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Remove the Plank
By Judie Brown Michael Pakaluk wrote of the Republican party decision regarding its pro-life posture, “Some say—I say—that in removing this plank, the Republican Party dissolved itself, and that that fact will become clear over time.” His words called to mind Christ’s words to His disciples in Matthew 7:3: “Why do you observe the splinter in your brother’s eye and never notice the great...
The Cuomo Effect: Catholic Bishops, Politics, and Christ
Defending Christ in the Eucharist is something that no clergy should be afraid to do. When we receive His most precious body and blood, we must do so reverently and free from mortal sin. This includes all Catholics and anyone who calls himself a Catholic. To receive Our Lord in any other way is sacrilege.
Finding Peace
Peace begins at home. But what happens when we willfully destroy the home and the people in it? As a society, we are in trouble, for there is a war being waged upon us. And if we don’t arm ourselves properly, we will lose this war. But the reality is that we will lose so much more than that.
Archbishop Fisichella: Please Apologize
Recently, a meeting of the Pontifical Academy for Life occurred in Vatican City. It was suggested by some members of the Academy prior to the meeting that there could be a bit of “fireworks” due to the questionable statements that had been made by Academy President Archbishop Rino Fisichella during the previous year.
A Positive Year Leads to a Bright Future
As another year closes, we take a few moments to reflect upon the blessings bestowed upon us. We offer a prayer of thanks for our faith, for the power of Our Lord, and for the people who have helped effect change. And we look forward to a year filled with many more blessings a year where we hope to see lives spared, hearts opened, and souls saved.
Values, Acts of Torture, and Obama
Though we may hear news stories that disturb us, let us not lose perspective. There are stories we rarely hear, stories of torture that happens every day in our country. We cannot forget the tiny cries that come from mouths that have been silenced all too soon.
Tolerance of Evil Is Not Freedom
Freedom is a word used and abused on a daily basis a word used for people’s own selfish purposes. But Christ came here and died for us, for a freedom many don’t understand. So what does this word really mean?