Religion
Our salvation may depend on this vote
Why curse the darkness? Make a difference.
One of the things history teaches us is the positive impact a single person can have. Some time ago, I stood in Boston at the North Church. I looked up at the church bell tower. There Paul Revere saw the two lanterns hanging from the steeple warning of the impending invasion of the British army. One man, Paul Revere, rode the country side shouting the warning, “the British are coming, the British are coming.” One man, a dramatic positive impact.
Read MoreA little humor for our Lutheran readers
A kindergarten teacher gave her class a “show and tell” assignment. Each student was instructed to bring in an object that represented their religion to share with the class. The first student got up in front of the class and said, “My name is Benjamin and I am Jewish and this is a Star of…
Read MoreThe most beautiful words of the saints
This is All Saints Day. You and I are surrounded by the lovely words of two-thousand years of saints. Let us take a minute and bask in the beautiful glow of their wise words. I’ve assembled some quotes that move me. Which move you the most? What are some of your favorite quotes not included in this list? Let us honor these great men and women that preceded us by enriching our souls with their inspired wisdom:
Read MoreHow do Catholics love Obama? Shall we count the ways?
By Deal Hudson & Deacon Keith Fournier How do Catholics love Obama? Shall we count the ways? They love Obama, they say, because he is ‘pro-life,‘ when such a claim even emits chuckles from the reporters at the New York Times, Washington Post, and USA Today. They love Obama, they say, because Obamacare has reached…
Read MoreA warning from a Catholic Bishop about your vote
Bishop Paprocki: “I am not telling you which party or which candidates to vote for or against, but I am saying that you need to think and pray very carefully about your vote, because a vote for a candidate who promotes actions or behaviors that are intrinsically evil and gravely sinful makes you morally complicit and places the eternal salvation of your own soul in serious jeopardy.”
Read MoreQuiner’s Diner debates liberal Catholic – PART 3
QUINER’S DINER: In “Living the Gospel of Life,” the U.S. bishops were clear that “we must therefore explain, persuade, correct and admonish those in leadership positions who contradict the Gospel of life through their actions and policies.” My friend, the stakes are high, because human life is at stake. If we can’t vote against candidates who want to take our money to spend on human abortion, who can we vote against?
Read MoreQuiner’s Diner debates liberal Catholic – PART 2
QUINER’S DINER: Every piece of legislation involves a moral judgement. Our Church says human life begins at conception. Your acceptance of so-called choice sanctions the killing of a human being. Our country was founded on the idea that each of us has a God-given right to Life. Our Church concurs. That’s why we pass laws, to make moral judgements on what is right and what is wrong …
Read MoreQuiner’s Diner debates liberal Catholic – PART 1
LIBERAL CATHOLIC: People with the best Catholic values tend to be Catholic. She may belong to a church that believes the office of the papacy is the antichrist. Or the bible needs to be taken literally, no exceptions. Neither of these are Catholic values-and these are BIG Catholic values.
Read MoreDemocrats put God on probation
By Tom Quiner A lot happened yesterday. First, the Democrats said goodbye to God. They nixed him from their party platform, expunging the name of our Creator from their written operating principles, also known as the party platform. This wouldn’t be such a big deal, except that God has been invoked in their platform for…
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