Communion and Voting
Posted by Tom McFeely
Monday, November 17, 2008 4:37 PM
Father Jay Scott Newman (CNS)
Father Jay Scott Newman has generated national discussion of the issue of voting for Barack Obama and receiving Communion.
Father Newman, pastor of St. Mary’s Church in Greenville, S.C., said in his parish’s Nov. 9 bulletin that Catholics who voted for Obama, despite being aware of his pro-abortion platform, needed to repent and go to Confession before receiving Communion again.
Msgr.... READ MORE
Filed under abortion, barack obama, catholic voters, reception of communion
Black Pro-Lifers Worry
Posted by Tom Hoopes
Saturday, November 15, 2008 9:52 AM
Arnold Culbreath of ProtectingBlackLife.org
You may have noticed the article to the right about “Black Pro-Lifers’ Joy and Pain.”
In it, Tim Drake talked to several black pro-lifers who celebrated the historic nature of the election of Barack Obama, but were worried about how black babies would be affected.
“It’s an incredibly historic moment for our nation. There were many African-Americans who didn’t think we would see this in... READ MORE
Filed under abortion, black, election, obama, weekend commentary
U.S. Bishops: FOCA is ‘Evil’
Posted by Tom McFeely
Wednesday, November 12, 2008 2:34 PM
Here is the statement Cardinal Francis George of Chicago has just released, on behalf of all of America’s Catholic bishops, about abortion and the election of President-elect Barack Obama:
“If the Lord does not build the house, in vain do its builders labor; if the Lord does not watch over the city, in vain does the watchman keep vigil.” (Psalm 127, vs. 1)
The Bishops of the Catholic... READ MORE
Filed under abortion, barack obama, foca, u.s. bishops
Inauguration Day Novena
Posted by Tom McFeely
Tuesday, November 11, 2008 1:31 PM
(CNS)
St. Benedict’s philosophy of Ora et Labora — pray and work — has served as the foundation of Catholic religious life for nearly 1,500 years.
We’d like to suggest it also must serve as the foundation for the pro-life movement as it girds for the challenge of a pro-abortion Barack Obama presidency.
The Register’s post-election issues will feature coverage of ways that pro-lifers can... READ MORE
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Did U.S. Bishops Sway Voters?
Posted by Tom McFeely
Tuesday, November 11, 2008 11:14 AM
Bishop Robert Finn of Kansas City-St. Joseph, Mo. (CNS)
Did the interventions of Catholic bishops before the election regarding the responsibility of Catholic voters to give primacy to life and marriage issues have any effect?
It looks like they may have, according to an analysis by Mark Gray, director of Catholic polls at Georgetown University’s Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate.
Gray says that a state-by-state breakdown of exit poll... READ MORE
Filed under abortion, catholic voters
Common Good,Common Sense
Posted by Tom McFeely
Monday, November 10, 2008 7:27 PM
Botticelli's Annunciation: Mary chooses Life.
Here are some pointed remarks about abortion, excepted from Cardinal Francis George of Chicago’s address today at the U.S. bishops’ fall meeting.
“In working for the common good of our society, racial justice is one pillar of our social doctrine. Economic justice, especially for the poor both here and abroad, is another,” Cardinal George said. “But the Church comes also and always and... READ MORE
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Bishops’ Fall Meeting Begins
Posted by Tom McFeely
Monday, November 10, 2008 12:12 PM
(CNS)
The fall meeting of the U.S. bishops opened today in Baltimore.
The Daily Blog will report on developments there this week. For now, we’d like to draw attention to a couple of key items on the agenda.
The first one is a planned discussion of the issue of the responsibilities of Catholics in public life to stand up for fundamental Church teachings on abortion. While the bishops collectively... READ MORE
Filed under abortion, catholic politicians, mass translations, politics, u.s. bishops
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