Diogenes over at CWN is not going to let this outrageous admission, from a Supreme Court justice, slip under the radar. CWN reports: We all know– or ought to know, since the evidence is plentiful– that Margaret Sanger, the patron … Continue reading
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Red Sox Golden Glove Mike Lowell Tells How His Faith Sustains Him
I’ve always liked Mike Lowell and assumed that he was Catholic, although not all Puerto Ricans are. But I am not all that up with baseball news so I was surprised to find out that the slugger had a bout … Continue reading
Ecclesia Dei Now Under Congregation for the Doctrine of Faith
It’s now official, what had previously been suspected. What is interesting is that this move demonstrates that the primary issue the Vatican has with the SSPX is “doctrinal.” And what stand will the Society take on the fundamental dogma, extra … Continue reading
PETA Chastises Obama for Killing a Fly, No Position on the Killing of the Pre-Born
One of the weirdest organizations I have ever read about, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals kills (“euthanizes”) 95 % of the domesticated animals they take in, which they are supposed to be providing friendly owners for. That is … Continue reading
Obama Administration Calls for U.N. to Promote “Universal Access” to Abortion
CatholicOnLine reports: At the United Nations (UN) headquarters last week, the Obama administration continued its push for increased access to legal abortion around the world. The Obama team has introduced language that has thrown a high level negotiation into a … Continue reading
Vatican Releases Pope’s New Social Encyclical
CWN reports: The Vatican has released the text of Caritatis in Veritate, the long-awaited social encyclical in which Pope Benedict XVI calls for “a profoundly new way of understanding business enterprise” and a global economic system that values the common … Continue reading
Pat Buchanan and Eugene Windchy vs. Charles Darwin
In his Making a Monkey Out of Darwin, the formidable Buchanan reviews a recent book by Eugene Windchy, The End of Darwinism: And How a Flawed and Disastrous Theory Was Stolen and Sold. You gotta give it to Pat; he’s … Continue reading
New York Times on ‘Scrutiny’ of U.S. Sisters
It would take too long to point out all that’s wrong with Laurie Goodstein’s New York Times piece, “U.S. Nuns Facing Vatican Scrutiny,” so I’ll cut to the chase. The last sentence of the article reads: But the investigation of … Continue reading
Sotomayor Could Be Worse than Souter Says Pres. of Amercans United for Life
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) — In a new editorial column appearing in the Washington Times, Charmaine Yoest, the president of Americans United for Life, makes the case that Sonia Sotomayor is worse on abortion than David Souter, the Supreme Court justice … Continue reading
Death Threats Against Pro-Life Leaders Mounting
LIfesite news reports: Pro-Life Groups in Wichita, Kansas face Death Threats Following George Tiller Shooting Wichita, KS (LifeNews.com) — Three pro-life organizations based in Wichita, Kansas have received death threats in the weeks following the shooting death of late-term abortion … Continue reading
Miraculous cure attributed to American Priest Father Emil Kapaun
Wichita, Kan., Jun 24, 2009 / 07:15 am (CNA).- The Congregation for the Causes of Saints is preparing to investigate an alleged miracle in Wichita, Kansas, where doctors are baffled by the unexplained recovery of a young man who had … Continue reading
Not Everyone Happy with New USCCB Document
Just after I posted an appreciation of the recent USCCB document clarifying the Church’s teaching on her mission and the Jewish People, I checked my familiar news sources to catch up on what’s going on. Coincidentally, I discovered that “ADL … Continue reading
Israeli Ambassador Defends Popes
In the pages of the Boston Globe, Mordechay Lewy, the Israeli Ambassador to the Holy See, defends both Pope Pius XII and Pope Benedict XVI. Catholic World News reports: Israeli Vatican ambassador defends Pope Benedict, says Pius XII not ‘Hitler’s … Continue reading
Poll: Unnatural ‘Marriage’ Not So Popular
It looks as if the people have spoken, and they are not so much in favor of counterfeit marriage. Poll: Support For Gay Marriage Dips – Political Hotsheet – CBS News.
Pope Letter to Priests Urges Preaching About Confession
“Priests ought never to be resigned to empty confessionals or the apparent indifference of the faithful to this sacrament. In France, at the time of the Cure of Ars, confession was no more easy or frequent than in our own … Continue reading
