Thoughts on Gay Rights Rally

Once more, gay activists in Washington D.C. have held a large public rally with the goal of normalizing homosexual sexual activity in America, and to push for laws that will effectively downgrade the special place of marriage in our civilization.
This event took place in view of the Capital building, and with many of the [...]

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We Must Oppose ‘Hate Crimes’ Bill

Catholics are commanded by our Lord to love one another. Hate, quite obviously, is to be rejected outright by Christians. Yet the “Hate Crimes” bill passed in April by the U.S. House of Representatives, and which has now arrived on the Senate floor, is not about Christian love, but about furthering the militant gay [...]

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Catholic Spain Under Attack

If one needed proof that socialism is one of the perennial opponents of Christianity and the Catholic Church specifically, one need only look what socialists have been doing in Spain.
Spain’s Socialist prime minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero has done all he can to undermine what used to be one of the most Catholic countries [...]

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Pray for Freedom in Iran

The greatest gift God gave to us, his children, is freedom. He gave us freedom so that we can freely chose to do good, and to love God with our whole heart. The brave people of Iran have peacefully demanded that the state of Iran respect their rights as the free children of God.
In a [...]

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Senator Boxer and Feinstein Against Freedom of Conscience

California has two senators who are now on record as being against freedom of conscience. Senator Boxer and Senator Feinstein voted yesterday against the the Coburn Amendment No. 828 which states:
“To protect the freedom of conscience for patients and the right of health care providers to serve patients without violating their moral and religious convictions.”
They [...]

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Government Authority and the Catholic Church

In the wake of explicit State-sponsored attacks on Christian values and the Catholic Church itself – with  Connecticut Bill 1098 being the most blatant example – how should Catholics deal with government authority when it violates the moral order?
While there is much to admire about President Obama on many levels, we must take an honest [...]

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Connecticut Bill Attacks Catholic Church’s Independence

There is a legal and judicial war taking place against the Catholic Church and Christian values in America, and the latest front is the Connecticut General Assembly. On March 5, the bill S.B. No. 1098 was introduced. It seeks to mitigate the independence and authority of pastors and Bishops over Parishes, instead giving authority to [...]

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‘Separation of Church and State’ and the Attack on Christianity

When people stress the need for the ‘Separation of Church and State’ in America, you can be sure they’re actually talking about one “church” in particular – and that’s the collective Christian faith of the American people.
This attack on tradition has  most recently surfaced around the benediction of President-Elect Obama and evangelical minister Rick Warren; [...]

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Catholic Obedience to Civil Authority

Catholic obedience to civil authority was spelled out in the middle east over two-thousand years ago when Jesus Christ  said: “Render therefore to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God, the things that are God’s (Matthew: 22:21). “
St. Paul added to this understanding: “Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For [...]

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