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Culture of Death Declares War on Christ

Posted on 16 November 2011

Satan has always used child-killing to try to slow or stop the advance of the Gospel of Christ.

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New Prayers for Lifeguards

Posted on 03 November 2011

With the start of Advent, Catholics begin using a new translation of the Mass. Along with this there are two brand new texts for a Mass “For Giving Thanks to God for the Gift of Human Life.”

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Conscientious Voting

Posted on 12 October 2011

As we participate in political parties, we are called to change those parties wherever and whenever their positions fail to correspond to the demands of justice and the common good.

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The “Will to Live”

Posted on 07 October 2010

One of the best things we can do in reference to protecting our own lives from the culture of death is to fill out the “Will to Live” document.
These documents have been prepared by our friends at National Right…

The Greatest Love of All

Posted on 15 September 2010

One of the events I enjoyed most as a parish priest was First Communion liturgies. I always preached vigorously on the awesome wonder of Christ being our Food from heaven, fulfilling our deepest longings.
Each year our parish provided each…

In-House Political Criticism

Posted on 22 June 2010

I was recently asked what kind of criticism comes from pro-life people regarding the political activities of the pro-life movement. Such criticism does come regularly, and, interestingly, it takes two contradictory forms.
On the one hand, many pro-life people claim…

Settled Law? Not so Fast…

Posted on 08 June 2010

Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan reportedly “considers abortion rights to be settled law” (USA Today, May 21, p. 5A). And we can expect during her confirmation process to hear a number of Senators echo that assertion. Yet America’s courts and…

Pretend Not to Know or Admit Not to Care

Posted on 26 May 2010

I forget what movie it was, but I remember the scene. Two friends were arguing with each other and one was saying, “But you don’t get it, you don’t get it, you killed someone!” And the friend responded, “No, you…

Why Abortion Breaks All the Commandments: Part 3

Posted on 11 May 2010

God does not simply give us “rules and regulations.” He gives us himself. All his teachings and commandments reflect who he is, and for the same reason, they all hold together in an organic unity – like the body itself…

Thank You, Cardinal O’Connor

Posted on 03 May 2010

It has been ten years since the death of New York’s archbishop, Cardinal John O’Connor. He died of a brain tumor on May 3, 2000, but had he not become ill, his sister Mary Ward has her own conviction of…