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.
Category: News
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
‘Catholic’ California Governor Signs Bills Extending Abortion and Contraception
California Catholic Daily: Planned Parenthood and its allies feted Gov.Jerry Brown over the weekend after he signed two bills opposed by California’s bishops – one that extends a controversial “pilot program” that allows non-physicians to perform abortions and another that permits non-physicians … Continue reading
Michael Jackson Pro Life? Yes, Let the Babies Live So His Sick Songs Can Later Corrupt Them
I never cease to be amazed at the stupidity of some “pro life” activists. First some pro-lifers tried convincing me that Madonna is pro-life on account of one of her songs; now it’s Michael Jackson. Neither is pro-life, but both … Continue reading
Monsanto Destroying Farmers and Poisoning Humans
NaturalNews: (NaturalNews) By now, nearly all informed people recognize that Monsanto is widely regarded as the most evil corporation on our planet. But what, exactly, makes Monsanto so evil? Why is Monsanto worse than a pharmaceutical company, a pesticide company or … Continue reading
US: More Deaths From Suicide Than Auto Accidents
Catholic Online: Suicides committed through falls or poisoning have risen significantly. Experts now fear that there could be many more unaccounted for, particularly in cases of overdose. “Suicides are terribly under-counted,” Ian Rockett, author of the study in the American Journal … Continue reading
San Francisco Archbishop Cordileone to Be Installed October 4
Catholic Online: A weekend article in the Los Angeles Times expressed the surprise of some in the main stream media over Pope Benedict’s superb choice to Shepherd the faithful of San Francisco. ArchBishop Salvatore Cordileone will be installed on October … Continue reading
Goofy ‘Wife” Manuscript Likely a Forgery
(God and the Machine) It may not be a smoking gun, but it’s Col. Mustard in the Conservatory. The awesome Dale Price turned up this story in the Guardian, which is based on this report by Francis Watson of Durham … Continue reading
New Hampshire Jury Nullifies Felony Marijuana Case
Will juries nullify the cases against conscientious objectors to ObamaCare and similar government intrusion into our consciences and our wallets? (The New American) Following the adoption of a new state law on jury nullification in June, a New Hampshire jury … Continue reading
Prez Wrong on Libya?
Ten days after the attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, the White House’s official story about the incident appears to be falling apart. Warning: This story suggests that the federal government may not have told the American people … Continue reading
‘Gay Marriage’… Why Not Incest?
HOLLYWOOD, September 11, 2012, (LifeSiteNews.com) – Defenders of marriage have long said if the institution is redefined beyond one man and one woman, there is no clear end to the new combinations that could be considered “marriage.” A growing body … Continue reading
Bishop James Conley to Lincoln, NE
The Bishop has a connection to the late, great Dr. John Senior: Bishop Conley, 57, is a convert to Catholicism; he was received into the Church at the University of Kansas as a student in John Senior’s Integrated Humanities Program, … Continue reading
Pope in Lebanon Prays for Peace: Calls Import of Arms to Syria ‘Grave Sin’
El Arabiya News: Pope Benedict arriving in Lebanon on Friday for a three-day visit as civil war rages in neighboring Syria called for a halt to weapons imports to Syria which he said were a “grave sin.” More on this … Continue reading
‘It’s Only Possible to Be a Saint Through the Sacramental Life’
Very good interview with Eduardo Verastegui by Leticia Velasquez, of Catholic Media Review. Read it here on Catholic Online website.
Europe: Churches Disappear, Mosques Appear
(DICI) In Germany, de-Christianization is coming about through architecture, according to the Catholic news website Kreuz.net quoted by the Italian newsletter European Correspondence dated August 31, 2012. We are told that there is no longer room for churches in the … Continue reading
