiful skin color.” What merited such a lambasting? The SPLC’s smearing pro-family organizations as “hate groups” for opposing the homosexual agenda.

Wouldn’t it be good to hear Catholic priests speaking with such conviction?


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Fr. Michael Rodriguez Defends the Moral Law on TV

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by   August 17th, 2010
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Father Michael Rodriquez, who has been mentioned on this site before, was recently featured on a local television program in El Paso, Texas. The issue under discussion was Church teaching on Homosexuality. You can see the video here. Notice, if you watch it, how this priest keeps the discussion on the issues of truth, salvation, reason, revelation, the authority of the Church (which he distinguishes sharply from mere opinion) and objective reality. He also maintains a great amount of priestly dignity and does not attempt to apologize for his truth telling. Viva Padre Rodriquez!

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  • Mary

    Fr. Rodriguez is our jewel here in El Paso. He is a true Holy Priest who wants only salvation of souls.

    My God take care of him.

  • http://www.latinmass.com/ EtVerbumCaroFactumEst

    Wow! What a holy, courageous priest! He is not concerned about appearance or public opinion in this life, but rather on salvation and eternal life in the next. We need more priests like him who are willing to suffer white martydom each day to defend the Truth. Let us pray that God will continue to bless the work of this holy priest!

  • TIM

    Fr. Rodriguez is, predictably, rebuked by his bishop. http://www.catholicculture.org/news/headlines/index.cfm?storyid=7300

  • Warren

    Congratulations to Fr. Michael. We need more priests, Brothers, Sisters and laity to start speaking the truth of our faith openly.

  • Joseph R Yungk

    is there a reason people are not pointing out that Fr. Rodriguez is using terminology such as “putrid” and “stench” when discussing gays?

    Is that really treating homosexuals with dignity and respect as stated by the catholic church?

  • http://catholicism.org/author/bam Brother André Marie

    Joseph: Can you provide exact quotes? I’ve seen Fr. Rodriguez speak, and I’ve never heard him call people such names. Perhaps he is referring to the “putrid” nature of sodomy, or the “stench” of sin? This, of course, would be mild compared to the Scriptural condemnations of such sins.

  • Joseph R Yungk

    You can read the various ads here:
    http://elpasotimes.tx.newsmemory.com/marketplace.php
    You will see that particular quotes in the various (4) articles by clicking the date at the top and clicking on the icons on the left.

    Nobody deserves to be told they have a “stench of immorality” and you can see this on “http://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/congregations/cfaith/documents unless of course you really think that anybody deserves this for wanting love.

  • http://catholicism.org/author/bam Brother André Marie

    Joseph: The ads were apparently taken down, so I could not see them. I will assume that you have taken the words out of context. Most of Fathers enemies seem to be less than honest in their treatment of him.

    I did see this piece, on the El Paso Times web site. Despite Father’s candor, his tone is very placid:

    http://www.elpasotimes.com/opinion/ci_17297986

    By the way, Saint Catherine of Sienna told the pope that she could smell the “stench of sin” on the papal court. She was right. Sin stinks.

    Finally to speak of the lust to commit unnatural acts of sexual immorality as “wanting love” is pushing the limits of the English language over the edge.

  • Joseph R Yungk

    “I will assume that you have taken the words out of context.”

    well there you go. Making irrational assumptions leads me to my own conclusions.
    Stench and putrid are not “respect[ful] in any way. If you have not read them you really can’t defend it rationally either.
    But do remember, if one really feels it’s a preserved right to be able to call others “putrid”, one should be able to handle others speaking out against it.
    Freedom of religion and speech is a two way street. But that you rationalize this as “Christian” and the bishop has not placed someone on leave is questionable. The priest used his parish, diocese, title and position to essentially slur a group of people in a way inconsistent with catholic teaching on the dignity and respect of homosexuals.
    This is not helping the catholic image. Look at the polls. I see rage amongst you. But I see rage against the view that homosexuals are inherently and morally disordered deserving of Rodriguez’ verbiage. Can you imagine growing up hearing the hate this belief directly inspires?
    And now it is just not accepted as a moral standard to call other not like you as “putrid”. At least not any more. So be prepared for others to question you–remember: two way street.