Politics
True or false: the time has come to normalize sin
When is the Catholic Church going to BEGIN talking about abortion, contraception, and homosexual sin?
I pose this provocative question in light of Pope Francis’ concern that the Church has become too focused on these issues at the expense of a more positive, radiant message of the Gospels …
Just say no
May I juxtapose two e-mails I received today?
Read MoreDid the Catholic Church excommunicate Nancy Pelosi?
“Many faithful Catholics are troubled when high-profile political figures with unconcealed antilife, anti-family positions are honored in such ways as receiving invitations to speak at Catholic university commencement ceremonies and given honorary degrees or memorialized at public Catholic funeral Masses without having renounced their immoral positions. Faithful Catholics, at the same time, are taught they have committed a serious sin if they vote for these same candidates. How are those who are seriously trying to live out their faith to reconcile this apparent contradiction?”
Read MorePelosi: "There's (sic) no more cuts to make"
Really?
While Nancy Pelosi boldly says, “There’s no more cuts to make” – she must have not been keeping up with the news you and I see …
Surprising words from the President
The media didn’t give these words from the president much coverage. You will be shocked by what he said …
Read MoreLiberals acknowledge the Pope's moral authority
The mainstream media breathlessly reported the Pope’s pronouncement on moral matters.
They took his words last week and turned them upside down in an attempt to make them mesh with their own liberal world view. Their headlines were sensational and misleading. Their reporting essentially acknowledged the moral authority of the Roman Catholic Pope, Pope Francis.
Why else spend so much time on the Pope’s words? Because the Pope is THE moral authority of the world.
Their gleeful (mis) reporting of his interview with American Magazine has come back to bite them …
"The right to life is the first among human rights."
My rhetoric can be biting on the subject of Life.
Readers of this blog know how important the Right to Life is to me. You know how utterly abhorrent and discriminatory I find human abortion.
By the same token, I take my lead from my Catholic faith in feeling compassion for the victims of human abortion, which includes the aborted person in the womb; her mother; and her father.
Taking a lead from my Church, I even feel compassion for the misguided souls who work for human abortion factories like Planned Parenthood. This Saturday, I will spend two hours praying in front of Planned Parenthood here in Des Moines …
Elton John and the celebration of gayness
“Elton kicks my ass on piano.”
These are the words of another legendary rock and roll piano player, Billy Joel. That’s quite a compliment coming from someone with the chops of a Billy Joel. Billy literally gushes talking about his buddy, Elton …
Be very, very careful, Republicans
Pope Francis accentuates the beauty of Christianity
“Enjoy.”
This was the smug e-mail I received from a liberal Catholic. He sent me a link to the New York Time’s article on Pope Francis’ interview that appeared in the Jesuit publication, La Civiltà Cattolica.
I haven’t talked to this guy in years. I always liked him, even if we disagreed politically on issues. So his e-mail out of the blue took me by surprise …
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