The Baltimore Sun: Raven center Matt Birk is expected to film a video this week opposing Maryland’s new same-sex marriage law, making him the second player on the team to take a public stand on the referendum. Read more here.
Category: News
Avowed Atheist Converts While Reading Litany of the Sacred Heart
SMPMagazine: Imagine society’s collective shock if Hillary Clinton were to join the National Rifle Association, if members of the Westboro Baptist Church were discovered frolicking at a gay bar or if Quentin Tarantino were to announce plans to make a … Continue reading
SPLC: Hate List, Inc.
(WND) The Southern Poverty Law Center — which has labeled WND and other conservative organizations “hate groups” — is spending massive amounts of money to promote hate-crime propaganda rather than funding its purported mission. The SPLC bills itself as a … Continue reading
Israeli Settlers Vandalize Franciscan Monastery
(RT) Radical Jewish settlers vandalized a Christian church outside of Jerusalem, spray-painting “Jesus is a b______” and “price tag” on its outer door. Such attacks have been on the rise despite police promises to curb hate crimes in the Holy … Continue reading
Fifty-Four Pro-Lifers Arrested Outside White House for Praying
LifeSiteNews: Fifty-four pro-life advocates were arrested at the White House for praying and holding pro-life signs protesting President Obama’s pro-abortion HHS mandate. Read more here.
Pope’s Butler Admits Abuse of Trust But Not Theft
New Advent: Pope Benedict XVI’s former butler Paolo Gabriele testified at his Vatican trial Tuesday that he was innocent of a charge of theft but guilty of abusing the trust of a pope whom he loved like a father. More … Continue reading
In Just Eighteen Months Death Toll Reaches 30,000 in Syrian Conflict
Catholic Online: According to a British-based Syrian monitoring group, at least 30,000 people have died in Syria’s 18-month-old uprising. Even more horrific is the fact that more than half of the victims counted were killed in the past five months. More … Continue reading
New Inexpensive Treatment for Cancer? Why Did It Take So Long?
Catholic Online: Researchers at Georgetown University are announcing a significant advancement in cancer treatment. For the first time ever, they have successfully grown cancer cells in a lab dish, allowing them to cheaply experiment with different anti-cancer drugs and develop individualized … Continue reading
Federal Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Filed by Catholic Businessman Against HHS Mandate
Catholic Culture: A federal judge in Missouri has dismissed a lawsuit brought by a St. Louis businessman who argued that the mandated coverage of contraceptives in the new federal health-care program violates his religious freedom. More on this here.
Striking Iran’s Nuclear Sites Will Likely Kill Hundreds of Thousands
Time/World: For Iranians these days, life under economic sanctions is a crescendo of hardships. With the Iranian currency at an all-time low against the dollar, shortages of essential medicines and quadrupling prices of basic goods like shampoo and bread, a … Continue reading
Pro-Abortion, etc. Mrs. Kennedy Invited Again to Worcester Catholic College
News Telegram.com: Less than a year after Anna Maria College invited and then uninvited Victoria Reggie Kennedy to be its commencement speaker, Mrs. Kennedy will speak at the college as part of its fall symposium, “Faith and the Public Square: … Continue reading
Nurse Practitioner Files Suit Against Organ Donor Network for Abuse
NY Post: The New York Organ Donor Network pressured hospital staffers to declare patients brain dead so their body parts could be harvested — and even hired “coaches” to train staffers how to be more persuasive, a bombshell lawsuit charged … Continue reading
VP Candidate Ryan Now OK With Open Homosexuals in Military
CNS report: Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin, the Republican vice-presidential nominee, told a West Palm Beach, Fla., television station over the weekend that he is now okay with homosexuals in the military and does not want to reverse the repeal of the … Continue reading
Reckless Use of Drones and the Apathy for Civilian Life
First Things Anna Williams: We’ve discussed drones on this blog before, generally agreeing that killing enemy combatants with unmanned drones can be morally legitimate but leery about their seemingly indiscriminate use. More on this here.
Coach Lou Holtz on Responsibility, Catholic Education, and the Infallible Magisterium
National Catholic Register: As college football nears the midpoint of its 143rd season, Lou Holtz is among the many taking it in. The 75-year-old ESPN analyst has seen more than his share of games, mostly from the sidelines as a head coach. … Continue reading
