That is what is being performed in our media and society in order to convert the hearts and minds of individuals. In a soundbyte society where headlines in about all people have time for these days, its more important than ever that they be accurate.
FoxNews delivered a headline recently that seems fairly inaccurate of the [...]
Monthly Archive for April, 2009
Grassroots activism on all sides has been sweeping the nation, signaling our country is headed in a frightening direction. It’s time for real change.
A new movement is calling for this deeper change in our country:
The constitution of the United States of America states clearly that we as citizens have the right to life, liberty and pursuit [...]
The cause for protection of life is not a partisan effort
Posted in Abortion, Culture, Faith, Government, Health Care, Politics on Apr 27th, 2009
The end of legalize abortion will require the work of all political parties, Republicans, Democrats, and third party/independents. There is hope all sides are seeing this:
ep. Lincoln Davis, a Tennessee Democrat, re-introduced the House version of the measure (H.R. 2035) last week, which provides resources and support for pregnant and parenting women and their families.
The [...]
Money talks
Posted in Activism, Culture, Education, Faith on Apr 27th, 2009
It’s often said that people in high places do not hear the discontent of a crowd until their financial support wanes. Since the Notre Dame scandal has broken I’ve heard repeatedly that donors who disagree will stop giving. And at a university like Notre Dame, the loss of benefactors could be detrimental to its prestige.
Many [...]
Changes in upcoming Notre Dame commencement ceremony
Posted in Abortion, Culture, Education, Faith on Apr 27th, 2009
Notre Dame will still be hosting President Obama and bestowing on him an honorary law degree, with much defiance toward Catholic bishops and clergy and many Catholic faithful and Notre Dame students who disagree due to the President’s radical pro-abortion stance.
However, Mary Ann Glendon, former United States/Vatican Ambassador, and accomplished Harvard Law Professor has declined [...]
From the Vatican:
The Italian media published statements Thursday by the president of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, Cardinal Renato Martino, who said Pope Benedict XVI would publish his third encyclical—this time on social issues—on June 29.
“I believe June 29, the feast of Sts. Peter and Paul, will be the definitive date” for the [...]
The pro-abortion movement wants people to believe that the reason abortion needs to be legal is because women deserve the right to choose. And they deserve the right to choose a safe procedure. Furthermore, they want you to believe that since Roe v. Wade women are no longer coerced or pressured into this decision.
This is not always [...]
I’m not a huge fan of military language to describe the struggle for the protection of life and the Catholic Church, but it has gotten so intense these days, words of that nature are the only type that seem strong enough.
Bishop Finn, of the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph gave a stirring talk this past [...]
Protection of women’s rights
Posted in Abortion, Activism, Culture, Law on Apr 20th, 2009
For months now, Lila Rose and crew have been traveling the country and uncovering Planned Parenthoods who ignore child safety laws at the cost of abortion.
Ms. Rose, a daring investigator and a bold pro-life advocate has been disguising herself as a young teenage girl who is impregnated by her 30-some ‘boyfriend.’ In now five of [...]
Gratitude for Pope Benedict XVI
Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 20th, 2009
Four years ago, on April 19, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger was appointed Pope. I remember in the days leading up the conclave, many of us in Rome were speculating who would be appointed. And while we had no way of knowing, many of the priests around us had connections to the Vatican and were able to [...]