Election Novena
Posted by Tom McFeely
Tuesday, October 28, 2008 9:15 AM
Veronese's "Allegory of the Battle of Lepanto."
Father John Corapi has issued a call for a Rosary novena to be prayed in the days leading up to Election Day 2008.
The well-known priest, who appears regularly on EWTN, cites the famous Christian victory over the Muslim naval fleet in the Battle of Lepanto in 1571 as an instance where Rosary prayers changed the course of history.
According to Father Corapi, the current election — where so... READ MORE
Filed under election novena, father corapi, politics, rosary
No, Joe, It’s Just Not So
Posted by Tom McFeely
Monday, October 27, 2008 1:56 PM
(CNS/Reuters)
Since being named as Barack Obama’s running mate in August, Sen. Joe Biden has earned an unusual — and unenviable — distinction for a Catholic politician.
In early September, the Delaware Democrat was publicly corrected by the U.S. bishops for comprehensively misrepresenting Church teaching on abortion during an appearance on Meet the Press.
Now, Biden’s own bishop has rebuked him... READ MORE
Filed under abortion, joe biden, politics
A Saint on Broadway
Posted by Tom Hoopes
Saturday, October 25, 2008 3:51 AM
“When statesmen forsake their own private conscience for the sake of their public duties, they lead their country by a short route to chaos.”
The New York area has been seeing ads for Broadway’s A Man for All Seasons on Broadway. Now Amanda Shaw and Nathaniel Peters give the play two thumbs up at First Things blog. And in doing so, they provide an excellent critique of the excesses in... READ MORE
Filed under conscience, first things, man for all seasons, politics, thomas more, weekend commentary
Chaput on ‘Probama’ Catholics
Posted by Tom McFeely
Monday, October 20, 2008 6:41 AM
Archbishop Charles Chaput of Denver. (UPI)
Archbishop Charles Chaput of Denver is not one to mince words on important subjects.
On Friday, in a talk he delivered in Denver, Archbishop Chaput dismissed claims that a candidate as pro-abortion as Barack Obama can be considered an acceptable choice for Catholic voters.
And he specifically rejected the arguments put forward by Catholic law professor Doug Kmiec in trying to make the case... READ MORE
Filed under abortion, barack obama, politics
Life-Less Presidential Debates
Posted by Tom McFeely
Wednesday, October 15, 2008 1:56 PM
(CNS/Reuters)
ProLifeBlogs.com is drawing attention to an online petition seeking to get Barack Obama and John McCain to discuss abortion and marriage in tonight’s debate.
The petition can be viewed here at the FRCAction website.
“From wars to rumors of wars and from financial meltdowns to rumors of further financial meltdowns, there are a lot of viable questions to ask the presidential candidates,”
Filed under abortion, marriage, politics, presidential debate
Weigel vs. Kmiec et al
Posted by Tom McFeely
Wednesday, October 15, 2008 5:44 AM
George Weigel (CNS)
George Weigel has provided a detailed rebuttal to recent arguments by some avowedly pro-life Catholics that it’s OK to vote for Sen. Barack Obama.
In a Newsweek commentary posted Oct. 14, the papal biographer and syndicated columnist critiques arguments advanced by three prominent Obama apologists: law professors Doug Kmiec, Nicholas Cafardi and Cathleen Kaveny.
Space doesn’t allow us to do... READ MORE
Filed under abortion, barack obama, politics
Catholic Voter Poll
Posted by Tom McFeely
Tuesday, October 14, 2008 3:51 PM
(CNS/Reuters)
A new survey has found sharp differences between Catholic voters who regularly attend Mass and those who don’t.
The poll, commissioned by the Knights of Columbus, found that 59% of “practicing” Catholics say they are pro-life whereas 65% of “non-practicing” Catholics say they are pro-choice.
A practicing Catholic was defined by the poll as a person who attends a religious service at least... READ MORE
Filed under catholic voters, politics
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