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Thursday, August 14th, 2008I have to admit that on some issues I don’t see eye-to-eye with Patrick Buchanan. However, I think his recent article entitled “A Catholic Case Against Barack” is on the money as it lays out the moral problems any Catholic should have with supporting an Obama victory in November. In case you haven’t seen it, click [...]
Speaker out of Line
Friday, August 8th, 2008In a recent interview, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a Democrat from California and outspoken advocate of abortion rights, told a C-SPAN reporter that her abortion advocacy has not resulted in her being refused Holy Communion. She said: “I think some of it is regional. It depends on the bishop of a certain region and fortunately [...]
McCain on Internet Pornography
Friday, July 18th, 2008Yesterday I mentioned the question put to Senator McCain about our government assisting in the protection of families, children, and communities from predatory graphic and highly sexualized images. Senator McCain quickly agreed that technology has increased the threat of pornography and related evils. He struggled with a sure answer to the problem of internet pornography in [...]
Burning Question
Friday, July 18th, 2008Yesterday Phillip Cosby of the National Coalition for the Protection of Children and Families happened to have good seats at Senator McCain’s town hall meeting here in Kansas City. When Sen. McCain opened it up to questions, he went right up to Phillip and handed him the microphone. Here’s what Phillip asked: “Senator McCain, our [...]
Infanticide, the Next Frontier
Monday, July 7th, 2008Last week Deal Hudson wrote a disturbing piece on Barack Obama’s permissive stance toward infanticide. Click here for the entire text. Senator Obama’s position on this issue, a position opposed even by the most liberal elements of his party, including California Senator Barbara Boxer, is to date the most extreme anti-life position espoused by a [...]
The Newest St. Louis Cardinal?
Monday, June 30th, 2008In today’s Gospel, Our Lord says to those who would follow Him that “foxes have dens and birds of the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to rest His head.” This verse carries more meaning to me today as I reflect upon the announcement last week that Archbishop Raymond Burke has [...]
Setting the Agenda
Thursday, June 19th, 2008It’s said that one who sets the agenda has already begun to influence the result. That’s one reason why it’s so important that we as Christians influence the agenda in matters affecting the good of society. Secularist forces–especially a large segment of the media–are well aware of this principle and try to keep Christians out [...]
Truth or Consequences
Friday, June 13th, 2008In addition to books by Sr. Joan Chittister and her ilk, I also receive review copies of titles that are most welcome additions to my nightstand. I’m finally getting around to reading Against the Grain, a new collection of essays by George Weigel that I’m enjoying immensely. In the context of identifying various themes from Pope John Paul II’s masterful 1991 [...]
Imperfect Legislation, Candidates, Catholics
Thursday, May 29th, 2008As we prepare to make the prudential judgment as to how to vote this election season, we must first distinguish between candidates and issues. Pope John Paul II in Evangelium Vitae was very clear when it comes to a law permitting abortion or euthanasia. He said that it is “never licit to obey it, or to take [...]
Archbishop Chaput on “Proportionate Reasons”
Wednesday, May 21st, 2008In a previous post, I explored the issue of what would constitute a “proportionate reason” to support the candidacy of Sen. Barack Obama, who as of last night claims to have enough delegates to prevail at the Democratic Convention this summer. Archbishop Charles Chaput, O.F.M. Cap. of Denver recently addressed a similar issue in his archdiocesan [...]
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