Prayers for Politicians
Posted by Tom McFeely
Monday, June 22, 2009 9:19 AM
St. Thomas More
Here’s another Internet-based prayer campaign, launched today on the feast of St. Thomas More.
It’s a campaign to pray for the conversion to pro-life of pro-abortion federal politicians, initiated by the One Nation Under God organization:
The campaign features an interactive screen that allows you to choose among offering Masses, decades of the Rosaries, Divine Mercy chaplets, a prayer to... READ MORE
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Archbishop Chaput on Pelosi
Posted by Tom McFeely
Friday, February 20, 2009 9:16 AM
(CNS)
It wouldn’t be fitting to allow U.S. Speaker Nancy Pelosi to have the last word on the matter of Pope Benedict XVI’s words to her on Wednesday in Rome.
Pelosi turned a deaf ear to the Pope’s comments to her regarding responsibility of all Catholics, and especially political leaders, to defend human life.
Go here to watch Archbishop Charles Chaput of Denver discussing Pelosi’s continued... READ MORE
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Bishop Admonishes Sen. Casey
Posted by Tom McFeely
Friday, February 06, 2009 1:35 PM
Sen. Bob Casey (CNS)
Bishop Joseph Martino of Scranton, Pa., has told Democratic Sen. Bob Casey that he cooperated with evil by declining to support legislation to restore the pro-life Mexico City Policy.
President Barack Obama issued an executive order Jan. 23 overturning the pro-life policy, which denied taxpayer funding of groups that promote abortion overseas.
Casey, a Catholic who lives in the Scranton... READ MORE
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Pelosi’s Seamless Garment
Posted by Tom McFeely
Friday, January 30, 2009 2:17 PM
(CNS/Reuters)
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi tried this week to include hundreds of millions of dollars for “family planning services” in the new Congressional economic stimulus package.
Pelosi is Catholic and therefore, as a matter of Catholic faith and morals, should oppose diverting tax dollars to groups that promote artificial contraception and abortion.
But her plan was thwarted only after President... READ MORE
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The Kennedys and Abortion
Posted by Tom McFeely
Friday, January 02, 2009 12:25 PM
Edward and Caroline Kennedy. (UPI)
In 1971, Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., wrote this in a letter to a constituent:
“When history looks back to this era it should recognize this generation as one which cared about human beings enough to halt the practice of war, to provide a decent living for every family, and to fulfill its responsibility to its children from the very moment of conception.”
Today, however, Sen. Kennedy, Caroline... 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
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